James Delingpole

James Delingpole is officially the world's best political blogger. (Well, that's what the 2013 Bloggies said). Besides the Spectator, he is executive editor of Breitbart London and writes for Bogpaper.com and Ricochet.com. His website is www.jamesdelingpole.com and his latest book is Watermelons.

The Three Musketeers is a triumph - because, like Game of Thrones, no one is safe

25 January 2014 9:00 am

‘Pshaw!’ That was my first reaction to news of the BBC’s new ten-part Sunday night adaptation of The Three Musketeers.…

When trolling pressure groups cause real harm

18 January 2014 9:00 am

My grandmother, Nanny Nancy, is 99 and going strong. But it can’t be denied that while she’s all there mentally,…

When scaremongering stops being funny

16 January 2014 3:00 pm

My grandmother, Nanny Nancy, is 99 and going strong. But it can’t be denied that while she’s all there mentally,…

Nick Robinson: fronting a critique of — or apologia for — immigration policy?

James Delingpole: 'The Truth About Immigration' is anything but

11 January 2014 9:00 am

Immigration. Were you aware that this has become a bit of a problem these past ten years? I wasn’t, obviously,…

James Delingpole: Those bitcoin weirdos might just be right

4 January 2014 9:00 am

Here’s a thought to kindle a lovely warm glow of smugness and schadenfreude as we enter a new year: you…

Those bitcoin weirdos might just be right

3 January 2014 3:00 pm

Here’s a thought to kindle a lovely warm glow of smugness and schadenfreude as we enter a new year: you…

James Delingpole: In defence of cocaine

14 December 2013 9:00 am

‘Is anyone here even remotely shocked that Nigella Lawson has done cocaine?’ I asked. Everyone shook their heads. Well of…

Jeremy Clarkson brings Yuletide joy to the Delingpole household

14 December 2013 9:00 am

So I’m looking at the seasonal TV schedules trying to find something — anything — to watch. Britain and the…

Eat, drink, snort and be merry

12 December 2013 3:00 pm

‘Is anyone here even remotely shocked that Nigella Lawson has done cocaine?’ I asked. Everyone shook their heads. Well of…

Delingpole: Here's what I learnt from the extinction of the golden toad — ecologists have sold out to the religion of global warming

7 December 2013 9:00 am

When I was a child — in the days before it became illegal under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and…

The golden toad really is a climate change icon (just not in the way you think)

5 December 2013 3:00 pm

When I was a child — in the days before it became illegal under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and…

Gary Bell is the real rudest man in Britain - and he's on your side

30 November 2013 9:00 am

Gary Bell is the rudest man in Britain. I have known the bastard for years and no one —move over,…

James Delingpole: I told Radley school pupils how to rebel. But I'm not sure they want to

23 November 2013 9:00 am

For two blissful days last week I was at Radley College — what you might call the posh person’s Eton — as…

Is even Radley not safe from the lentil-eating progressives?

21 November 2013 3:00 pm

For two blissful days last week I was at Radley College — what you might call the posh person’s Eton — as…

James Delingpole: Is the fight against environmentalism the new Cold War?

16 November 2013 9:00 am

Gosh it isn’t half irksome when someone who went to the same school as you but is considerably younger than…

James Delingpole: I'm in love with Shakespeare — and with David Tennant's Richard II

9 November 2013 9:00 am

‘Dad, it’s three hours long,’ says Boy, worriedly. ‘Yeah. And whose bloody fault is it we’re going?’ I want to…

The night I fell back in love with Shakespeare

7 November 2013 3:00 pm

‘Dad, it’s three hours long,’ says Boy, worriedly. ‘Yeah. And whose bloody fault is it we’re going?’ I want to…

James Delingpole: All students need a 'sense of entitlement' — ask my fundie friend Rupert 

2 November 2013 9:00 am

‘Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans,’ said John Lennon. Quite apposite from a man…

James Delingpole: Why can't the BBC be impartial in the climate change debate? 

26 October 2013 9:00 am

 ‘Well, you’re arguing facts against opinions. OK, I mean, the fact that the amount of carbon dioxide in the air…

Why can’t the BBC be impartial in the climate change debate?

24 October 2013 2:00 pm

 ‘Well, you’re arguing facts against opinions. OK, I mean, the fact that the amount of carbon dioxide in the air…

James Delingpole: The Wrong Mans leaves me gasping with exhilaration and glee

19 October 2013 9:00 am

Among the criticisms rightly levelled at the BBC are that its commissioning editors are overcautious, unimaginative, unadventurous and over-reliant on…

James Delingpole: I don't automatically support Piers Morgan. So why should women automatically support Julia Gillard?

12 October 2013 9:00 am

I’ve been racking my brains to think what I might have in common with Kim Jong Un and Piers Morgan.…

Feminists, you are betraying yourselves

10 October 2013 2:00 pm

I’ve been racking my brains to think what I might have in common with Kim Jong Un and Piers Morgan.…

'Atlantis' shows our civilisation is doomed

5 October 2013 9:00 am

This week saw the final episode of possibly the greatest television series ever. Breaking Bad wasn’t made by the BBC,…

James Delingpole: What's wrong with being right?

28 September 2013 9:00 am

I’m trying to imagine what Britain would look like under a Ukip/Conservative coalition with Cameron as PM and Farage as…