Tel Aviv
Just so you don’t get it confused with the City That Never Sleeps, Tel Aviv — my favovurite place on…
Why I won’t be going on Celebrity Big Brother — despite being tempted
Why I had to say no to Celebrity Big Brother
The swankier the hotel, the sulkier the tourists
Unusually, I didn’t leave the British Isles until I was 35, when I went to the Maldives for a fortnight.…
Barbados
Unusually, I didn’t leave the British Isles until I was 35, when I went to the Maldives for a fortnight.…
Working is good for you — even if it’s unpaid, in a charity shop — or writing book reviews for The Spectator
Work is a funny old thing — a four-letter word to some, the meaning of life to others. There have…
Sorry Katie Hopkins, but I’m not dieting. Ever
Why I am not dieting. Ever
What happened to Julie Burchill on silent retreat
What I discovered on a silent retreat
Emer O’Toole is a joyless bore compared with my heroine Caitlin Moran, says Julie Burchill
Looking at the brightly coloured front cover of this book, I felt cheerful; turning it over and seeing the word…
The rise of ‘living apart together’ – and why I’ve stopped doing it
The rise of ‘living apart together’ – and why I’ve stopped doing it
Why I detest clothes with words on
Clothes with slogans on them are a sure sign of a bore
Mark Steyn: a hairy, successful version of myself, says Julie Burchill
For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure, Mark Steyn is sort of a hairy, successful version of me—…
Wonder Woman: feminist symbol or the ultimate male fantasy?
It’s always interesting when people succeed in two different arenas — like Mike Nesmith’s mum, who gave the world both…
For some left-wing men, the misogyny of the Islamic State is part of the appeal
For some left-wing men, the misogyny of the Islamic State is part of the appeal
Why I’ll never want to escape Portmeirion
My husband and I stay for a week most summers in Portmeirion, the strangest and loveliest ‘village’ in the world.…
Women on Facebook are too bitchy even for me
My female friends’ social media habits are too bitchy even for me
Romance isn't a religion. Stop looking for The One and join The Queue
Pity the modern starlet. Be she steaming-hot pop-tart or reality-show show-off, her range of emotional experiences will, thanks mostly to…
When did romantic love become a religion?
Listen http://traffic.libsyn.com/spectator/TheViewFrom22_21_August_2014_v4.mp3 Pity the modern starlet. Be she steaming-hot pop-tart or reality-show show-off, her range of emotional experiences will, thanks…
When did romantic love become a religion?
Listen http://traffic.libsyn.com/spectator/TheViewFrom22_21_August_2014_v4.mp3 Pity the modern starlet. Be she steaming-hot pop-tart or reality-show show-off, her range of emotional experiences will, thanks…
Want a fun job? You just have to pick the right parents
The old paths to the top for working-class children – sport, music, acting, writing – are now closed by nepotism
A coming of age novel? Or an age of coming novel?
At a time when feminism is grimly engaged in disappearing up its own intersection (two transsexuals squabbling over a tampon…
The only trouble with Tel Aviv – flying there doesn’t feel scary any more
‘There’s a dark cloud rising from the desert floor/ I packed my bags and I’m heading straight into the storm/…
Rod Liddle reminds me of old women moaning on the bus
Books by bellicose columnists with the initials R.L. are like buses — none comes along for ages, then two come…
The book that brought out the Lady Bracknell in me
I’ve always said that speech is my second language, so naturally I’m somewhat slang-shy; I love words all written down…
A Protestant country is a free country
A Protestant country is a free country
I’m sick of weak women being praised as ‘strong’
When I heard that the television pundit and all-round nepot Kelly Osbourne had gone into ‘food rehab’ upon gaining weight,…
