Rod Liddle

Rod Liddle is associate editor of The Spectator. He writes a weekly column in the magazine, as well as contributing to The Sunday Times and The Sun.

I have absolutely no sympathy for liberals who find themselves being called 'right-wing'

21 March 2015 9:00 am

This week I would like you to share the deep pain of a liberal who has been called ‘right-wing’. This…

Liberal absolutism may be the worst kind of all

19 March 2015 3:00 pm

This week I would like you to share the deep pain of a liberal who has been called ‘right-wing’. This…

It’s dark days for dogs and their owners

14 March 2015 9:00 am

So who is poisoning all the doggies, then? I assumed, when the first horrible reports came through from Crufts, that…

It’s dark days for dogs and their owners

12 March 2015 3:00 pm

So who is poisoning all the doggies, then? I assumed, when the first horrible reports came through from Crufts, that…

Oh joy! Sean Penn has tried to crack a joke

28 February 2015 9:00 am

What a pleasure it is to see the Hollywood actor Sean Penn neck deep in PC ordure. The rodentine thespian…

That’ll teach you to attempt a joke, Sean

26 February 2015 11:30 am

What a pleasure it is to see the Hollywood actor Sean Penn neck deep in PC ordure. The rodentine thespian…

It’s not Netanyahu’s fault that Jews in Europe are afraid

21 February 2015 9:00 am

Have you seen the prices for houses in Israel? Astronomical, mate. You wouldn’t believe it. An arid and perpetually embattled…

It’s not Netanyahu’s fault that Jews in Europe are afraid

19 February 2015 3:00 pm

Have you seen the prices for houses in Israel? Astronomical, mate. You wouldn’t believe it. An arid and perpetually embattled…

The delicious cant of the Guardian is such a treat on a Saturday morning

14 February 2015 9:00 am

One of the highlights of my week comes on a Saturday morning, when I make myself a cup of fair-trade…

Why I may bail out the Guardian

12 February 2015 3:00 pm

One of the highlights of my week comes on a Saturday morning, when I make myself a cup of fair-trade…

Here's my rule: If the word 'he' will offend, then always use it

7 February 2015 9:00 am

They want a gender-neutral pronoun? What the hell’s wrong with them?

They want a gender-neutral pronoun? What’s wrong with them?

5 February 2015 3:00 pm

Isn’t it about time the English language got itself a gender-neutral pronoun? This was the clarion call from the Guardian…

'Black,' 'coloured', 'BME' - any kind of label is essentially racist. It's time to move on

31 January 2015 9:00 am

How should we refer to non-white people, and foreigners in general, given that of course we do sometimes need to…

Benedict Cumberbatch and what’s really offensive

29 January 2015 3:00 pm

How should we refer to non-white people, and foreigners in general, given that of course we do sometimes need to…

It’s all kicking off in the Islamic world. Nothing at all to do with Islam, of course

24 January 2015 9:00 am

They have been burning churches and murdering Christians again in Niger. You’d think that they’d have more immediately pressing concerns…

It’s all kicking off again in the Islamic world

22 January 2015 3:00 pm

They have been burning churches and murdering Christians again in Niger. You’d think that they’d have more immediately pressing concerns…

Everyone says they’re Charlie. In Britain, almost no one is

17 January 2015 9:00 am

Je suis Charlie indeed. This is the problem with placards — there is rarely enough room to fit in the caveats,…

Why everyone, and almost no one, is Charlie

15 January 2015 3:00 pm

Je suis Charlie indeed. This is the problem with placards — there is rarely enough room to fit in the caveats,…

The utterly ludicrous and petty campaign against Ched Evans

10 January 2015 9:00 am

A new name to help us welcome in the new year: Jean Hatchet. A name which is almost certainly too…

The utterly ludicrous and petty campaign against Ched Evans

8 January 2015 3:00 pm

A new name to help us welcome in the new year: Jean Hatchet. A name which is almost certainly too…

A wonderful time was had by all at the Utter Arse of the Year awards

3 January 2015 9:00 am

A glittering cast list, delicious food and spectacular entertainment — I just wish you could have been there. But tickets were…

Here come the prizes they’re really fighting for

1 January 2015 3:00 pm

A glittering cast list, delicious food and spectacular entertainment — I just wish you could have been there. But tickets were…

Why are there so many fat people in pictures of food banks?

13 December 2014 9:00 am

Were you aware that the famous actor Andy Garcia was born with a foetus growing out of his left shoulder?…

Left-handed people are stupid (and everyone who worries about immigration is a bigot)

6 December 2014 9:00 am

Thoroughly cheering news emerged this week that left-handed people are likely to earn between 10 and 12 per cent less…

Easy divorce has been catastrophic for British children (and I say this as a divorcee)

29 November 2014 9:00 am

Would you find it difficult to remain friends with someone if he or she suddenly revealed that they intended to…