James Delingpole
What you learn when you learn a poem by heart
I’ve just learned by heart another poem — my first in nearly 30 years. The one I chose was A.E.…
Osborne’s gone. So why’s Carney still around?
Did you see that odd photo of George Osborne looking shifty, queuing up in the Vietnamese jungle for the chance…
Osborne’s gone. So why’s Carney still around?
Did you see that odd photo of George Osborne looking shifty, queuing up in the Vietnamese jungle for the chance…
Rio, Rio
Stuff I have learnt after two solid weeks watching the Olympics on TV. 1. Tennis and golf shouldn’t be Olympic…
Christopher Biggins and the fall of civilisation
Suppose you’d invited me round to dinner to celebrate my engagement to your daughter, which do you think would be…
Christopher Biggins and the fall of civilisation
Suppose you’d invited me round to dinner to celebrate my engagement to your daughter, which do you think would be…
Greenhouse or group hug?
The unacknowledged subtitle of Channel 4’s new reality series Eden (Mondays) is Die, Hippies! Die! Obviously they’re not going to…
The alt-right isn’t all wrong
I got told off this week by a presenter on BBC radio for using a four-letter word live on air.…
The alt-right isn’t all wrong
I got told off this week by a presenter on BBC radio for using a four-letter word live on air.…
Brexit won the battle. But now we’ve lost the war
When Jonathan Swift wanted to mock the immeasurable superficiality of British politics, he imagined it as a contest between the…
Brexit won the battle. But now we’ve lost the war
When Jonathan Swift wanted to mock the immeasurable superficiality of British politics, he imagined it as a contest between the…
Fringe benefits
‘How do we feel about leaving the EU today? Who doesn’t give a fook?’ yelled Oli Sykes of Sheffield’s Bring…
Don’t gloat – this is Brexiteers’ one big chance
‘Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.’ I think this is…
Don’t gloat – this is Brexiteers’ one big chance
‘Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.’ I think this is…
I’ve seen the future – and it’s beautiful
Berne, Switzerland Before we vote Brexit I thought I’d pop over to Switzerland — courtesy of Die Weltwoche, the nearest…
I’ve seen the future – and it’s beautiful
Berne, Switzerland Before we vote Brexit I thought I’d pop over to Switzerland — courtesy of Die Weltwoche, the nearest…
Secrets of happiness from Britain’s most foul-mouthed angler
To go fishing on the Itchen in mayfly season, you either have to be very, very rich or very, very…
Learning the secrets of happiness from Britain’s most foul-mouthed angler
To go fishing on the Itchen in mayfly season, you either have to be very, very rich or very, very…
Why do the vicious Remain campaigners value emotion over reason?
Like a lot of keen games-players I’m a stickler for the rules. This is not because I’m an especially honourable…
What’s making Remain campaigners so tetchy?
Like a lot of keen games-players I’m a stickler for the rules. This is not because I’m an especially honourable…
The slow death of environmentalism
Would you describe yourself as an ‘environmentalist’? I would, mainly to annoy greenies, but also because it’s true. If your…
The slow death of environmentalism
Would you describe yourself as an ‘environmentalist’? I would, mainly to annoy greenies, but also because it’s true. If your…
Oxford is full of overindulged whiners. It wasn’t like that in my day
I was in the attic killing some Taleban on Medal of Honor when Girl interrupted and said: ‘Dad, what’s this?’…
Oxford in my day was another, better world
I was in the attic killing some Taleban on Medal of Honor when Girl interrupted and said: ‘Dad, what’s this?’…
Give thanks for the imperialist ‘tomb raiders’
If ever you find yourself in Berlin, there are three places you absolutely must visit. The first two are museums:…
