Brendan O'Neill

Brendan O'Neill is the editor of Spiked and a columnist for The Australian and The Big Issue.

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke has the perfect riposte to the anti-Israel bores

1 November 2024 4:45 pm

Finally, a celeb has stood up to the Israel bashers. It took the famously dour frontman of Radiohead to do…

When will Sally Rooney boycott Britain?

28 October 2024 11:14 pm

I have a question for Sally Rooney. Why are you perfectly happy to engage with cultural institutions in the UK,…

The gratuitous trade in images of Palestinian pain

23 October 2024 5:32 pm

It is getting to the point where I am dreading going online. For I know the minute I open my…

No, Israel isn’t deliberately killing children in Gaza

16 October 2024 9:54 pm

In every war, children perish. It’s the worst thing about conflict, this dragging of innocents into the swirling maelstrom of…

Does the Guardian need reminding that Hamas are the bad guys?

11 October 2024 4:13 pm

The Guardian has found a new minority it wants to shield from offence. A new oppressed group it might shed…

Shame on the pro-Palestinian mob for hijacking 7 October

7 October 2024 5:18 pm

It is one year since the Jews suffered the worst act of anti-Semitic violence since the Nazi era, and what…

Robert Jenrick’s critics must calm down about his Star of David idea

2 October 2024 12:34 am

Is Robert Jenrick plotting to surrender our sovereignty to the Israelis? Is the Tory leadership frontrunner engaged in some nefarious…

The plight of Hatun Tash shames Britain

24 September 2024 1:47 am

There is a Christian preacher, a woman, who has suffered the most heinous persecutions. She has been chased by mobs,…

Coconut placards and the truth about free speech in Britain

17 September 2024 4:07 pm

When you describe what happened, you realise how ridiculous it was. A woman was dragged to court for holding up…

The EU’s Apple tax ruling is a bleak day for Ireland

11 September 2024 12:47 am

For those of us who grew up singing songs about Irish nationhood, today is a depressing day. As youths we…

‘Paddy-bashing’ and the blind spot of progressives

6 September 2024 4:05 pm

There’s a new book out that depicts Irish people as gurning ginger-haired imbeciles who do Irish jigs in the garden…

Jess Phillips must explain her two-tier NHS Gaza claim

31 August 2024 2:53 am

Forget two-tier policing – we need to talk about two-tier healthcare. Jess Phillips, Labour MP and Home Office minister, has…

Calm down about the Notting Hill Carnival

27 August 2024 1:04 am

There was recently a mass public party at which all sorts of offences were committed. As innocent attendees cut loose…

Yvette Cooper’s chilling crackdown on ‘harmful’ beliefs

21 August 2024 8:31 pm

Why is there not more disquiet over Yvette Cooper’s promise to crack down on ‘harmful’ beliefs? To my mind it…

Was it necessary to send this Facebook poster to prison?

15 August 2024 10:13 pm

Of the hundreds of people arrested in the wake of the riots, one in particular haunts my mind. It’s Julie…

Is justice turning into vengeance against some of the rioters?

13 August 2024 4:22 pm

Am I getting soft in my middle age, or are some of the sentences being handed down to the rioters…

‘Anti-fascist’ demonstrators have a troubling blind spot

9 August 2024 1:22 am

A flyer calling for the expulsion of an ethnic group from parts of London was widely shared online yesterday. There…

Mark Rowley’s mic grab sets a dreadful example to police officers

6 August 2024 5:11 am

A Sky News reporter having his microphone grabbed and dropped to the ground might seem like a trifling story right…

Condemning the Southport riot is not enough

1 August 2024 12:20 am

Will Southport’s suffering never end? First, the Merseyside town was rocked by the barbarism of a frenzied knife attack that…

When did Trump supporters become fans of cancel culture?

19 July 2024 3:45 pm

A rock band’s tour cancelled after one of the band members made a tasteless joke. A working-class cashier sacked from…

This election is a pale imitation of democracy

5 July 2024 2:05 am

Does anyone else feel like they’re living through a simulation of democracy? All the apparatus of democracy has been laid…

The BBC’s Miriam Cates hit job doesn’t add up

3 July 2024 2:23 am

This morning we witnessed BBC cant at its finest. It came in the form of an exposé of the Tory…

Why won’t Dawn Butler show solidarity with Kemi Badenoch?

27 June 2024 1:46 am

Behold the exquisite hypocrisy of the Labour MP Dawn Butler. This is a politician who has raised the alarm over…

Why do some anti-fascists have a problem with Jews?

25 June 2024 11:05 pm

Is it still okay to ‘Punch a Nazi’? I’m asking for a friend. In fact, I’m asking for many friends…

Just Stop Oil’s Stonehenge attack is unforgivable

20 June 2024 3:42 pm

So now we know: nowhere is safe from the entitled fury of the Just Stop Oil mob. Not even Stonehenge.…