Rod Liddle
Why everyone, and almost no one, is Charlie
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
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
A new name to help us welcome in the new year: Jean Hatchet. A name which is almost certainly too…
Here come the prizes they’re really fighting for
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
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?
Were you aware that the famous actor Andy Garcia was born with a foetus growing out of his left shoulder?…
A story of vile, stupid lefties – and dodgy statistics
Thoroughly cheering news emerged this week that left-handed people are likely to earn between 10 and 12 per cent less…
What you’re not allowed to say about divorce
Would you find it difficult to remain friends with someone if he or she suddenly revealed that they intended to…
The nation’s mental age is four, and dropping
I wonder how long it will be before we actually crawl back into the womb? The average mental age of…
Why wouldn’t we want these jihadis to go and get themselves killed?
The news is always grim, isn’t it? Doom and gloom everywhere. And even the news which appears to be good…
Ukip is a party for people who hate London. That’s why Labour should be scared
It is interesting that neither Scotland nor Wales have been much bitten by the Ukip bug. The supposedly sensible view…
My top ten most fatuous phrases
An apology. A few weeks back, in my blog, I promised a regular series called ‘Fatuous Phrase of the Week’.…
I don’t care what you wear. I care what you believe
What sort of clothing do you wear when you go to the opera? I assume some of you do go…
We should worry about Ebola in Africa, not here
Got Ebola yet? Early symptoms are very difficult to distinguish from either winter flu or, indeed, a particularly bad hangover.…
Mondeo Man votes Ukip now
An opinion poll to be published next week will reveal that Labour leader Ed Miliband is slightly less popular with…
We always end up talking to terrorists, one way or another
It is a horrible thing to say, but I suspect that sooner or later we will begin to get irritated…
It’s hard to refute stereotypes about British people being a bit disgusting
‘No Jews, No Jews!’ the children were told when they attempted to enter the Sports Direct store in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.…
Even the grimmest political interview matters more than Russell Brand
I have just spent a few moments in bed with the popular comedian Russell Brand and I have to say…
Parenting? Leave it to the bureaucrats
My first act upon returning from my holiday was to sign the online petition to have the supremely irritating children’s…
What you can’t say about anti-Semitic attacks
I was attacked by a swan the other day, as I walked along the bank of the River Stour in…
Tread carefully: your garden’s saturated with race
Is your life saturated with racial meaning? The most common answer to this question, when I ask friends and acquaintances,…
Take it from an ex-slut: this is PC lunacy
Is it ever appropriate to use the word ‘slut’? I always take my lead from the Prime Minister and he…
The NHS ‘wellbeing’ monkey deserves to die
My young daughter has a furry beaver — lifelike in all but its eyes, which to me seem cold and dead.…
Mr al-Baghdadi’s inspirational vision for Europe
There is something attractive about almost the whole of southern Europe being part of an immense and somewhat rigorous caliphate,…
Rebekah Brooks takes her place in a perfect picture of modern Britain
What image comes to mind when we think of Britain today? I was moved to contemplate this question after reading…
