James Delingpole James Delingpole

Planet propaganda

Plus: was Fleabag really profound and true? Or sententious, hormonal, millennial drivel?

issue 13 April 2019

If you liked Triumph of the Will, you’ll love this latest masterpiece of the genre: Our Planet. The Netflix nature series exploits the prestige, popularity and swansinging poignancy of Sir David Attenborough to promote an environmental message so relentlessly dishonest and alarmist it might have been scripted by the WWF.

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