The BBC's McMafia is a masterpiece
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Once you get over its political correctness, Netflix’s Godless is a cracker
Boy came to me the other night in a state of dismay. ‘Dad, I just turned on Match of the…
If you voted Remain, you’ll never ‘get’ Trump
How do you defend Donald Trump without coming across like a rabid lunatic? This was my challenge as the only…
Presenting a quiz is far from easy
It’s a weird sensation getting your child back for an extended period when for the previous decade you’ve been packing…
Why oh why didn’t I buy more Bitcoin?
Every time I write about Bitcoin you can probably take it as a major sell signal. The last time I…
The left-wing bias on Celebrity Gogglebox was excruciating
This week I want to put the boot in to Gogglebox (Channel 4, Fridays). Not the mostly likeable, everyday version,…
Ignore the Twitter cry-bully brigade – on social media, you reap what you sow
The nastiest person on Twitter has quit Twitter. Because I’m so generous I shan’t mention his name. All I’ll say…
Despite being anti-English, Republican propaganda, Gunpowder is absolutely gripping
The opening of Gunpowder (BBC1, Saturdays) was just about the most knuckle-gnawingly tense ten minutes I’ve ever seen on TV.…
How the World Bank keeps poor nations poor
What is the point of the World Bank? You probably think of it, if at all, as a benign institution,…
Steinbeck’s Eden
The novelist loved Positano’s sleepy beauty and 60 years on it’s no less enchanting, says James Delingpole
Stop whatever you’re doing and watch Suburra
I know I keep saying that in Decline of the West terms we’re all currently living in Rome, circa 400…
If only the Tories understood how free market economics works
‘I don’t think I’m quite as Austrian as you are,’ a Tory minister said to me the other day. And…
The hilarity – and horror – of Curb Your Enthusiasm
James Delingpole celebrates the unrivalled hilarity – and horror – of Curb Your Enthusiasm
We can never accept terrorism as the new normal
Not long after the Parsons Green Tube bombing, another of those viral, defiant-in-the-face-of-terror cartoons started doing the rounds. It was…
Move over Bond – Kingman are the real spy masters
The Kingsman films are perfect for those who miss the wit and eccentricity of old Bond movies. Meet the team behind the franchise
Unlike father, unlike son: the Whitehalls double act
Jack and Michael Whitehall’s TV double act hinges on the chalk and cheese aspects of their personalities. Now they’re off travelling together
I really wouldn't bother watching Sky Atlantic's Tin Star
Tin Star, the latest Sky Atlantic drama, has a comfortingly familiar premise: Jim Worth (Tim Roth), an ex-detective from London…
James Lovelock on voting Brexit, 'wicked' renewables and why he changed his mind on climate change
The environmental pioneer on voting Brexit, ‘wicked’ renewables and why he changed his mind on climate change
The State was gripping, moving and shocking – but it came at a moral cost
No, The State (Channel 4) wasn’t a recruiting manual for the Islamic State, though I did feel uneasy about it…
The story of Pecky, the young green woodpecker, could be a moneyspinner
Ever since I was a child, I’d always yearned to see a green woodpecker. With its scarlet cap and lime-green…
Why foreign TV series are so enjoyable – the sex is better
Valkyrien (C4, Sunday) is the hot new Scandi-noir series, which is being billed as Norway’s answer to Breaking Bad. In…
David Cameron’s kept his head down, so let him chillax
David Cameron was in the news again this week after being paid £1 million a minute to give a speech…
Netflix is great because (unlike the BBC) it doesn’t ram its politics down your throat
All this week I have been trying, with considerable success, to avoid being bludgeoned by TV programmes telling me in…
Justine Greening’s idiotic gender policy shows it’s time to give up on Toryism
I’ve had it with the Conservatives. For me, and I know I’m not the only one, the final straw was…
Game of Thrones should have at least arranged for Ed Sheeran to be stabbed
I’m a bit worried about Game of Thrones (Sky Atlantic). Not seriously worried: there’s too much money invested, too much…
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