Why Channel 4’s new reality TV series, Eden, should actually be called Die, Hippies! Die!
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Why the alt-right isn’t wrong
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In Ross Kemp the Kurds have found their Byron: Sky 1’s The Fight Against Isis reviewed
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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…
Be kind to Remainers: now we really are in it together
‘Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.’ I think this is…
No, the crowds at Glastonbury were not bumming out about the EU Referendum
‘How do we feel about leaving the EU today? Who doesn’t give a fook?’ yelled Oli Sykes of Sheffield’s Bring…
The nutcase animal-rights lawyer who wants chimps granted the legal status of humans
He may claim to only want these rights for sentient creatures, but remember how the EU was supposed just to be a trading bloc...
I’ve seen Britain’s post-Brexit 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…
Graphic novels are produced by sad blokes stuck in arrested adolescence
Sometimes I wonder whether, of all the literary genres, graphic novels aren’t the most stupidly overrated. I can say this…
Anyone can die in Game of Thrones, but my part’s already been chopped!
Sudden exit can befall any Game of Thrones character, but Alfie Allen’s still in the cast after the unkindest cut of all, says James Delingpole
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…
Radio reviewing is based on a lie – that Radio 4 is brimming with fascinating programmes
There are few jobs more dishonest than being a radio critic in Britain. I know this because it was how…
Isn’t it puke-inducing being lectured about poverty by millionaire comics?
Going Forward (BBC4, Thursdays) is a BBC comedy about the continuing adventures of Kim Wilde, the fat, cynical but lovable…
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…
James Delingpole is loving Ben Elton's new Shakespeare sitcom
There’s no way of saying this without shredding the last vestiges of my critical credibility, but this new Ben Elton…
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…
Ocean acidification: yet another wobbly pillar of climate alarmism
Another pillar of climate alarmism is looking distinctly wobbly
Prince bored me rigid
I saw Prince play once. I was bored rigid but couldn’t mention this to the girls I’d gone with: as…
It’s time Cersei destroyed the Corbyn-like High Sparrow: Game of Thrones, season six, reviewed
So: Game of Thrones. Finally — season six — the TV series has overtaken the books on which it is…
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?’…
Trevor Phillips's documentary on Muslims was shocking - but not surprising
‘Our findings will shock many people,’ promised Trevor Phillips at the beginning of What British Muslims Really Think (Channel 4,…
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:…
First Dates is perfectly formed TV
Now the kids are back for the school holidays, I have a licence to watch complete trash again. No more…
What will I do with a second chance at life? Play more video games
Does a near-death experience make you a better person? This is something I’ve been thinking about on and off since…
Thrown to the wolves
Telling the truth can get you mauled, but that’s our job on the ‘rabid right’, says James Delingpole
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