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Rod Liddle

Rod Liddle is associate editor of The Spectator. He writes a weekly column in the magazine, as well as contributing to The Sunday Times and The Sun.

In defence of Diane Abbott

Rod Liddle 22 January 2019 14:04

The question I had hoped to pose this week was this: “Do people dislike Diane Abbott because she is black…

My 14 requests for the new year

Rod Liddle 30 December 2018 11:34

It is always a pleasure to watch Paris burning. On the surface a civilised country, but scrape a little deeper…

If only British politics had more people like Paddy Ashdown 

Rod Liddle 23 December 2018 14:28

I didn’t agree with much that Paddy Ashdown had to say. But what a man! If we could all die…

Rod Liddle’s twelve terrors of Christmas

Rod Liddle 23 December 2018 10:15

1. Santa – the Man Loose fitting but matted nylon beard, fake optical twinkle, cheap red suit. The distinct whiff…

Jeremy Corbyn is either deeply sinister – or a total idiot

Rod Liddle 22 December 2018 8:20

We’re closing 2018 by republishing our ten most-read articles of the year. Here’s No. 10: Rod Liddle on the leader…

George Monbiot – No Apology

Rod Liddle 10 December 2018 18:31

A couple of days ago I wrote an article uncovering George Monbiot’s shadowy past as an agent of Satan, which…

George Monbiot’s secret plan to discredit the left

Rod Liddle 9 December 2018 9:34

The Guardian journalist George Monbiot has written a typically powerful piece explaining how a British blogsite, Spiked, once got some…

What’s the point of having a Brexit debate between May and Corbyn?

Rod Liddle 2 December 2018 19:18

I can see that there is a moral case for a General Election, as demanded by Jeremy Corbyn. An election…

Why should we listen to Mike Leigh rant about Brexit?

Rod Liddle 31 October 2018 20:28

Another well-heeled luvvee who knows better than the working class people he patronises in his dreadful films. Mike Leigh, then,…

Why can’t lefties argue properly?

Rod Liddle 29 September 2018 20:16

The main problem with lefties is that they can’t decide in their own minds what exactly they want. And sometimes…

Why is Sandi Toksvig on 40pc of Stephen Fry’s pay? It should be 10pc

Rod Liddle 10 September 2018 19:33

Shocking news emerges that Sandi Toksvig is paid 40pc of what Stephen Fry was on to present the lamentable programme…

Rewriting Kipling for the modern age

Rod Liddle 22 July 2018 15:26

It is often said that we should worry about the world we are leaving to the younger generation. I am…

I was wrong about Boris Johnson

Rod Liddle 18 July 2018 18:21

Boris Johnson – an apology. His speech today was a very fine one and correct in each and every aspect.…

Matthew Parris is right: Theresa May’s Brexit plan is terrible

Rod Liddle 14 July 2018 10:20

On Brexit and the visit of Donald Trump, there has not been a better article than this by Matthew Parris in…

Why England’s part-time fans will be hurting the most

Rod Liddle 12 July 2018 11:46

My lovely, wonderful wife was disconsolate. She went to bed, desolated. This is the problem with people who tune in…

My World Cup plea to Putin

Rod Liddle 2 July 2018 13:25

Here is a letter which I sent today to the Russian Embassy. Please keep your fingers crossed for me. To:…

The bad points of England’s 6-1 victory against Panama

Rod Liddle 24 June 2018 16:08

But on the down side…… 1. Still too little quality and threat from open play. 2.  Raheem Sterling is very…

At last, a speedy police response

Rod Liddle 25 May 2018 22:00

The founder of the English Defence League, Tommy Robinson, turned up in Leeds on Thursday to film people going into…

Let’s keep electric cars quiet — even if they hit a few pedestrians

Rod Liddle 7 May 2018 16:55

I have never much liked cars. I am aware that they serve a purpose, much as do security measures at…

What’s wrong with deporting illegal immigrants?

Rod Liddle 30 April 2018 18:08

Can anyone explain to me why it is wrong for the Home Office to have a target for the removal…

The truth about men and women

Rod Liddle 20 February 2018 11:05

I would rather watch flies buzzing around a light bulb for two hours than Formula 1. At least the flies…

Spotted: a right-wing comedian on the BBC

Rod Liddle 6 January 2018 19:29

I just exulted to my wife that Simon Evans had been on Radio Four’s The News Quiz. He’s a very…

The real meaning of Christmas

Rod Liddle 24 December 2017 16:00

Each Boxing Day my mother would take out her pen and pad, And estimate the cost price of those Christmas…

The worst Tory election campaign ever

Rod Liddle 24 December 2017 10:00

We’re closing 2017 by republishing our twelve most-read articles of the year. Here’s No. 8: Rod Liddle on the bungled snap…

Should politics be kept out of the classroom?

Rod Liddle 8 December 2017 12:44

I don’t like having a go at a colleague. Especially not one as talented as the Sunday Times‘ Emma Barnett,…

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