Brendan O'Neill is the editor of Spiked and a columnist for The Australian and The Big Issue.
Dream on, Guy Verhofstadt: Brexit won't be reversed
Brendan O'Neill 18 January 2020 7:00
Eurocrats still don't get it. They still don't get Brexit. They still don't understand that us Brits didn't vote for…
Why people who hate Brexit love Megxit
It is actually fitting that Harry and Meghan's decision to leave the UK is being referred to as Megxit. Because…
Ricky Gervais has given Hollywood the thrashing it richly deserves
Brendan O'Neill 6 January 2020 13:11
Finally, Hollywood has received the thrashing it so richly deserves. The self-satisfied movie elites have been called out — to…
Labour's leadership race shows the party has truly lost the plot
Brendan O'Neill 4 January 2020 6:30
The Labour party has lost the plot. That is the only explanation for the bizarre, self-destructive antics it has been…
Coffee House Top 10: The cheer on Question Time that terrified Corbyn's Labour
Brendan O'Neill 30 December 2019 8:01
We're closing 2019 by republishing our ten most-read articles of the year. Here's No. 2: Brendan O'Neill on the January…
Stormzy is the new Bono
Stormzy has a song called Shut Up. 'Oi rudeboy, shut up', he raps. I wish he'd take his own advice.…
The fall of Labour's 'Red Wall' is a moment to celebrate
The 'red wall' has fallen. Brick by brick. Almost every bit of it. Seats held by Labour for decades have…
Labour, Question Time and the cult of youth
Brendan O'Neill 9 December 2019 18:00
When's the Question Time for over-60s, then? Or maybe even over-75s? After all, elderly people face specific social problems: pension…
Boris Johnson and the 'piccaninny' smear
Brendan O'Neill 30 November 2019 8:30
Boris Johnson likes to call black people 'piccaninnies'. Everyone's saying it. Even Stormzy said it this week in his endorsement…
Channel 4's climate change debate was a sham
Brendan O'Neill 29 November 2019 13:24
I've seen some mad political debates in my time, but none as bonkers as last night's climate debate on Channel…
Coldplay's sanctimonious politics is as boring as their music
Everyone, use as much plastic as you can. Drive your diesel cars everywhere. Refuse to recycle. Fly long-haul. Do everything…
Prince Andrew is a creep but he's innocent until proven guilty
Prince Andrew is a creep. But he's not the only one. There is also something creepy about the public shaming…
What Hillary Clinton doesn't understand about Brexit
Is anyone else watching Hillary Clinton's whirlwind trip to the UK and thinking to themselves: 'Thank God she didn't become…
Jean-Claude Juncker's staggering hypocrisy
Brendan O'Neill 4 November 2019 17:46
Jean-Claude Juncker has got some front. Today, to the glee of Boris-bashers and hardcore Remainers, he has accused Boris of…
The joy of the People's Vote meltdown
Brendan O'Neill 28 October 2019 16:04
Anyone else enjoying the falling apart of the People's Vote campaign? It's one of the funniest news stories I've read…
Why David Lammy should join the Brexit camp
For three-and-a-half years Brexiteers have been told that we didn't know what we were voting for. I think that might…
Let's be honest about what a second referendum means
Brendan O'Neill 22 October 2019 6:30
A second referendum would be a political abomination. And it's about time more of us said so. We need to…
Lewis Hamilton and the unbearable climate change hypocrites
By now we're all used to being lectured by woke hypocritical celebs. But Lewis Hamilton's suggestion that we all turn…
Sadiq Khan's selective concern about 'voter suppression'
Sadiq Khan has got some front. He is complaining about the government's voter ID plans, claiming it will lead to…
Extinction Rebellion is a menace
Brendan O'Neill 8 October 2019 12:55
It's tempting to laugh at Extinction Rebellion. I do it myself frequently. Those yoga sessions on Westminster Bridge. The amateur…
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