menu_open Columnists
Ivo Delingpole

Ivo Delingpole

The Spectator

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

The truth about Andy Burnham’s ‘impromptu’ guitar session

I was having a scroll on X when I came across an interesting scene. The Prime Minister, cramped in the back of the van, had been cajoled into playing...

26.08.2026 10

The Spectator

Ivo Delingpole

The canonization of Tupac

The Tupac murder trial has finally begun. A 63-year-old former gang leader, Duane “Keffe D” Davis, is accused of orchestrating the murder of...

24.08.2026 10

The Spectator

Ivo Delingpole

The welcome rise of ‘Retardmaxxing’

After years of grueling self-improvement movements – Healthmaxxing, Sleepmaxxing, Looksmaxxing, we’ve finally reached the logical endpoint....

11.08.2026 10

The Spectator

Ivo Delingpole

Arthur Fery heralds a new posh boy era

My sister and her friends were watching the conclusion of Arthur Fery’s third round tiebreaker with Aperol-laced bated breath. Curiously enough, the...

10.07.2026 30

The Spectator

Ivo Delingpole

How stimulants buzzed up the season

The season is here and at Ascot last week, rather than worrying about what hat to wear, the real pros were working out what drug to take. After a...

26.06.2026 30

The Spectator

Ivo Delingpole

What Boomers get wrong about Neets

The UK has a Neet epidemic: those aged 16 to 24 classed as not in employment, education, or training. At various times in my life, I have counted...

10.06.2026 30

The Spectator

Ivo Delingpole

Rivals is an ode to Thatcherite excess

Today, Rivals returns for a second series on Disney . The first series was that rarest of phenomena: an adaptation that didn’t hate its...

18.05.2026 40

The Spectator

Ivo Delingpole

Rivals is an ode to Thatcherite excess

Today, Rivals returns for a second series on Disney . The first series was that rarest of phenomena: an adaptation that didn’t hate its...

15.05.2026 30

The Spectator

Ivo Delingpole

The romance of backgammon

To my mind, there can be few more perfect games than backgammon. Equally at home in an Iraqi teashop or played atop a fur in a plutocrat’s ski...

29.04.2026 20

The Spectator

Ivo Delingpole

Floreat / Why Prince George should go to Eton

After three years of theatrical um-ing and ah-ing, the Prince and Princess of Wales have seemingly acceded to the obvious: Prince George is apparently...

12.04.2026 30

The Spectator

Ivo Delingpole

Why Prince George should go to Eton

After three years of theatrical um-ing and ah-ing, the Prince and Princess of Wales have seemingly finally acceded to the obvious – Prince George...

12.04.2026 40

The Spectator

Ivo Delingpole

The rise of grey market peptides

Would you inject yourself with an unapproved drug you could only buy off a sketchy website? Most people instinctively would say no. Yet, throw in a...

18.03.2026 50

The Spectator

Ivo Delingpole

Pumping iron / Yes, gyms are conservative

14.01.2026 40

The Spectator

Ivo Delingpole

In defence of Notting Hill Carnival

28.08.2025 30

The Spectator

Ivo Delingpole

The political climate at Glastonbury was not especially febrile

03.07.2025 30

The Spectator

Ivo Delingpole