Richard Littlejohn

Littlejohn’s strange definition of sexism

In last Thursday’s column, Richard Littlejohn decided to return to the subject of Sue Sim, chief constable of Northumbria Police, and her recent comments about the silly abuse she received from certain portions of the press: Real dead… Read more

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Britain’s problem with immigration

Concerns about immigration are regularly at the top of the British political agenda and are frequently debated in homes and workplaces across the UK. Unlike many commentators and politicians in the mainstream media, I certainly don’t see the subject… Read more

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Littlejohn: Don’t feel too sorry for the Japanese

Barely 11 days have passed since the 9.0 magnitude Tōhoku earthquake struck Japan, causing a deadly tsunami which has inflicted untold destruction and chaos along the Pacific coastline of Japan’s northern islands. As a result of this terrible… Read more

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Littlejohn and hopscotch lessons for Asian women

Yesterday, in another one of his dull and predictable columns, Richard Littlejohn made the following claim when talking about so-called public sector “Mickey Mouse” jobs:Haringey hired someone to give hopscotch lessons to Asian women.If you think… Read more

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Recommended reading from the weekend

There’s been a number of great posts and articles written over the weekend about a variety of different subjects which are all worth a read. On Friday, Brian Cathcart wrote a piece for the Guardian’s Comment is Free website on Andy Coulson’s… Read more

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Richard Littlejohn plumbs new depths of bad taste

Jody McIntyre claims that he was dragged from his wheelchair by police officers during last week’s student fees protests. The video of Mr. McIntyre’s treatment can be seen below: OUHzSQgayXY Today, Richard Littlejohn has decided to cover Mr… Read more

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When the war on health and safety defies common sense

The tabloids are well-known for their rather unhealthy obsession with health and safety, or “‘elf ‘n’ safety” as it’s sometimes cretinously referred (a pathetic meme for which I believe we have a certain Richard Littlejohn to thank…). Whether… Read more

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Johann Hari versus Richard Littlejohn

Once upon a time, the Daily Mail’s “star” columnist, Richard Littlejohn (who was then still scrawling for The Sun), had somehow managed to acquire himself a live talk show on Sky News. On one particular episode in 2004, Johann Hari, a journalist… Read more

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