My father and I would often read his columns aloud to each other and laugh ourselves into fits. That was Rod’s sublime talent

I only met Rod Liddle a few times, though at The Spectator and the Sunday Times I worked alongside him and to a large degree in his shadow. He was irascible and lugubrious and…

My father and I would often read his columns aloud to each other and laugh ourselves into fits. That was Rod’s sublime talent

One of the joys of being director of digital at The Spectator, back in 2015, was seeing the magazine proofs before they went to print. Rod Liddle’s column was the first thing I…