Sam Delaney
Sam Delaney
Sam Delaney is a writer and broadcaster from London. His latest book, Sort Your Head Out - Mental Health Without All The Bollocks (Constable), is out now in paperback. You can read more of his stuff and listen to his weekly podcast on his Substack (sambdelaney.substack.com)
Some people might find my middle-aged life boring – but it's real. There's beauty in the humdrum
Sam Delaney says old people can still enjoy live music
Sam Delaney

Some people might find my middle-aged life boring – but it's real. There's beauty in the humdrum

There's no shame in being skint. Talking about money worries will free you
Finance

There's no shame in being skint. Talking about money worries will free you

Andrew Tate is the worst possible example of being a man
Sam Delaney

Andrew Tate is the worst possible example of being a man

Keir Starmer is canny enough to know that fear is the Tories' best friend
Keir Starmer addressing a business conference in London, February 2024
Sam Delaney

Keir Starmer is canny enough to know that fear is the Tories' best friend

Cold snaps and broken resolutions – welcome to the UK in January
Image for Sam Delaney on road rage
Sam Delaney

Cold snaps and broken resolutions – welcome to the UK in January

Rick Astley: 'Too much power in the hands of very rich individuals doesn't feel right'
Rick Astley
Music

Rick Astley: 'Too much power in the hands of very rich individuals doesn't feel right'

I've overindulged in Christmas ads and it's left a bad taste. Here's why
Sam Delaney

I've overindulged in Christmas ads and it's left a bad taste. Here's why

London must unite to stand up against anti-Semitism
Sam Delaney

London must unite to stand up against anti-Semitism

The existential agony of being a parent
Black and white illustration of a jigsaw adult giving a piece of his jigsaw to a child
Sam Delaney

The existential agony of being a parent

Travelling with kids, in-flight tensions and the joy of taking the middle way
The wing of an aeroplane
Sam Delaney

Travelling with kids, in-flight tensions and the joy of taking the middle way

I never used to believe in ghosts. Until I visited a haunted house
A haunted house in a graveyard with a full moon
Sam Delaney

I never used to believe in ghosts. Until I visited a haunted house

Labour MP Chris Bryant felt 'ashamed' to be part of parliament when Boris Johnson was PM
Chris Bryant MP
Interview

Labour MP Chris Bryant felt 'ashamed' to be part of parliament when Boris Johnson was PM