Richard Littlejohn is a British columnist and television presenter. Born in Ilford, Essex, he has written for the Daily Mail, The Sun and the Evening Standard. He is known for his right wing opinions, but although some people regard him as a bigot, others think of him as an antidote to political correctness.

He hosts a talk show titled Littlejohn on the Sky News channel and has also appeared on a number of radio shows, including five-years on the BBC's BBC Radio Five Live, hosting a football phone-in show (he is a keen fan of Tottenham Hotspur football club).

Littlejohn is right-wing in his opinions and frequently denounces political correctness and is also against closer ties between Britain and the European Union, both these standpoints being in keeping with the viewpoint of his most recent employers, the Daily Mail and Sun. He was also very much in favour of the Iraq war in 2003, as was The Sun newspaper which he was writing for at the time.

Unlike other commentators, however, Littlejohn is against capital punishment, favours the abolition of the monarchy, and supported John Major as Conservative Prime Minister.

Quite frequently he has been accused of being homophobic due to his obvious disapproval of the way homosexuality is increasingly regarded as an approved lifestyle choice, although his critics would interpret his columns as simply displaying a dislike of homosexuals in general.

On one episode of his Sky show, Littlejohn, he had two lesbians as guests who were to argue in favour of lesbians becoming parents. Film Director Michael Winner (who is also a newspaper columnist) was also present. Littlejohn was very critical of the two guests, which lead to Michael Winner denouncing Littlejohn as an "arsehole" and condemning him as homophobic.

His favourite catchphrases are "You couldn't make it up" and "we're going to Hell in a handcart" (usually at the end of a column detailing some initiative he regards as being 'political correctness gone mad'), particularly ones that involve tax-payers money being given to asylum seekers or homosexuals, and none at all to 'hard working families.'

Despite the controversy surrounding some of his opinions, he has proved to be popular with the readers and viewers of the publications and broadcasters he has worked for, and has rarely been out of work.

Richard Littlejohn has published several books, the first two titled after his catchphrases:

• You Couldn't Make It Up (1996)
• To Hell in a Handcart (2001)
• The Book of Useless Information (with Keith Waterhouse (2002)