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Ian Birrell

  • Award-winning columnist and foreign reporter. Contributing editor of The Mail on Sunday and weekly columnist in the 'i' paper. Writes regularly for many other papers, platforms and magazines. Frequent broadcaster and speaker at events. Co-founder wth Damon Albarn of the Africa Express music project and executive producer of 4 albums...Read more
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  • I’ve seen the fragility of our way of life, how precious is peace and the need for constant vigilance against tyranny
  • Town of the Damned
  • World’s most infamous mercenary steps out the shadows
  • Slaughter of the conscripts
  • How to fix the NHS and social care

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The charity guru who duped the world

Published by UnHerd (24 October, 2018) It is hard to think of a more famous global academic than Jeffrey Sachs.... Read Full Article

How politicians failed to learn from the charity sex abuse scandal

Published by The Spectator (19th October, 2018) When Tamsyn Barton was summoned before MPs last month to be quizzed on... Read Full Article

Proof that foreign aid does not work

Published by The Mail on Sunday (14th October, 2018) As I drove through villages in northern Ghana, bumping along pitted... Read Full Article

Save us from these self-appointed saviours

Published by The i paper (17th September, 2018) There can be no doubt Jeff Bezos is an extremely impressive business... Read Full Article

It’s not the Maybolt’s dance moves that are the true horror of her African trip

Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd September, 2018) Theresa May’s robotic dancing made some people laugh. But the Maybot... Read Full Article

May’s view of Africa is blinkered and damaging

Published by The Times (29th August, 2018) Theresa May is making her first visit to Africa since entering Downing Street... Read Full Article

The Tories push disability rights abroad while ignoring them at home

Published by The i paper (23rd July, 2018) Although the post of development secretary is one of the easiest in... Read Full Article

Deal is an own goal

Published by The Sun (11th June, 2018) Paul Kagame is one of the world’s most ruthless dictators. He runs a... Read Full Article

The foreign aid ghost camps

Published by The Mail on Sunday (3rd June, 2018) When United Nations chief Antonio Guterres begged the world to help Uganda... Read Full Article

Deal that makes a mockery of fair play

Published by The Mail on Sunday (27th May, 2018) After a decade writing about the aid industry, I thought I... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • I’ve seen the fragility of our way of life, how precious is peace and the need for constant vigilance against tyranny
  • Town of the Damned
  • World’s most infamous mercenary steps out the shadows
  • Slaughter of the conscripts
  • How to fix the NHS and social care

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aid autism Blair Boris Brexit Cameron China coalition Conservatives Corbyn coronavirus crime Daily Mail democracy Dfid Disability drugs Ethiopia EU Guardian human rights immigration Independent ipaper Isis Labour LibDems Libya May Miliband MoS NHS Nigeria Observer Putin Russia social care Syria Times Trump Ukip Ukraine UN UnHerd USA

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