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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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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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Wuhan expert’s concerns over lab safety

Published by The Mail on Sunday (3rd May, 2020) One of China’s leading experts on biosafety has admitted there are... Read Full Article

Bat woman scientist denies she’s fled China

Published by The Mail on Sunday (3rd May, 2020) A famous Chinese scientist known for her controversial work on bat-borne... Read Full Article

How China is exploiting pandemic panic

Published by UnHerd (30th April, 2020) Who could argue with this statement on coronavirus made by Australia’s prime minister, Scott... Read Full Article

The NHS can be bad for your health

Published by The i paper (27th April, 2020) I have returned from my daily burst of exercise, walking around local... Read Full Article

China filed patent for Covid drug day after confirming human transmission

Published by The Mail on Sunday (26th April, 2020) China filed a patent for a drug seen as one of... Read Full Article

Coronavirus causing pain for Putin

Published by The Mail on Sunday (26th April, 2020) Badly paid doctors have quit in droves, fearing for their lives... Read Full Article

Britain doesn’t care about social care

Published by UnHerd (22nd April, 2020) There are not many things to celebrate in these dark days of pandemic, but... Read Full Article

Bumbling their way to disaster

Published by The i paper (20th April, 2020) It is 91 days as I write since China confirmed a new... Read Full Article

US lawyers launch historic class action to sue China for trillions

Published by The Mail on Sunday (19th April, 2020) Lawyers in the US have launched a landmark legal action to... Read Full Article

Study exposes terrible effect of Beijing delays

Published by The Mail on Sunday (19th April, 2020) China might have cut the number of coronavirus cases by 95... 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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