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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

  • Why isn’t China a pariah state?
  • We don’t need another review. The care system is rotting while politicians play tawdry games
  • Jimmy Carter’s selfless work for the poor and sick after he left office serves as a stinging rebuke to the venality of Blair and Cameron
  • The tragedy of Joe Biden: he betrayed democracy
  • A woman of heroic strength and dignity

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Another defining week for our Brexit self-harm strategy

Published by The i paper (9th December, 2018) As I walked beside Gilets Jaunes protesters in Marseille on Saturday, I... Read Full Article

Dodo of a deal deserves to be made extinct

Published by The i paper (26th November, 2018) Amber Rudd has been back in the Cabinet for nine days, yet... Read Full Article

The hard-right still playing dangerous fantasy politics

Published by The i Paper (19th November, 2018) You have probably forgotten about Owen Paterson, a minor league politician who... Read Full Article

It is not too late to escape this epic mess

Published by The ipaper (12th November, 2018) Once again, the lions have been let down by donkeys. There are many... Read Full Article

May’s fate could depend on Labour rebels

Published by The i paper (24th September, 2018) Who would have guessed that like Aretha Franklin, all Theresa May wanted... Read Full Article

How a loose-lipped diplomat gave me a glimmer of hope

Published by The i paper (20th August, 2018) Since it has stirred such interest following a couple of tweets, I... Read Full Article

The far-right’s plan to capture Europe

Published by UnHerd (6th August, 2018) When future generations try to make sense of this turbulent chapter in European history,... Read Full Article

The Brexiteers are right that this is a terrible proposal – but it’s entirely their fault

Published by The i Paper (16th July, 2018) Alan Bennett started as a satirist but became a national treasure, a... Read Full Article

Left to rot on Lesbos

Published by The Mail on Sunday (8th July, 2018) I drove past tavernas filled with tourists looking out over fishing... Read Full Article

Take back control of our destiny

Published by The i paper (2nd April, 2018) Take back control was a great political slogan. It had stark simplicity.... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • Why isn’t China a pariah state?
  • We don’t need another review. The care system is rotting while politicians play tawdry games
  • Jimmy Carter’s selfless work for the poor and sick after he left office serves as a stinging rebuke to the venality of Blair and Cameron
  • The tragedy of Joe Biden: he betrayed democracy
  • A woman of heroic strength and dignity

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

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