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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

  • Anthony Fauci’s pardon shames America
  • We must listen to angry young men
  • Trump’s talk of land grabs are a gift to dictators
  • China’s stooges expose the real Covid conspiracy
  • Schools offer a lesson on Labour’s confusion

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Migrant camps in Kent? We don’t need scare stories to make a case for the EU

Published by The Guardian (9th February, 2016) The fight over Britain’s membership of the EU has, until now, had the... Read Full Article

Time to face the truth about immigration

Published by The i Paper & The Independent (January 18th, 2016) The mood across Europe is hardening as desperate people... Read Full Article

Ten years at the top – but trouble ahead on Syria and Brexit?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (6th December, 2015) Ten years ago today, a self-deprecating young politician called David Cameron took charge... Read Full Article

To turn on refugees because of Paris is weak and wrong

Published by The Guardian (18th November, 2015) Should we ban white Australians from coming to Britain? After all, one misfit... Read Full Article

Want to avoid a Brexit? Then run a campaign of fear

Published by The Independent (19th October, 2015) There are about 60,000 colonies of great crested newts among the ponds of... Read Full Article

Cameron should defines his legacy and seize the centre ground

Published by The Independent (6th October, 2015) As the Conservatives open their annual conference, David Cameron has confounded his many... Read Full Article

Moving the goalposts to keep out refugees from repression

Published by The Independent (31st August, 2015) Eritrea is routinely called ‘Africa’s North Korea’ for its repression, restrictions on daily... Read Full Article

A country that is dying to leave the euro

Published by The Mail on Sunday (14th June, 2015) How does a nation die? This week, in the beleaguered hospitals... Read Full Article

Who will put Greece out of its misery?

Published by The Daily Telegraph (5th June, 2015) Omonia Square used to be the thriving commercial heart of the Greek... Read Full Article

Why the shocking price of Swiss cheese and skiing means the euro is heading for disaster

Published by The Mail on Sunday (18th January, 2015) Yesterday, in a McDonald’s in Switzerland, I saw people paying nearly... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • Anthony Fauci’s pardon shames America
  • We must listen to angry young men
  • Trump’s talk of land grabs are a gift to dictators
  • China’s stooges expose the real Covid conspiracy
  • Schools offer a lesson on Labour’s confusion

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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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