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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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French protests show Western democracies need rapid reform

Published by The i paper (3rd December, 2018) Paris is burning once again. Masked protesters have been tearing up paving... Read Full Article

All hail the display of capitalism on Paris streets

Published by UnHerd (12th April, 2018) Paris may be one of the world’s most magical cities, but its taxi drivers... Read Full Article

Human wolfpack hiding in the woods of Calais

Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd July, 2017) First there was Sangatte. Then ‘the Jungle’. Now they hide out... Read Full Article

What Labour could learn from Monsieur Moderate

Published by The Mail on Sunday (7th May, 2017) Three years ago he was unknown across France. His bid for... Read Full Article

Macron plays the populist card

Published by The ipaper (1st May, 2017) We are enduring the most predictable and sterile election of modern times. On... Read Full Article

Should the Nice massacre be blamed on twisted devotion to religion?

Published by the i paper (18th July, 2016) Like so many children Yannis Coviaux loved the beach, playing in the... Read Full Article

Forget fear and loathing: 15 reasons to celebrate the world in 2015

Published by The Independent (28th December, 2015) Who will mourn the passing of 2015? It seems such a grim year... Read Full Article

Why Mali was attacked

Published by CapX (20th November, 2015) & The Independent (21st November, 2015) So here we go again. First the tragic... Read Full Article

Don’t just pay glib respects. Pay your taxes to protect us

Published by The Sun (20th November, 2015) It did not take long for the world’s technology giants to react when... 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

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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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