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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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  • What prisons can teach us about democracy
  • In sucking up to China, Sunak and Cleverly risk looking as obsequious and naive as Cameron and Osborne
  • Prigozhin’s death exposes a weak despot
  • A glorious tale of greed
  • The grotesque deeds of this angel of death expose yet again the culture of denial, delay and secrecy that scars the NHS

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Orban’s brand of populism blinds him to reality

Published by The Times (14th May, 2019) Viktor Orban, Hungary’s pugnacious prime minister, created the template for the populism sweeping... 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

Recent Articles

  • What prisons can teach us about democracy
  • In sucking up to China, Sunak and Cleverly risk looking as obsequious and naive as Cameron and Osborne
  • Prigozhin’s death exposes a weak despot
  • A glorious tale of greed
  • The grotesque deeds of this angel of death expose yet again the culture of denial, delay and secrecy that scars the NHS

Tags

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 Isis Labour LibDems Libya May Miliband MoS NHS Nigeria Observer Putin Russia Rwanda social care Syria Times Trump Ukip Ukraine UN UnHerd USA

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