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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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South Africa isn’t neutral on Ukraine

Published by UnHerd (7th June, 2023) “Since we have achieved our freedom, there can only be one division among us:... Read Full Article

Putin’s missile madness may backfire

Published by The i paper (5th June, 2023) The hail of Russian attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine has become remorseless.... Read Full Article

Yevhen’s story: how a father from Ukraine rescued his children from the Kremlin clutches

Published by Tortoise (30th May, 2023) The Polyany sanatorium is a two-storey brick building in verdant grounds about an hour’s... Read Full Article

Why Finnish children see through fake news

Published by The i paper (25th May, 2023) Darja Rekani clearly remembers the day in primary school when a teacher... Read Full Article

The West’s reluctance to commit fully to Ukraine’s fight will prolong the war

Published by The i paper (15th May, 2023) Since coming to power at the start of this century,  Vladimir Putin... Read Full Article

Breathtaking courage of tyrant Putin’s latest show trial victim

Published by The Daily Mail (18th April, 2023) A leading pro-democracy campaigner and Kremlin critic has been sentenced to 25... Read Full Article

Euthanasia is a slippery slope

Published by The i paper (17th April, 2023) There are few more sensitive political issues than legalisation of euthanasia. On... Read Full Article

No surrender in the city Putin’s been failing to seize for a decade

Published by The Daily Mail (10th March, 2023) Bouncing along potholed roads at terrifying speeds to avoid any hail of... Read Full Article

Blair has no right to pontificate on Putin

Published by The i paper (27th February, 2023) Last week, Sir Tony Blair published an article in The Daily Telegraph headlined “One... Read Full Article

‘US missiles with a 100-mile range’ are used in first strikes to retake Mariupol

Published by The Mail on Sunday (26th February, 2023) Ukraine has launched a series of surprise attacks on Russian troops... 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

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 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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