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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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  • 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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100,000 reasons why the EU is broken (whether Britain is In or Out)

Published by The Mail on Sunday (28th February, 2016) Victoria Square, which took its name from the British Queen who... Read Full Article

So many arguments for Brexit. They can’t all be right

Published by The i Paper & The Independent (22nd February, 2016) During one of last year’s election debates, Nigel Farage... Read Full Article

Cameron on the brink of disaster

Published by The Mail on Sunday (21st February, 2016) During those days when David Cameron soared high in the polls as Opposition... Read Full Article

Don’t expect David Cameron to play nice as he battles for his place in history

Published by The Daily Telegraph (17th February, 2016) So here we go: the battle of Britain’s place in Europe is... Read Full Article

The spread of fat cats in the public sector

Published by The i Paper & The Independent (15th February, 2016) Birmingham University was one of the losers in the... Read Full Article

The not-so-strange death of The Independent

Published by CapX (12th February, 2016) When The Independent launched in 1986, I was working on a weekly newspaper in... Read Full Article

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

To get really tough on crime, we must help prisoners

Published by The i Paper & The Independent (8th February, 2016) For many years ministers privately complained that even the... Read Full Article

The hellhole that refugees are forced to call home

Published by The Observer (7th February, 2016) City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp (Portobello) Guled... Read Full Article

It’s easy to talk a good game on immigration

Published by The i Paper & The Independent (1st February, 2016) There is sometimes a single moment when talented young... 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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