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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

  • Why isn’t China a pariah state?
  • We don’t need another review. The care system is rotting while politicians play tawdry games
  • Jimmy Carter’s selfless work for the poor and sick after he left office serves as a stinging rebuke to the venality of Blair and Cameron
  • The tragedy of Joe Biden: he betrayed democracy
  • A woman of heroic strength and dignity

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Arrogant, heartless and out of touch

Published by The i paper (14th October, 2024) If you want to understand why the Conservatives are in such dire... Read Full Article

Starmer needs a mission statement

Published by The i paper (23rd September, 2024) Last year Rachel Reeves accepted a gift valued at £330 to attend a... Read Full Article

How not to win votes and influence

Published by The i paper (2nd September, 2024) Wendy Morton is one of those rare beasts: a Conservative MP who... Read Full Article

Far right pose a threat to our democracy

Published by The i paper (5th August, 2024) So the first crisis of Sir Keir Starmer’s time in Downing Street turns... Read Full Article

If the Tories follow Trump, they will be haunted by regret

Published by The i paper (22nd July, 2024) Ronald Reagan is routinely hailed on the right as one of the... Read Full Article

Starmer can learn lessons from the Tory disaster

Published by The i paper (8th July, 2024) Already our politics feels a little bit calmer. Labour has kicked out... Read Full Article

I was Cameron’s speechwriter but voted for my Sunday football pal Keir. He’ll need all his on-pitch tenacity to tackle the Herculean challenges ahead

Published by The Daily Mail (5th July, 2024) It is more than 14 years since I stood chatting to a... Read Full Article

Starmer’s pitch at normality

Published by The i paper (3rd July, 2024) The reports make the game sound almost professional. Whites took the lead... Read Full Article

Tories deserve to be kicked as hard as possible into the history books

Published by The i paper (1st July, 2024) When Rishi Sunak stood before the dwindling band of Tory faithful at... Read Full Article

An enemy of Ukraine and democracy

Published by The i paper (24th June, 2024) Nigel Farage has built a brand that has won him fame and... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • Why isn’t China a pariah state?
  • We don’t need another review. The care system is rotting while politicians play tawdry games
  • Jimmy Carter’s selfless work for the poor and sick after he left office serves as a stinging rebuke to the venality of Blair and Cameron
  • The tragedy of Joe Biden: he betrayed democracy
  • A woman of heroic strength and dignity

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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