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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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Quangos, cronies and the government blame game

Published by The i paper (24th August, 2020) This pandemic has exposed defects in our nation with hideous efficiency. It... Read Full Article

A lesson on universities for the government

Published by The Sun (20th February, 2018) Theresa May’s review into university funding, announced yesterday after much briefing, should be... Read Full Article

Cutting tuition fees would just benefit wealthy graduates

Published by The Times (19th September, 2017) The Tories have woken up suddenly to the generational divide. Bribing pensioners and... Read Full Article

The future of liberalism in an age of terror

Published by The i paper (5th June, 2017) Six weeks ago I was in South Korea as parties finalised pitches... Read Full Article

Misguided May’s mess over migration

Published by the ipaper (24th October, 2016) Paul Saunders was stunned when, after marrying a Cuban earlier this year, he... 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 Spice Academy

Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th October, 2015) She is the singer who scored an incredible nine No 1... Read Full Article

Help these smart students – don’t hinder them

Published by The Independent (18th August, 2015) Having worked hard at school, Emmanuel Opoku was rewarded with exceptional exam results and... Read Full Article

Who, in this nest of vipers, stole a stack of Michael Gove’s private emails?

Published in The Mail on Sunday (September 25th, 2011) Shortly after the last General Election, Michael Gove was travelling by... Read Full Article

Lessons from the flood

Published in The Sunday Telegraph (September 12, 2010) Five years ago, America was struggling to come to terms with the... Read Full Article

Recent Articles

  • A batty conflict of interest
  • The enforcer
  • Care does not need private equity
  • The world must investigate all the mounting evidence Covid could have leaked from a Wuhan laboratory
  • Notes to a stranger: Thank you for smiling at my daughter

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