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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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The blinkered war on drugs cannot be won

Published by The i paper (12th April, 2021) The bust began with a tip-off in the Netherlands. This led German... Read Full Article

The PM is undermining our freedoms

Published by The i paper (22nd March 2021) For five years, Global Britain has been a slogan in search of... Read Full Article

The justice system is failing women

Published by The i paper (15th March, 2021) Truly, these are strange times. Last week began with a flood of... Read Full Article

Will we ever confront this sacred cow?

Published by The i paper (8th March, 2021) Could there be a more righteous battle? On one side stands the... Read Full Article

Should the state enforce vaccination?

Published by The i paper (1st March, 2021) Britain’s vaccine programme has been a stellar success, all the more welcome... Read Full Article

Why the reluctance among some ethnic minorities to have Covid jabs?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (28th February, 2021) Jama is a driver who, before the pandemic, ferried people but... Read Full Article

My prescription for a healthier NHS

Published by The i paper (8th February, 2021) Matt Hancock overseen a string of fatal failures and one big success... Read Full Article

MI6 fears over UK university links to Beijing as at least 12 of them are probed by spooks

Published by The Mail on Sunday (7th February, 2012) (Written with Glen Owen, Political Editor) More than a dozen British... Read Full Article

Britain is callously indifferent to disabled people

Published by The Daily Telegraph (16th January, 2021) When I asked my doughty friend, a working mum on the other... Read Full Article

Selfishness laid bare in one photo

Published by The Daily Mail (15th January, 2021) Just six days ago, Pete Calveley sent a letter to reassure residents... 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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