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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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  • 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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What’s the mood in Trumpland?

Published by UnHerd (3rd November, 2020) One thing was certain as I stood outside the courthouse in Lewisburg chatting to... Read Full Article

The battle for America’s soul will continue long after this election

Published by The i paper (2nd November, 2020) The United States is a nation in denial. On one side, Trump... Read Full Article

Anarchy in the USA

Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th October, 2020) John Jackson was relaxing at home a fortnight ago after a... Read Full Article

Where is Wuhan virus researcher who was named as Patient Zero?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (23rd August, 2020) The US government’s leading health research body has raised a series... Read Full Article

Tantrums of a tyrant

Published by The Spectator (8th August, 2020) Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen (Granta) It is easy to forget the abnormality... Read Full Article

These demonstrators might look like mindless thugs, but fascism can exploit divisions

Published by The i paper (15th June, 2020) Three years ago I was in Charlottesville, Virginia, which had found itself... Read Full Article

The Republican Party’s descent into darkness

Published by UnHerd (4th June, 2020) On April 3, 1968 Martin Luther King gave a speech at the Mason Temple... Read Full Article

Where the American dream goes to die

Published by UnHerd (2nd March, 2020) For a few years at the start of this century, Juan Nevarez tasted the... Read Full Article

An English lesson for the Democrats

Published by The i paper (3rd February, 2020) Rashida Tlaib is one of ‘The Squad’, a quartet of first-term, female... Read Full Article

A progressive cesspit

Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd February, 2020) Gilles Desaulniers moved to San Francisco 40 years ago, settling in... 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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