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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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Revealed: Kim’s plan to kidnap tourists

Published by The Mail on Sunday (16th April, 2017) North Korea has been secretly training elite special forces to kidnap... Read Full Article

A president guided by television news and emotional whims

Published by The ipaper (10th April, 2017) Even in the whirlwind world of Donald Trump, last week’s events were mind-blowing.... Read Full Article

So could North Korea’s cruel regime be next on the hit list?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (9th April, 2017) When Donald Trump sat down to dinner with China’s Xi Jinping in... Read Full Article

Donald Trump’s shock tactics on North Korea might just work

Published by The Guardian (3rd April, 2017) Song Byeok used to paint propaganda pictures for North Korea’s dictators. But when... Read Full Article

Even populist politicians need to build bridges

Published by The i paper (20th February, 2017) Donald Trump can be accused of many things, but certainly not lack... Read Full Article

Dangerous delusions of The Donald

Published by The Mail on Sunday (19th February, 2017) How much has Russia’s malevolent President Vladimir Putin influenced Donald Trump?... Read Full Article

The real cost of ‘Global Britain’

Published by The i paper (30th January, 2017) It is two decades since a newly-elected Labour government, riding a wave... Read Full Article

The new dawn of old nationalism

Published by The i paper (23rd January, 2017) On Friday morning, as the world prepared to see a former reality... Read Full Article

The Fright House

Published by The Mail on Sunday (20th November, 2016) IT HAS been a busy week for the Trump dy­nasty, holed... Read Full Article

Is Reagan a role model for Trump?

Published by the i paper (14th November, 2016) For three decades Ronald Reagan’s shadow has loomed large over the Republicans,... 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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