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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How charities are corrupted by Whitehall

Published by UnHerd (30th November, 2018) The National Health Service has been ordered to start looking into the deaths of... Read Full Article

Scandal underpinned by cosy network of the arrogant and ambitious

Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th February, 2018) When Kevin Watkins celebrated his 60th birthday four years ago, he... Read Full Article

Bill Gates preaches the aid gospel, but is he just a hypocrite?

Published in The Guardian (January 6th, 2014) He made his name as a sharp-elbowed businessman who rode the technology revolution... Read Full Article

This is not about ending world hunger. It is a political stunt

Published in The Independent (June 19th, 2013) The broadcasters fell for it, of course. Those colourful images of a “flotilla”... Read Full Article