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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

  • The Covid origins debate gets even murkier
  • Bulldoze this affront to our democracy
  • Why would you envy the NHS?
  • Devastated mourners forced to burn their own dead loved ones as China’s ‘zero Covid’ approach backfires
  • How the sudden lifting of China’s Zero Covid plunged the country into turmoil

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Steve Baker and his daft plans

Published by The Guardian (12th September, 2018) Seven years ago I went on one of my strangest journalistic jaunts, when... Read Full Article

A well-trodden journey into the heart of darkness

Published by The Times (30th December, 2017) Dictatorland: The Men Who Stole Africa by Paul Kenyon (Head of Zeus) I... Read Full Article

When naive good intentions meet corrupt kleptocracy

Published in The Independent (November 24th, 2012) Having been flown over on the luxurious presidential jet, we sat for a... Read Full Article

Unesco’s latest attempt to give out dictator’s $3m prize delayed by lawyers

Published in The Guardian (March 5th, 2012) The latest attempt to award a controversial $3m UNESCO prize given by Africa’s longest-ruling dictator... Read Full Article

The strange and evil world of Equatorial Guinea

Published in The Observer magazine (October 23rd, 2011) It is hard not to be impressed when you arrive in the... Read Full Article

Africa’s despots fear the gales will blow south

Published in The Times (March 11th, 2011) Juan Pedro Mendene was midway through his weekly radio programme, ironically called Total Relaxation,... Read Full Article

Recent Articles

  • The Covid origins debate gets even murkier
  • Bulldoze this affront to our democracy
  • Why would you envy the NHS?
  • Devastated mourners forced to burn their own dead loved ones as China’s ‘zero Covid’ approach backfires
  • How the sudden lifting of China’s Zero Covid plunged the country into turmoil

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aid autism Blair Boris Brexit Cameron China coalition Conservatives Corbyn coronavirus crime Daily Mail democracy Dfid Disability drugs Ethiopia EU Guardian human rights immigration Independent ipaper Isis Labour LibDems Libya May Miliband MoS NHS Nigeria Observer Putin Russia social care Syria Times Trump Ukip Ukraine UN UnHerd USA

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