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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

  • China’s stooges expose the real Covid conspiracy
  • Schools offer a lesson on Labour’s confusion
  • Why isn’t China a pariah state?
  • We don’t need another review. The care system is rotting while politicians play tawdry games
  • Jimmy Carter’s selfless work for the poor and sick after he left office serves as a stinging rebuke to the venality of Blair and Cameron

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Britain’s foreign aid budget is indefensible

Published by The Times (January 16th, 2018) Poor old Penny Mordaunt. She makes the cabinet after eight years in parliament... Read Full Article

UK aid bankrolls fixer to make profits for Chinese businesses in Africa

Published by The Mail on Sunday (17th December, 2017) Britain is handing aid to an organisation headed by a wealthy... Read Full Article

Africa’s leaders look to move beyond control and charity of aid

Published by UnHerd (7th December, 2017) Few people are in better position to observe the pace of political change across... Read Full Article

Patronising aid policy that fuels corruption

Published by The Mail on Sunday (24th September, 2017) The good news is that Westminster accepts there is a problem... Read Full Article

Why does Rwanda still get British aid?

Published by The Times (31st August, 2017) Diane Rwigara is a brave woman. Her industrialist father died in what she... Read Full Article

‘Donor darling’ despot falsifies poverty numbers and sends hitmen to Britain

Published by The Mail on Sunday (23rd July, 2017) Emmanuel Gasakure could have enjoyed a comfortable life as a cardiologist... Read Full Article

Patel’s pitiful bid to defend waste and corruption

Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th June, 2017) Earlier this month I found myself sitting in an impressive Whitehall... Read Full Article

Capitalism makes people taller. Just look at South Korea

Published by CapX (26th April, 2017) The spring sun shone and cherry blossom fluttered down to the delight of locals... Read Full Article

Rethink foreign aid, Mrs May

Published by The Mail on Sunday (23rd April, 2017) Aid for despots and dictators. Aid for rich nations with their... Read Full Article

How rich: Gates lecturing other people on taxes

Published by The Daily Mail (21st April, 2017) Scarcely had the starting gun for Britain’s election battle been fired when technology... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • China’s stooges expose the real Covid conspiracy
  • Schools offer a lesson on Labour’s confusion
  • Why isn’t China a pariah state?
  • We don’t need another review. The care system is rotting while politicians play tawdry games
  • Jimmy Carter’s selfless work for the poor and sick after he left office serves as a stinging rebuke to the venality of Blair and Cameron

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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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