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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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Good causes stained by death and dirty money

Published by The i paper (6th November, 2017) Colston’s Girls’ School in Bristol has decided not to ditch its name,... Read Full Article

The gap between Trump’s manufactured promises and life in Middle America

Published by UnHerd (28th September, 2017) After more than a decade working in a plant assembling circuit boards for boilers,... Read Full Article

A real investigation into the 2008 crash is long overdue

Published by The Times (23rd June, 2017) Hallelujah! It has taken nine years. But at last some British bankers face... Read Full Article

Britain is still wrestling with the consequences of the crash

Published by CapX (11th June, 2017) It used to be said that there was a Chinese curse wishing someone might... 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

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

The self-employed shouldn’t be stung with more taxes

Published by The Times (7th March, 2017) Seven years ago I joined the swelling ranks of self-employed workers in Britain... Read Full Article

Prosperity is about more than just money

Published by CapX (3rd November, 2016) Shortly after becoming prime minister six years ago, David Cameron reiterated his much-mocked idea... Read Full Article

The full cost of Brexit is now becoming clear

Published by CapX (23rd November, 2016) Economists are not known for unity of outlook when predicting the future. But before... Read Full Article

When Big Bang blew apart the bowler hat brigade

Published by The Daily Mail (17th November, 2016) Crash Bang Wallop: The inside story of London’s Big Bang and a... 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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