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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

  • 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
  • The tragedy of Joe Biden: he betrayed democracy
  • A woman of heroic strength and dignity

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Britain is embracing diversity. So why are people with disabilities still excluded?

Published by The Guardian (30th October, 2015) Rejoice, rejoice. Britain’s biggest companies hit a target of ensuring half the population... Read Full Article

There’s outrage over steel, but we should be furious over solar power

Published by The Guardian (23rd October, 2015) The former Tory party chairman Grant Shapps is promoting renewable energy in his new... Read Full Article

China’s economic growth is a force for good

Published by The Daily Telegraph (21st October, 2015) As Britain rolls out the red carpet for China’s president, draping the communist... Read Full Article

Forget the stereotypes – Britain could learn a lot from Texas

Published by The Independent (28th September, 2015) Texas has always divided opinions. It prides itself on being the best, brashest... Read Full Article

Curry house crisis as two shut every week

Published by The Mail on Sunday (23rd August, 2015) At least two curry houses are closing each week in Britain... Read Full Article

The inconvenient truth about migrants

Published by The Independent (10th August, 2015) Halima was from Yarmouk, a suburb of Damascus besieged by both Syrian government... Read Full Article

The bloated charity sector can’t always be trusted with your money

Published by The Daily Telegraph (16th July, 2015) Among current topics of debate in Kenya is whether the country should... Read Full Article

Greeks predict ‘kiss of death’ tax will cripple tourist industry

Published by The Mail on Sunday (19th July, 2015) Greece’s former finance minister has warned that the austerity programme imposed... Read Full Article

Why the Tories should take Miliband’s attack on business seriously

Published by CapX (5th June, 2015) It is still less than one month since that astonishing election result, but already... Read Full Article

Britain is winning the star wars

Published by CapX (7th May, 2015) What more could a chancellor have wanted on the eve of an election? No... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • 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
  • The tragedy of Joe Biden: he betrayed democracy
  • A woman of heroic strength and dignity

Tags

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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