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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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Where are the disabled actors?

Published by The i Paper & The Independent (25th January, 2016) A few months ago I was ploughing through the... Read Full Article

Family tragedy shines penetrating light on failures of state care

Published by The Daily Mail (26th November, 2015) The case of the Clarence family is one of the most harrowing... Read Full Article

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

Low pay for carers endangers the old, the sick and disabled

Published by The Independent (24th August, 2013) The care home was judged ‘inadequate’ for safety, leadership and effectiveness. The five... Read Full Article

I look at my daughter and welcome this decision

Published by The Daily Mail (4th February, 2015) Given the immense medical and moral significance of the issue, it was... Read Full Article

The heartbeat of South Africa

Published by High Life (8th January, 2015) As we drive into Ivory Park, the sprawling township that clings to rolling... Read Full Article

It’s tough when a disabled child becomes adult

Published by The Sun (17th September, 2014) The birth of a child who turns out to have profound and complex... Read Full Article

Our medical advances have outstripped our humanity

Published by The Guardian (8th August, 2014) I can still remember each second of that day just before Christmas when... Read Full Article

As gay people celebrate, another minority remains stuck in the shadows

Published by The Independent (31st March, 2014) They were clearing up the confetti, nursing hangovers and disappearing on honeymoons yesterday... Read Full Article

Insulted, bullied and murdered – for being disabled

Published in The Independent (November 8th, 2013) David is an autistic man in his fifties. He lives in his own... 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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