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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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People with learning difficulties are not ill – but Theresa May’s gaffe is typical

Published by The Guardian (17th May, 2017) My daughter has learning difficulties. She was born with them 24 years ago... Read Full Article

The slippery slope to eugenics

Published by The Daily Mail (1st March, 2017) On the surface, it seems unalloyed good news: a new test for... Read Full Article

Print your own body parts

Published by Mosaic Science, The Observer & The Atlantic (19th February, 2017) John Nhial was barely a teenager when he... Read Full Article

The social care crisis won’t be solved by sticking plaster politics

Published by CapX (13th December 2016) In these divided days, the existence of a crisis in social care is one... Read Full Article

The barbaric crime wave we ignore

Published by the i paper (12th December, 2016) Like many people with learning difficulties, Lee Irving was a trusting character.... Read Full Article

Free speech – or hate speech?

Published by the ipaper (8th August, 2016) Jérémy Gabriel was born with a rare congenital disorder called Treacher Collins Syndrome,... Read Full Article

Grieving mother branded ‘vindictive cow’ and a culture of NHS arrogance

Published by The Daily Mail (6th May, 2016) Surely it is impossible to imagine the twisted inhumanity of someone who... Read Full Article

The hate crime that leads to silence

Published by The i paper and The Independent (4th April, 2016) It was a shocking crime. Two soldiers, out for... Read Full Article

A petulant self-serving hypocrite

Published by The Mail on Sunday (20th March, 2016) It is hard to remember a more bitter recent departure from... Read Full Article

Targeting disabled people is woeful politics

Published by The Daily Telegraph (18th March, 2016) Sometimes you can only shake your head at the sheer stupidity of... 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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