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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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Cameron will forever be tainted by the Brexit horror story

Published by The i paper (16th September, 2019) Every now and then I am struck by the stench of our... Read Full Article

Tory moderates backing Boris Johnson are handing the party over to extremists

Published by New Statesman (21st June, 2019) The only good thing to have emerged so far from the depressing Conservative leadership... Read Full Article

Farage is back to haunt the Tories

Published by The i paper (13th May, 2019) He’s back. Like the grinning villain in a grotesque horror movie, Nigel... Read Full Article

Why the Iron Lady is an icon for our times

Published by UnHerd (3rd May, 2019) Forty years ago today, the British people went to the polls and elected their... Read Full Article

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye?

Published by Damn (18th April, 2019) It seems strange to recall that when I was growing up in the suburbs... Read Full Article

The Tories ditch decency along with their values

Published by The ipaper (1st April, 2019) Dominic Grieve describes himself as ‘a bit of an old-fashioned Conservative’. From his... Read Full Article

Hand poisoned chalice back to the people

Published by The ipaper (25th March, 2019) Think back to those far-off days when Britain was a sane place, before... Read Full Article

Trump is terrible – but the sabotage of Brexit will outlast him

Published by The Washington Post (18th February, 2019) For most of my life, Britain and the United States have felt... Read Full Article

Nissan points the way for Brexit Britain

Published by The i paper (4th February, 2019) The Nissan car plant in Sunderland holds a special place in our... Read Full Article

When will we define Brexit?

Published by the ipaper (14th January, 2019) Even the word sounds like a curse now. Once the idea of Brexit... 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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