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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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The tiny nation holding Britain hostage (like 27 others)

Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd April, 2017) The symbolism could not have been more stark, nor the power... Read Full Article

The great Brexit farce has begun

Published by The i paper (27th March, 2017) There is a simplistic clarity to any act of insurgency. Rebellions can... Read Full Article

Some say Remainers should stay silent. I don’t agree…

Published by The i Paper (13th March, 2017) The prime minister is poised to lead her people in massed leap... Read Full Article

A disturbing new low for foreign aid

Published by The Mail on Sunday (12th March, 2017) Britain is pumping huge sums of foreign aid into Palestinian schools named... 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

Democracy is not just casting votes

Published by the i paper (7th November, 2016) The Brexit battle is intensifying. Theresa May, the country’s most prominent convert... Read Full Article

Why are Brexiters trying to shut down debate? Because they’re scared

Published by The Guardian (18th October, 2016) There is one certainty as we survey our future: Britain must go through... Read Full Article

‘Liberal’ leavers played with fire and now Britain gets burned

Published by the ipaper (10th October, 2016) The day after Britain voted to leave the European Union, one of the... Read Full Article

Brexit means Brexit. But what does that mean?

Published by the i paper (5th September, 2016) Theresa May is a fortunate politician in so many ways. Her own... Read Full Article

Now Theresa May can see the mountainous challenge ahead

Published by The Guardian (19th August, 2016) Having reached the political summit with surprising ease, Theresa May has headed to... 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

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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