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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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Theresa May is the only choice for leader

Published by The ipaper (4th July, 2016) Just a few days ago those leading the push for Brexit were arguing... Read Full Article

Our two-party system is falling apart

Published by the i paper (27th June, 2016) So what an appalling mess our country finds itself in. Last Friday,... Read Full Article

Tears inside Number Ten after the door closed

Published by The Mail on Sunday (26th June, 2016) David Cameron held back tears as he stood in front of... Read Full Article

The murder of Jo Cox asks uncomfortable questions of Britain’s right

Published by The ipaper (20th June, 2016) The mood was tense, the arguments heated, the nation’s future at stake with... Read Full Article

Why are society’s most privileged complaining about elitism?

Published by the ipaper (13th June, 2016) These are worrying times for those of us who do not desire to... Read Full Article

David Cameron should crush Tory dinosaurs in a revenge reshuffle

Published by The Guardian (31st May, 2016) In his maiden speech as a Tory MP six years ago, Andrew Bridgen... Read Full Article

Should we follow Norway to the EU exit? Nei!

Published by The Mail on Sunday (29th May, 2016) Picture a scene familiar to many who live in the English... Read Full Article

Blips, blunders and bluster… has Boris lost it?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (22nd May 2016) When he announced he was backing Brexit, there was jubilation among... Read Full Article

Boris is a dimming star in the Brexit debate

Published by The ipaper (16th May, 2016) Last week, the former Prime Minister Sir John Major made one of his... Read Full Article

If you want us to be like Albania, you’re an ass

Published by The Mail on Sunday  (24th April, 2016) Qemal was sitting in the shade of a peach tree in... 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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