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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

  • 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
  • The tragedy of Joe Biden: he betrayed democracy
  • A woman of heroic strength and dignity

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How Ukrainians are learning to adapt to their wartime economy

Published by The i paper (6th August, 2024) Life seemed good for Vadym Liski before the arrival of war. His... Read Full Article

Conspiracy of thieves

Published by The Spectator (27th July, 2024) Autocracy, Inc – The Dictators Who Want To Run The World (Allen Lane)... Read Full Article

Poland is on a mission: to build the most powerful land army in Europe

Published by The Daily Mail (11th July, 2024) As the sun beat down on a ­glorious summer day, cyclists clad... Read Full Article

How Norway’s calm prisons shame the UK system

Published by The i paper (11th June, 2024) Tootie is serving a five-year jail sentence after being caught dealing drugs... Read Full Article

Agony of parents forced to hand over their children for Putin’s ‘summer camps’

Published by The Daily Mail (July 3rd, 2024) Russia is using a chilling tactic against Ukrainians trapped in occupied territories... Read Full Article

An enemy of Ukraine and democracy

Published by The i paper (24th June, 2024) Nigel Farage has built a brand that has won him fame and... Read Full Article

Will Russia win Slovakia’s election

Published by UnHerd (28th September, 2023) Zita took pride in joining the European Union two decades ago, seeing it as... Read Full Article

Another nation on the frontline of Putin’s war against democracy

Published by The i paper (20th May, 2024) The day before I arrived in Bratislava, Slovakia, to report on last... Read Full Article

The intensity of anger and depth of divisions were among the most disturbing I’ve seen

Published by The Daily Mail (18th May, 2024) Out-of-touch and feuding politicians, soaring living costs and a lack of decent... Read Full Article

The unbelievable truth

Published by The Spectator (18th May, 2024) White Terror: A True Story of Murder, Bombings and Germany’s Far Right by... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • 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
  • The tragedy of Joe Biden: he betrayed democracy
  • A woman of heroic strength and dignity

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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