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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

  • Trump’s talk of land grabs are a gift to dictators
  • 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

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Six Spanish steps towards political paralysis

Published by UnHerd (12th November, 2019) Poor old Spain. Four elections in four years — and for what? The government... Read Full Article

Anger, resentment and the rise of the far-right after the fall of the wall

Published by The Mail on Sunday (3rd November, 2019) Frank Schale was a child of Communism. He can remember clearly... Read Full Article

Kelly is in good physical health. So why is she fighting for the right to die – aged 23?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (13th October, 2019) Kelly is 23 years old. She is a bright and thoughtful... Read Full Article

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

Does going cashless let Big Brother monitor your money?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (14th July, 2019) Gustaf can remember the precise date when he last used cash.... 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

Even after MH17, Corbyn and his circle were pro-Russia

Published by The Times (21st June, 2019) The scenes of death are etched in my memory. Bodies still strapped in... Read Full Article

Did German anti-Semitism ever really disappear?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (16th June, 2019) Nine months ago, Liam Rückert left his home and mother in... Read Full Article

Orban’s brand of populism blinds him to reality

Published by The Times (14th May, 2019) Viktor Orban, Hungary’s pugnacious prime minister, created the template for the populism sweeping... 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

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Recent Articles

  • Trump’s talk of land grabs are a gift to dictators
  • 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

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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