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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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Liberal Sweden flirts with the far-right

Published by The Mail on Sunday (9th September, 2018) The far-Right leader threatening to shake up the socialist nirvana of... Read Full Article

How a loose-lipped diplomat gave me a glimmer of hope

Published by The i paper (20th August, 2018) Since it has stirred such interest following a couple of tweets, I... Read Full Article

The far-right’s plan to capture Europe

Published by UnHerd (6th August, 2018) When future generations try to make sense of this turbulent chapter in European history,... Read Full Article

Dark genius behind the destructive creed of Putinism

Published by UnHerd (26th July, 2018) Four months ago I attended a conference in New York that bought together experts... Read Full Article

March of the MMR charlatan

Published by The Mail on Sunday (22nd July, 2018) With its long sweep of beautiful sandy beaches, shady parks filled... Read Full Article

The Brexiteers are right that this is a terrible proposal – but it’s entirely their fault

Published by The i Paper (16th July, 2018) Alan Bennett started as a satirist but became a national treasure, a... Read Full Article

Left to rot on Lesbos

Published by The Mail on Sunday (8th July, 2018) I drove past tavernas filled with tourists looking out over fishing... Read Full Article

Dead pigs expose horrors behind gourmet Parma ham

Published by The Mail on Sunday (13th May, 2018) First came the smell, an acrid stench of ammonia clinging to... Read Full Article

The tragedy of Syria: how protest spiralled into savagery

Published by The Spectator (26th April, 2018) Two Sisters: Into the Syrian Jihad by Asne Seierstad (Virago); No Turning Back: Life, Loss... Read Full Article

Putin’s propaganda deserves mockery, not a ban

Published by The Times (20th April, 2018) Have no doubt: RT, the television channel formerly known as Russia Today, is... 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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