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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

  • Anthony Fauci’s pardon shames America
  • We must listen to angry young men
  • 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

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All hail the display of capitalism on Paris streets

Published by UnHerd (12th April, 2018) Paris may be one of the world’s most magical cities, but its taxi drivers... Read Full Article

Take back control of our destiny

Published by The i paper (2nd April, 2018) Take back control was a great political slogan. It had stark simplicity.... Read Full Article

No place for defeatism in the struggle for democracy

Published by The i paper (19th March, 2016) As Russia goes through another sham election to crown its tsar for... Read Full Article

Putin is not strong – it’s we who’ve grown weak

Published by The Mail on Sunday (18th March, 2018) In December 1989, a young KGB officer was stationed in Dresden... Read Full Article

Survivor of two poison attacks: hit Abramovich to hurt Putin

Published by The Mail on Sunday (18th March, 2018) A Russian dissident who has survived two attempts to poison him... Read Full Article

Why you can’t really on the news media to understand Europe

Published by UnHerd (16th March, 2018) Which country’s politics are most closely observed after our own in Britain? It’s easy:... Read Full Article

Corbyn’s failure of leadership

Published by The Daily Mail (15 March, 2018) Every now and then, there are times in politics when the world... Read Full Article

Populist revolt in Italy leaves young at risk of measles

Published by The Times (6th March, 2018) If there is one clear message from the Italian election, it is the... Read Full Article

Putin is winning his war against the West

Published by The i paper (5th March, 2018) The temperatures are below freezing with snow falling, but how sunny the... Read Full Article

A world without Down’s Syndrome children?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (4th February, 2018) Watching Erica Gaarn-Larsen playing with her six-year-old son Philip in their... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • Anthony Fauci’s pardon shames America
  • We must listen to angry young men
  • 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

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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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