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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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The west is letting Putin get his way on Ukraine

Published by The Guardian (28th November, 2014) Ukraine’s new parliament was sworn in today. More than 400 members took their oaths, but... Read Full Article

Why do we stand by and watch Putin?

Published by The Independent (1st September, 2014) There were long queues of cars at checkpoints in Mariupol yesterday morning. Many were... Read Full Article

The graveyard of desecration

Published by The Mail on Sunday (2oth July, 2014) There was something almost beautiful about the white ribbons tied to... Read Full Article

Blood on Putin’s hands?

Published by The Daily Mail (18th July 2014) The world may have averted its gaze towards Israel and Gaza, but... Read Full Article

Ukraine and the shame of Europe

Published by The Wall Street Journal (22nd May, 2014) There are flickers of hope that calm can descend again on... Read Full Article

Europe’s response to Ukraine has been a betrayal

Published by The Guardian (3rd May, 2014) Two weeks ago I stood and watched as three groups of heavily armed... Read Full Article

Putin’s secret army, hellbent on war

Published by The Mail on Sunday (20th April, 2014) Outside the occupied Ukrainian police station, sandbags were being piled for... Read Full Article

Spark that could ignite a tinderbox

Published by The Daily Mail (14th April, 2014) This is the long-dreaded moment. It is seven weeks since a strange... Read Full Article

Don’t fall for Putin’s lie

Published by The Guardian (1st April, 2014) Vladimir Putin has won plaudits at home and brushed aside censure abroad with... Read Full Article

Bullets fly as Russian special forces storm Belbek

Published by The Mail on Sunday (23rd March, 2014) Russian armoured vehicles firing heavy machine guns and supported by scores... 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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