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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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  • 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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We must listen to angry young men

Published by The i paper (20th January, 2025) It might seem strange that Village People are set to perform at... Read Full Article

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

Published by The i paper (13th January, 2025) Joe Biden may still be in the White House, but even before... Read Full Article

China’s stooges expose the real Covid conspiracy

Published by UnHerd (9th January, 2025) The World Health Organisation ended 2024 by reminding us that it is five years... Read Full Article

Schools offer a lesson on Labour’s confusion

Published by The i paper (9th January, 2025) Sir Keir Starmer came to power pledging to bring order and stability... Read Full Article

Why isn’t China a pariah state?

Published by The i paper (6th January, 2025) A few days before Christmas, a Chinese ship started its engines in... Read Full Article

We don’t need another review. The care system is rotting while politicians play tawdry games

Published by The Daily Mail (4th January, 2025) This government is committed to doing politics differently,’ declared Health and Social... Read Full Article

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

Published by The Daily Mail (31st December, 2024) When Jimmy Carter left the White House in 1981, he was one... Read Full Article

The tragedy of Joe Biden: he betrayed democracy

Published by The i paper (23rd December, 2024) When Joe Biden took office as president of the United States, he... Read Full Article

A woman of heroic strength and dignity

Published by The i paper (16th December, 2024) It was just another ordinary November day in the life of an... Read Full Article

Argentina’s much-mocked Javier Milei might just get the last laugh

Published by The Washington Post (12th December, 2024) It is easy to mock Argentine President Javier Milei, with his crazy... 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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