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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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  • The secret messages behind the lab leak cover-up
  • Starmer needs to change his tune
  • A new threat to American democracy

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New evidence that Beijing hid truth about Covid origin and possible leak from Wuhan lab

Published by The Mail on Sunday (30th July, 2023) China’s public health authorities cracked the genetic code of the Covid... Read Full Article

The secret messages behind the lab leak cover-up

Published by UnHerd (28th July, 2023) “What happened to Oppenheimer damaged our ability as a society to debate honestly about... Read Full Article

Starmer needs to change his tune

Published by The i paper (24th July, 2023) Sometimes, the jibes from political opponents sting since they are so close... Read Full Article

A new threat to American democracy

Published by The i paper (17th July, 2023) It seems extraordinary that Donald Trump remains the runaway favourite to win... Read Full Article

The mothers having their names erased from their children’s birth certificates — by the state

Published by The Daily Mail (16th July, 2023) The shock news arrived without warning in January: Michela Leidi was being... Read Full Article

Westminster’s drug policy is put to shame

Published by The i paper (10th July, 2023) The state of British politics often induces despair. Westminster is hooked on... Read Full Article

Foreign aid blights rather than builds a nation

Published by The Times (5th July, 2023) Somalia is a shattered country associated with chaos, conflict and piracy, host to... Read Full Article

Social care has been unloved and poorly funded for too long

Published by The Times (4th July, 2023) My daughter is lovely. She has learning disabilities and a life-threatening health condition,... Read Full Article

Troubled republic must search its revolutionary soul

Published by The i paper (3rd July, 2023) In 2009, Africa Express, the collaborative music project I co-founded, held a... Read Full Article

Ruling on Rwanda is a win for decency

Published by The i paper (30th June, 2023) What a fine start to the day. First came a forceful report... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • Double standards of ‘caring capitalism’
  • New evidence that Beijing hid truth about Covid origin and possible leak from Wuhan lab
  • The secret messages behind the lab leak cover-up
  • Starmer needs to change his tune
  • A new threat to American democracy

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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 Isis Labour LibDems Libya May Miliband MoS NHS Nigeria Observer Putin Russia Rwanda social care Syria Times Trump Ukip Ukraine UN UnHerd USA

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