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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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A truly monstrous regiment

Published by The Spectator (31st December, 2016) When The Walking Defeats You: One Man’s Journey as Joseph Kony’s Bodyguard by... Read Full Article

Stop the great aid giveaway

Published by The Sun (20th December, 2016) EVERY day there seems to be a new scandal involving Britain’s booming aid... Read Full Article

Patel takes on foreign aid fat cats

Published by The i paper (19th December, 2016) It is fair to assume few cheers were heard in the Department... Read Full Article

The great foreign aid freeze

Published by The Mail on Sunday (18th December, 2016) The Government has dramatically halted new contracts with British foreign aid... Read Full Article

The begging bowl barons

Published by The Mail on Sunday (18th December, 2016) Bosses of charities handed millions in British foreign aid to fight... Read Full Article

Britain needs to have a serious conversation about the NHS

Published by the Financial Times (17th December, 2016) It is rare that I agree with Jeremy Corbyn, especially in his outmoded... Read Full Article

The social care crisis won’t be solved by sticking plaster politics

Published by CapX (13th December 2016) In these divided days, the existence of a crisis in social care is one... Read Full Article

The barbaric crime wave we ignore

Published by the i paper (12th December, 2016) Like many people with learning difficulties, Lee Irving was a trusting character.... Read Full Article

Stop this sick corruption of compassion

Published by The Mail on Sunday (11th December, 2016) Like many people of my generation, influenced by the begging bowl... Read Full Article

High salaries, bonuses and suspect cash withdrawals

Published by The Mail on Sunday (11th December, 2016) It all sounds so positive on Adam Smith International’s website: an... 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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