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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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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

A nauseating award for Blair and a bloated aid industry sucking up to its political paymasters

Published by The Daily Mail (27th November, 2014) A spectacular charity gala studded with celebrities, famous singers and Hollywood stars,... Read Full Article

Sir Bob’s pet cause is arrogant and wrong

Published by The Sun (18th November, 2014) Sometimes, even for secular saints, the truth is uncomfortable – as Sir Bob... Read Full Article

How the Tories are helping Ukip

Published by The Independent (17th November, 2014) First Clacton, now Rochester – the unlikely landmarks of British political history as Ukip... Read Full Article

Is ‘Gucci Grace’ about to become the world’s first female dictator?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (16th November, 2014) Grace Mugabe has been called many things since the moment when,... Read Full Article

Should Band Aid be resurrected?

Published by The Observer (16th November, 2014) The Observer debate with Tim Ingham (Editor, Music Week) IB: Absolutely not. The... Read Full Article

Sorry Bob – Band Aid has done more harm than good

Published by The Daily Mail (12th November, 2014) Once again, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure have lined up the latest... Read Full Article

Miliband has failed to follow the first rule of opposition

Published by The Independent (10th November, 2014) There is a certain choreography parties perform when a leader is in trouble. First... Read Full Article

The aid industry endorses human rights abuses, fuels corruption and missed the Ebola crisis

Published by The Independent (3rd November, 2014) First came a report revealing terrible human rights abuses from a repressive regime... Read Full Article

Fascists, felons and fanatical fools: ugly truth about Farage’s friends in Brussels

Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd November, 2014) Eleonora Bechis does not hold Nigel Farage in high regard. She calls... 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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