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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

  • 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
  • Why isn’t China a pariah state?
  • We don’t need another review. The care system is rotting while politicians play tawdry games

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Putin’s missile madness may backfire

Published by The i paper (5th June, 2023) The hail of Russian attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine has become remorseless.... Read Full Article

Yevhen’s story: how a father from Ukraine rescued his children from the Kremlin clutches

Published by Tortoise (30th May, 2023) The Polyany sanatorium is a two-storey brick building in verdant grounds about an hour’s... Read Full Article

Curse of tribalism shackles progress

Published by The i paper (29th May, 2023) Eleven years ago I travelled to Texas to meet some people who sparked... Read Full Article

Why Finnish children see through fake news

Published by The i paper (25th May, 2023) Darja Rekani clearly remembers the day in primary school when a teacher... Read Full Article

I apologise for my small part in the Tory fiasco…

Published by The i paper (22nd May, 2023) I must start with an apology. Shortly after leaving my job as... Read Full Article

The West’s reluctance to commit fully to Ukraine’s fight will prolong the war

Published by The i paper (15th May, 2023) Since coming to power at the start of this century,  Vladimir Putin... Read Full Article

Sunak’s Brexit coalition has collapsed

Published by The i paper (8th May, 2023) It is almost possible to feel sorry for Rishi Sunak. He is... Read Full Article

Why do we kowtow to a vile dictatorship that covers up Covid’s origins, threatens Taiwan and carries out genocide?

Published by The Daily Mail (2nd May, 2023) As he flew back from the ceremonies marking the handover of Hong... Read Full Article

Blame Tory chaos and ministerial churn for struggling public services

Published by The i paper (1st May, 2023) Alex Chalk has given his first interview as Justice Secretary since joining... Read Full Article

Biden’s record is more impressive than Obama’s – but he is making a mistake by running again

Published by The I newspaper (24th April, 2023) Muddling up New Zealand’s rugby team with a British paramilitary unit from... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • 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
  • Why isn’t China a pariah state?
  • We don’t need another review. The care system is rotting while politicians play tawdry games

Tags

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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