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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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There’s something profoundly wrong with a nation where only the ‘little people’ pay taxes

Published in The Daily Mail (November 14th, 2012) Amazon, Starbucks and Google are three of the corporate giants that define... Read Full Article

An epic, tragic blunder – but we must not let the BBC self-destruct

Published in The Independent on Sunday (November 11th, 2012) A few days ago, chatting to one of the country’s most... Read Full Article

Forget aid and target inequality

Published in Prospect (November 9th, 2012) Should Britain give aid to India? For a hefty majority of people in this... Read Full Article

Outrageous fortunes

Published in The Observer (November 4th, 2012) Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich by Chrystia Freeland (Allen... Read Full Article

Sensible rebellion on Europe, for all the wrong reasons

Published in The Financial Times (November 2, 2012) From the start of his leadership, David Cameron urged his party to stop... Read Full Article

Tory retreat on climate change is senseless

Published in The Guardian (October 29th, 2012) The year after David Cameron became Tory party leader, he did something party... Read Full Article

Polls, policing and a poor public service

Published in The Independent (October 24th, 2012) Are you excited over the prospect of voting next month for your local... Read Full Article

Modern conservatism that unites the party’s left and right

Published in The Guardian (October 10th, 2012) David Cameron will never be an orator whose barnstorming speaking rouses a hall... Read Full Article

Killing kindness with red tape

Published in The Independent (October 9th, 2012) Kenny’s life in not easy. He is blind, unable to speak, needs help... Read Full Article

Cameron must modernise, not appease the reactionaries

Published in The Independent (October 8th, 2012) Over the years, many people have said David Cameron is a man who... 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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