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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

  • Why isn’t China a pariah state?
  • We don’t need another review. The care system is rotting while politicians play tawdry games
  • Jimmy Carter’s selfless work for the poor and sick after he left office serves as a stinging rebuke to the venality of Blair and Cameron
  • The tragedy of Joe Biden: he betrayed democracy
  • A woman of heroic strength and dignity

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Britain’s big gamble puts the citizens at the wheel

Published in the Financial Times (December 28th, 2010) Lady Perry, a former chief inspector of schools in England, uses an... Read Full Article

Blair’s brave new world is falling to pieces

Published in The Times (December 24th, 2010) The adrenalin, the adulation, the buzz are still there for Tony Blair as... Read Full Article

Can Twitter and the internet start a revolution?

Published in the London Evening Standard (December 7th, 2010) It began over drinks in a pub in Islington. Friends in... Read Full Article

The making of the coalition

Published in The Spectator (December 4th, 2010) 22 Days in May by David Laws/5 Days to Power by Rob Wilson... Read Full Article

Mississippi yearning: driving down America’s Great River Road

Published in The Guardian (December 4th, 2010) As we nudged the Mustang on to the vast metal bridge spanning the... Read Full Article

Idayah is a bright child. One of a spurned minority

Published in the London Evening Standard (December 2nd, 2010) Idayah Miller shares the ambitions of any other 11-year-old girl. A bright... Read Full Article

There’s a better way to break the cycle of crime

Published in the London Evening Standard (November 23rd, 2010) It was early morning when I heard muffled whispers and scuffling... Read Full Article

At last, a good way to help the homeless

Published in The Daily Telegraph (November 15th, 2010) Simon had been using drugs and sleeping rough for nearly two decades,... Read Full Article

Before you pay to volunteer abroad, think of the harm you might do

Published in The Observer (November 14th, 2010) By 10pm, the aptly named Bar Street is pulsating with tourists drawn to... Read Full Article

Cutting out the middle men

Published in The Economist (November 6th, 2010) When the workers in the City of London head home each evening, a... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • Why isn’t China a pariah state?
  • We don’t need another review. The care system is rotting while politicians play tawdry games
  • Jimmy Carter’s selfless work for the poor and sick after he left office serves as a stinging rebuke to the venality of Blair and Cameron
  • The tragedy of Joe Biden: he betrayed democracy
  • A woman of heroic strength and dignity

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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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