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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

  • 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
  • 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

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Audacious strike that shows we must keep sending arms to Ukraine

Published by The Daily Mail (12th August, 2024) Surprise has always been critical in war. And once again, Ukraine has... Read Full Article

How Ukrainians are learning to adapt to their wartime economy

Published by The i paper (6th August, 2024) Life seemed good for Vadym Liski before the arrival of war. His... Read Full Article

Far right pose a threat to our democracy

Published by The i paper (5th August, 2024) So the first crisis of Sir Keir Starmer’s time in Downing Street turns... Read Full Article

Miliband’s bonanza £1m salary from charity while cutting jobs and aid projects

Published by The Mail on Sunday (4th August, 2024) David Miliband has been handed an annual pay package of more... Read Full Article

Private greed corroding our care system

Published by The i paper (29th July, 2024) Annette and Kevin Maxwell will never know the extent of the abuse... Read Full Article

Conspiracy of thieves

Published by The Spectator (27th July, 2024) Autocracy, Inc – The Dictators Who Want To Run The World (Allen Lane)... Read Full Article

The Iron Lady trying to salvage Venezuela

Published by UnHerd (26th July, 2024) Despite being the most popular politician in Venezuela, María Corina Machado has been banned... Read Full Article

If the Tories follow Trump, they will be haunted by regret

Published by The i paper (22nd July, 2024) Ronald Reagan is routinely hailed on the right as one of the... Read Full Article

Poland is on a mission: to build the most powerful land army in Europe

Published by The Daily Mail (11th July, 2024) As the sun beat down on a ­glorious summer day, cyclists clad... Read Full Article

Starmer can learn lessons from the Tory disaster

Published by The i paper (8th July, 2024) Already our politics feels a little bit calmer. Labour has kicked out... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • 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
  • 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

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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