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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

  • 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
  • Why isn’t China a pariah state?

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British officers are doing China’s dirty work in Hong Kong

Published by The Times (19th November, 2019) With a sickening sense of inevitability, the peaceful pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong... Read Full Article

Driven along the road to nowhere

Published by The i paper (18th November, 2019) No doubt to erase memories of previous scepticism on man-made climate change,... Read Full Article

Frank Dobson’s death is a reminder of Labour’s decay

Published by The Times (14th November, 2019) Frank Dobson was one of the first members of parliament I got to... Read Full Article

Six Spanish steps towards political paralysis

Published by UnHerd (12th November, 2019) Poor old Spain. Four elections in four years — and for what? The government... Read Full Article

Voters do not know who to believe

Published by The i paper (11th November, 2019) How can you tell if a politician is lying? Simple: see if... Read Full Article

Hancock apology to autistic girl locked up for 2 years

Published by The Mail on Sunday (10th November, 2019) Health Secretary Matt Hancock has apologised for persistent care failures to... Read Full Article

A sliver of hope for abused patients?

Published by The i paper (4th November, 2019) This is already the most depressing general election of my lifetime. I... Read Full Article

Anger, resentment and the rise of the far-right after the fall of the wall

Published by The Mail on Sunday (3rd November, 2019) Frank Schale was a child of Communism. He can remember clearly... Read Full Article

Release them all

Published by The Mail on Sunday (3rd November, 2019) The Government will demand an urgent discharge review for every person... Read Full Article

Lorry deaths expose our shameful hypocrisy on migration

Published by The i paper (28th October, 2019) The young faces stare out of newspaper pages. Bui Thi Nhung, just 19... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • 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
  • Why isn’t China a pariah state?

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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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