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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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  • 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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Glimpse into a murky world

Published by The Spectator (26th October, 2019) The Killing in the Consulate: Investigating the Life and Death of Jamal Khashoggi... Read Full Article

Caged like animals but no-one seems to care

Published by The i paper (21st October, 2019) One year ago I talked to Jeremy, an affable lorry driver from... Read Full Article

Madness! How one small sign summed up a divided nation

Published by The Mail on Sunday (20th October, 2019) Captain Jean-Luc Picard should have known better than to trust our weather. But... Read Full Article

How my daughter disrupted my politics

Published by UnHerd (15th October, 2019) I was one of those strange kids who was always interested in politics, almost... Read Full Article

A light shining through darkness

Published by The i paper (14th October, 2019) History is a harsher judge than people appointed by Norway’s parliament, but... Read Full Article

Kelly is in good physical health. So why is she fighting for the right to die – aged 23?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (13th October, 2019) Kelly is 23 years old. She is a bright and thoughtful... Read Full Article

Tory hardliners forced to adopt Labour’s clothing

Published by The i paper (7th October, 2019) It was strange to read the text of Michael Gove’s speech celebrating... Read Full Article

Autistic youngsters ARE wrongly locked in mental hospitals, say health chiefs

Published by The Mail on Sunday (6th October, 2019) Health chiefs have admitted that young people with autism and learning... Read Full Article

The million-dollar question: is David Miliband a gilt-edged hypocrite?

Published by The Daily Mail (October 1st, 2019) When David Miliband was running to succeed Gordon Brown as leader of... Read Full Article

Democracy is not fixed by one vote

Published by The i paper (30th September, 2019) Boris Johnson has long dreamed of his first party conference as prime... 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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