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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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Blood on their hands: the worst disaster in NHS history

Published by The Daily Mail (1st May, 2019) Steve Dymond and I never met. But over the years we developed... Read Full Article

New politics soon turns into old politics

Published by The i paper (29th April, 2019) Five years ago, a new force arrived in Spanish politics. Podemos emerged... Read Full Article

Meet the Clintons

Published by Tortoise (29th April, 2019) It must have felt like the good old days as they walked into the... Read Full Article

How plans to dig up Franco’s body fuelled a far-right surge in Spain

Published by The Mail on Sunday (28th April, 2019) It seems strange to find a massive monument to fascism in... Read Full Article

Greta Thunberg teaches us about autism as much as climate change

Published by The Guardian (23rd April, 2019) Greta Thunberg is an impressive individual. Just 16 years old, she has been nominated... Read Full Article

We need to talk about climate change

Published by The ipaper (22nd April, 2019) Civil disobedience is rarely popular, especially when it leads to disrupted journeys, blocked... Read Full Article

Britain’s cruel care system shames us all

Published by The Times (19th April, 2019) The details are shocking. A troubled girl just 14 years old, sent for... Read Full Article

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye?

Published by Damn (18th April, 2019) It seems strange to recall that when I was growing up in the suburbs... Read Full Article

India’s huge vote in favour of democracy

Published by The i paper (15th April, 2019) People went by camel, car, foot, bicycle and tractor when voting started... Read Full Article

The Arab Spring is still unfurling

Published by UnHerd (11th April, 2019) The revolution in Sudan has an icon. The image of a young student was... 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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