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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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French protests show Western democracies need rapid reform

Published by The i paper (3rd December, 2018) Paris is burning once again. Masked protesters have been tearing up paving... Read Full Article

Belgium’s Dr Death admits he has killed 140 patients – including two of his friends

Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd December, 2018) With his genial manner, check shirt and careful choice of words,... Read Full Article

Ugandan elite dipped into UK aid cash

Published by The Mail on Sunday (December 2nd, 2018) Tens of millions of pounds donated by British taxpayers and other countries... Read Full Article

How charities are corrupted by Whitehall

Published by UnHerd (30th November, 2018) The National Health Service has been ordered to start looking into the deaths of... Read Full Article

Dodo of a deal deserves to be made extinct

Published by The i paper (26th November, 2018) Amber Rudd has been back in the Cabinet for nine days, yet... Read Full Article

May has proved she can’t be trusted over immigration

Published by The Times (20th November, 2018) Theresa May has been clear about one thing from the start on Brexit:... Read Full Article

The hard-right still playing dangerous fantasy politics

Published by The i Paper (19th November, 2018) You have probably forgotten about Owen Paterson, a minor league politician who... Read Full Article

Can Zuckerberg control his monster?

Published by UnHerd (19th November, 2018) It seems incredible Facebook is only 14 years old. The firm’s penetration of the... Read Full Article

Harriet Harman challenges the section of autistic patients

Published by The Mail on Sunday (18th November, 2018) Harriet Harman is leading a chorus of alarm from MPs over... Read Full Article

It is not too late to escape this epic mess

Published by The ipaper (12th November, 2018) Once again, the lions have been let down by donkeys. There are many... 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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