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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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The NHS is a victim of success

Published by The i paper (4th June, 2018) Today Jeremy Hunt became the longest-serving health secretary since the creation of the... Read Full Article

The foreign aid ghost camps

Published by The Mail on Sunday (3rd June, 2018) When United Nations chief Antonio Guterres begged the world to help Uganda... Read Full Article

Myth of the British countryside

Published by The i paper (28th May, 2018) For all his faults on Brexit and that disastrous leadership bid, Michael... Read Full Article

Deal that makes a mockery of fair play

Published by The Mail on Sunday (27th May, 2018) After a decade writing about the aid industry, I thought I... Read Full Article

How digital dissidents are defying the despots

Published by UnHerd (25th May, 2018) When Ahmad Abu Artema was a child, his parents separated and his mother ended... Read Full Article

The Tories still think they can fight the future

Published by The i paper (21st May, 2018) The royal wedding was unexpectedly significant since it showed the rebranding of... Read Full Article

A wounded father, his missing son and a slingshot army locked in war without end

Published by The Mail on Sunday (20th May, 2018) I met Raed Selawy as he lurched over the bumpy terrain... Read Full Article

Film directors still revel in violence against women

Published by The Times (17th May, 2018) Critics at the Cannes film festival, those hardy souls compelled to endure a... Read Full Article

When will politicians quit the war on drugs?

Published by UnHerd (16th May, 2018) Few dispute that drugs can damage lives, devastate families and are linked to criminality.... Read Full Article

Can we trust Trump in his diplomatic dance with a dictator?

Published by The ipaper (14th May, 2018) The Today programme on Radio 4 often sets the news agenda with tough... 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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