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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

  • Anthony Fauci’s pardon shames America
  • 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

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Trump is debasing democracy the world over

Published by CapX (27th July, 2017) When I was in Liberia three years ago covering the ebola epidemic, I was... Read Full Article

As I know myself, there can be no winners in the Charlie Gard case

Published by The Guardian (26th July, 2017) At the centre of the Charlie Gard  story, which has captured global attention,... Read Full Article

So much pain for so little gain

Published by The ipaper (24th July, 2017) Jacob Rees-Mogg has six children, has never changed a nappy and happily admits... Read Full Article

How – through the news – we see our planet

Published by UnHerd (24th July, 2017) Over the past three weeks, my work has taken me to three countries on... Read Full Article

‘Donor darling’ despot falsifies poverty numbers and sends hitmen to Britain

Published by The Mail on Sunday (23rd July, 2017) Emmanuel Gasakure could have enjoyed a comfortable life as a cardiologist... Read Full Article

The same old mistakes in a doomed war on drugs

Published by The ipaper (16th July, 2017) The Home Office released its long-awaited new drugs strategy on Friday. Given that... Read Full Article

Wayne Rooney and the new frontier

Published by The Mail on Sunday (16th July, 2017) When the vice-president of Tanzania heard Everton were planning to play... Read Full Article

End this casual abuse of disabled people

Published by The Times (12th July, 2017) It was good to see swift action taken against the Conservative MP Anne... Read Full Article

Don’t be fooled by this defeat for Daesh

Published by The ipaper (10th July 2017) Some Iraqi troops started celebrating the defeat of Isis in Mosul even as... Read Full Article

Death throes of the caliphate

Published by The Mail on Sunday (9th July, 2017) The scenes of destruction were simply apocalyptic. Every street pockmarked by... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • Anthony Fauci’s pardon shames America
  • 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

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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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