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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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The Tories, sunk by the politics of fear, must lose the Lynton Crosby playbook

Published by The Guardian (9th June, 2017) There is one clear lesson from the strangest election campaign of my lifetime:... Read Full Article

The future of liberalism in an age of terror

Published by The i paper (5th June, 2017) Six weeks ago I was in South Korea as parties finalised pitches... Read Full Article

Every horror imaginable

Published by The Spectator (3rd June, 2017) A Gift from Darkness: How I Escaped with My Daughter from Boko Haram... Read Full Article

Is this the return of two-party politics?

Published by CapX (1st June, 2017) What a strange and suddenly absorbing election. The anticipated coronation of Theresa May, touching... Read Full Article

One day we’ll look back on zoos as an abomination

Published by The Times (31st May, 2017) Tigers are among the most magnificent animals on earth. They are largely solitary... Read Full Article

A specialist in foreign policy failure

Published by The i paper (29th May, 2017) A battle for power that looked dull, despite the bubbling undercurrents of... Read Full Article

Immigration: the huge hole in May’s manifesto

Published by The ipaper (22nd May, 2017) Theresa May’s speech at her manifesto launch presented a bold vision for Britain.... Read Full Article

People with learning difficulties are not ill – but Theresa May’s gaffe is typical

Published by The Guardian (17th May, 2017) My daughter has learning difficulties. She was born with them 24 years ago... Read Full Article

A new centre party could change everything

Published by The i paper (15th May, 2017) There has been much talk of a new centre party emerging from... Read Full Article

‘Sunshine Policy’ is simply appeasement of horror

Published by CapX (11th May, 2017) The Sunshine Policy of engagement between the two Koreas ran for a decade until... 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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