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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

  • China’s stooges expose the real Covid conspiracy
  • Schools offer a lesson on Labour’s confusion
  • Why isn’t China a pariah state?
  • We don’t need another review. The care system is rotting while politicians play tawdry games
  • Jimmy Carter’s selfless work for the poor and sick after he left office serves as a stinging rebuke to the venality of Blair and Cameron

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The PM is hopelessly out of his depth

Published by The i paper (21st December, 2020) Last week was another long one in Westminster. On Monday Matt Hancock,... Read Full Article

Real Conservatives should speak out

Published by The i paper (14th December, 2020) So this is how it ends. After 47 years as a leading... Read Full Article

A shameful failure of decency

Published by The i paper (5th October, 2020) Here we go again. The Tories are sliding in the polls. The prime... Read Full Article

Out of his depth, out of ideas

Published by The i paper (21st September, 2020) When I was a child I wanted to be prime minister. First,... Read Full Article

Trust: the missing ingredient in our pandemic response

Published by The i paper (14th September, 2020) Boris Johnson hailed ‘a new dawn’ for Britain after winning an election... Read Full Article

Quangos, cronies and the government blame game

Published by The i paper (24th August, 2020) This pandemic has exposed defects in our nation with hideous efficiency. It... Read Full Article

The PM reveals his moral bankruptcy

Published by The i paper (3rd August, 2020) One of the most powerful political advertisements of recent times was released... Read Full Article

How long can the Royal Family survive?

Published by The i paper (27th July, 2020) The Royal Family is both an anachronism and an absurdity. Just imagine... Read Full Article

A saga that stinks from start to finish

Published by The i paper (29th June, 2020) Britain likes to delude itself that it is better than the rest... Read Full Article

Where have all the good politicians gone?

Published by UnHerd (1st July, 2020) Tony Blair has had the most successful career of any politician since Margaret Thatcher.... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • China’s stooges expose the real Covid conspiracy
  • Schools offer a lesson on Labour’s confusion
  • Why isn’t China a pariah state?
  • We don’t need another review. The care system is rotting while politicians play tawdry games
  • Jimmy Carter’s selfless work for the poor and sick after he left office serves as a stinging rebuke to the venality of Blair and Cameron

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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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