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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

  • 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?
  • We don’t need another review. The care system is rotting while politicians play tawdry games

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Like it or not, Brexit has won – now the real battle begins

Published by The i paper (16th December, 2019) As soon as I heard the exit poll on election night, I... Read Full Article

An aid to better spending

Published by The Times (12th December, 2019) Even Boris Johnson’s critics would agree that on the subject of international aid... Read Full Article

Labour has a choice: the centre or the abyss

Published by The Washington Post (13th December, 2019) As results started rolling in from Britain’s 650 constituencies in Thursday’s election,... Read Full Article

Can Dominic Raab cling on to Esher?

Published by UnHerd (9th December, 2019) I met Liam Gallagher on the high street in Esher outside his tile shop.... Read Full Article

Voters are being offered the Devil’s choice

Published by The i paper (9th December, 2019) Weary British voters head back to the polls this week. They have... Read Full Article

Our prisons are a national disgrace

Published by UnHerd (2nd December, 2019) In 1773, a wealthy businessman named John Howard, appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire, was... Read Full Article

Frank Dobson’s death is a reminder of Labour’s decay

Published by The Times (14th November, 2019) Frank Dobson was one of the first members of parliament I got to... Read Full Article

Voters do not know who to believe

Published by The i paper (11th November, 2019) How can you tell if a politician is lying? Simple: see if... Read Full Article

Madness! How one small sign summed up a divided nation

Published by The Mail on Sunday (20th October, 2019) Captain Jean-Luc Picard should have known better than to trust our weather. But... Read Full Article

How my daughter disrupted my politics

Published by UnHerd (15th October, 2019) I was one of those strange kids who was always interested in politics, almost... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • 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?
  • We don’t need another review. The care system is rotting while politicians play tawdry games

Tags

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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