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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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A proportional response to our broken political system

Published by The i paper (3rd September, 2018) Do you remember a politician called Vince Cable? He was that older... Read Full Article

May’s view of Africa is blinkered and damaging

Published by The Times (29th August, 2018) Theresa May is making her first visit to Africa since entering Downing Street... Read Full Article

How a loose-lipped diplomat gave me a glimmer of hope

Published by The i paper (20th August, 2018) Since it has stirred such interest following a couple of tweets, I... Read Full Article

Boris on the burka was straight out of Bannon’s playbook

Published by The i paper (13th August, 2018) Put aside, even if just for a moment, the future of Alexander... Read Full Article

Why Corbyn is unfit for office

Published by The ipaper (6th August, 2018) Two years ago I had a drink with a friend who runs a... Read Full Article

The Brexiteers are right that this is a terrible proposal – but it’s entirely their fault

Published by The i Paper (16th July, 2018) Alan Bennett started as a satirist but became a national treasure, a... Read Full Article

Yet again, Boris Johnson has exposed himself as a self-serving charlatan

Published by The Guardian (9th July, 2018) The resignation of Boris Johnson as foreign secretary serves as a perfect metaphor... Read Full Article

Sister-in-law of Home Office Minister who banned cannabis oil confesses: I have used it too, so make it legal

Published by The Mail on Sunday (17th June, 2018) The sister-in-law of Nick Hurd, the Home Office Minister who last... Read Full Article

Stand up to the incompetent Brexit bullies

Published by The i paper (11th June, 2018) You might think an outbreak of trade war would make even the... Read Full Article

A new party could save politics from the extremes

Published by UnHerd (6th June, 2018) Everyone wants a political party that reflects their own outlook. And since we tend... 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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