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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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The Tories still think they can fight the future

Published by The i paper (21st May, 2018) The royal wedding was unexpectedly significant since it showed the rebranding of... Read Full Article

Don’t blame the bureaucrats. Blame the boss

Published by The i paper (23rd April, 2018) Theresa May presents herself as a decent person. She talks of fairness... Read Full Article

Take back control of our destiny

Published by The i paper (2nd April, 2018) Take back control was a great political slogan. It had stark simplicity.... Read Full Article

The debasing of democracy

Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th March, 2018) Back in those far off days before the internet consumed our... Read Full Article

No place for defeatism in the struggle for democracy

Published by The i paper (19th March, 2016) As Russia goes through another sham election to crown its tsar for... Read Full Article

Corbyn’s failure of leadership

Published by The Daily Mail (15 March, 2018) Every now and then, there are times in politics when the world... Read Full Article

A lesson on universities for the government

Published by The Sun (20th February, 2018) Theresa May’s review into university funding, announced yesterday after much briefing, should be... Read Full Article

Spare no sympathy for the Labour moderates

Published by The i paper (22nd January, 2018) The contrast could not have been more striking. First up on The... Read Full Article

Britain’s foreign aid budget is indefensible

Published by The Times (January 16th, 2018) Poor old Penny Mordaunt. She makes the cabinet after eight years in parliament... Read Full Article

Botched reshuffle casts Theresa May as tragic victim of Brexit

Published by The Guardian (10th January, 2018) In one sense at least, Theresa May’s ministerial reshuffle was a triumph. After 18... 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

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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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