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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

  • 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
  • Why isn’t China a pariah state?

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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

A terrible lack of judgement

Published by The i paper (8th January, 2018) As I write, Hollywood is preparing for its first major awards ceremony... Read Full Article

The Tories are out of step with modern life

Published by The Guardian (3rd January, 2018) Toby Young has never been shy of self-promotion. He admits to possessing a... Read Full Article

Could Jeremy Hunt be the next Tory leader?

Published by The i paper (18th December, 2017) As we end another tumultuous year in our island history, Theresa May... Read Full Article

Longer prison sentences won’t stop animal cruelty

Published by The Times (14th December, 2017) Michael Gove seeks to show that Brexit means we can take back control... Read Full Article

Callous rules on foreign spouses must be abolished

Published by The Times (1st December, 2017) It is a modern love story. The popular prince who fell in love... Read Full Article

Britain suffers the Brexit blues

Published by The i paper (27th November, 2017) ‘The eyes of the world are upon us,’ declared Theresa May in... Read Full Article

We need an investigation into Russia’s role in the Brexit vote

Published by The i paper (13th November, 2017) Every now and then, observing the strange state of global events, we... Read Full Article

Are the Tories reliving the John Major years? No. It’s much worse than that

Published by The Guardian (2nd November, 2017) It was a candid tweet from a Conservative MP as the sex abuse... Read Full Article

Boris Johnson has wrecked the Tories. He should own the wreckage

Published by The Guardian (4th October, 2017) It was a dismal end to a strange, sombre conference. Last year Theresa... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • 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
  • Why isn’t China a pariah state?

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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