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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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Revenge of the Cameroons

Published by The i paper (9th October, 2017) Shortly before Theresa May became Prime Minister, I was having coffee with... Read Full Article

The Tory brand is toxic to the young

Published by The i paper (2nd October, 2017) How times change. When Conservatives gathered for their last annual conference, there... Read Full Article

Corbyn may have avuncular charm, but he’s no man of the people

Published by The ipaper (25th September, 2017) Jeremy Corbyn displayed his usual avuncular style ahead of his party’s annual conference.... Read Full Article

As Brexit runs aground, watch the leave rats jump ship

Published by The Guardian (22nd September, 2017) Theresa May has looked out of her depth since she became prime minister.... Read Full Article

Cutting tuition fees would just benefit wealthy graduates

Published by The Times (19th September, 2017) The Tories have woken up suddenly to the generational divide. Bribing pensioners and... Read Full Article

Boris Johnston’s descent into gutter politics

Published by the i paper (18th September, 2017) You may have forgotten Andrea Leadsom. She was the woman who nearly... Read Full Article

Disingenuous, disloyal and desperate

Published by The Mail on Sunday (17th September, 2017) London had a lucky escape on Friday. But still there were 29... Read Full Article

What Rees-Mogg’s popularity reveals about the Tories

Published by The ipaper (11th September, 2017) The idea of Jacob Rees-Mogg as the leader to save Tories from electoral... Read Full Article

Undesirable rebirth of British exceptionalism

Published by The ipaper (7th August, 2017) Did you know Britons have agriculture woven into their genetic makeup more than... Read Full Article

Give thanks for Spreadsheet Phil, our unlikely saviour

Published by The ipaper (31st July, 2017) I never thought I would say this, but give thanks and praises for... 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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