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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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  • 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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Is this the return of two-party politics?

Published by CapX (1st June, 2017) What a strange and suddenly absorbing election. The anticipated coronation of Theresa May, touching... Read Full Article

A specialist in foreign policy failure

Published by The i paper (29th May, 2017) A battle for power that looked dull, despite the bubbling undercurrents of... Read Full Article

Immigration: the huge hole in May’s manifesto

Published by The ipaper (22nd May, 2017) Theresa May’s speech at her manifesto launch presented a bold vision for Britain.... Read Full Article

People with learning difficulties are not ill – but Theresa May’s gaffe is typical

Published by The Guardian (17th May, 2017) My daughter has learning difficulties. She was born with them 24 years ago... Read Full Article

A new centre party could change everything

Published by The i paper (15th May, 2017) There has been much talk of a new centre party emerging from... Read Full Article

The dozen reasons for Labour’s decline

Published by The ipaper (8th May, 2017) On Friday morning I received a text from a Syrian friend who just... Read Full Article

What Labour could learn from Monsieur Moderate

Published by The Mail on Sunday (7th May, 2017) Three years ago he was unknown across France. His bid for... Read Full Article

A landslide won’t strengthen May’s hand

Published by The Guardian (2nd May, 2017) Shortly after Theresa May set out her timetable for Brexit she went for... Read Full Article

The looming political shake-up

Published by The i paper (24th April, 2017) Britain faces both the most important and the dullest election campaign for... Read Full Article

Rethink foreign aid, Mrs May

Published by The Mail on Sunday (23rd April, 2017) Aid for despots and dictators. Aid for rich nations with their... 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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