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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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  • China’s stooges expose the real Covid conspiracy
  • Schools offer a lesson on Labour’s confusion
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Who will capture the centre ground?

Published by The i paper (3rd April, 2017) British politics is in a curious place. A prime minister who is... Read Full Article

The tiny nation holding Britain hostage (like 27 others)

Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd April, 2017) The symbolism could not have been more stark, nor the power... Read Full Article

MPs can’t afford to ignore the millions we waste on aid

Published by The Times (29th March, 2017) Can you guess the big problem with Britain’s aid spending? It is not... Read Full Article

The great Brexit farce has begun

Published by The i paper (27th March, 2017) There is a simplistic clarity to any act of insurgency. Rebellions can... Read Full Article

Terror and peace: Martin McGuinness’s divisive legacy

Published by CapX (21st March, 2017) For anyone my age, the death of Martin McGuinness brings very mixed feelings. We... Read Full Article

Some say Remainers should stay silent. I don’t agree…

Published by The i Paper (13th March, 2017) The prime minister is poised to lead her people in massed leap... Read Full Article

The self-employed shouldn’t be stung with more taxes

Published by The Times (7th March, 2017) Seven years ago I joined the swelling ranks of self-employed workers in Britain... Read Full Article

Behind the fine words, corruption festers

Published by The Mail on Sunday (12th February, 2017) So now it is official: Adam Smith International, Britain’s biggest specialist... Read Full Article

My Tory Brexit friends should hang their heads in shame

Published by The Guardian (7th February, 2016) Ken Clarke has been in superb form since becoming the only Conservative MP... Read Full Article

Where is the Remain fightback?

Published by The i paper (6th February, 2017) A few weeks before the Brexit vote, Nigel Farage gave clear warning... 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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