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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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I’ve got hold of ‘Official Sensitive’ government business plans. They can help us on bids

Published by The Mail on Sunday (4th December, 2016) A former government official now working for Adam Smith International obtained... Read Full Article

Exposed: how foreign aid giant conned MPs with fake evidence

Published by The Mail on Sunday (4th December, 2016) Fat cat foreign aid contractors paid millions by the taxpayer tried... Read Full Article

The full cost of Brexit is now becoming clear

Published by CapX (23rd November, 2016) Economists are not known for unity of outlook when predicting the future. But before... Read Full Article

At last: a stirring defence of liberalism

Published by The i paper (21st November, 2016) The Tory moderniser and former minister Anna Soubry was in magnificent form... Read Full Article

Richmond reveals a traditional party system in flux

Published by the ipaper (31st October, 2016) Zac Goldsmith presents himself as a man of principle, honouring his promise to... Read Full Article

Democracy is not just casting votes

Published by the i paper (7th November, 2016) The Brexit battle is intensifying. Theresa May, the country’s most prominent convert... Read Full Article

Why are Brexiters trying to shut down debate? Because they’re scared

Published by The Guardian (18th October, 2016) There is one certainty as we survey our future: Britain must go through... Read Full Article

Why will Stop the War not condemn Russia?

Published by The Sun (13th October, 2016) IT was a telling demand from veteran Labour politician Ann Clwyd. Where, she... Read Full Article

‘Liberal’ leavers played with fire and now Britain gets burned

Published by the ipaper (10th October, 2016) The day after Britain voted to leave the European Union, one of the... Read Full Article

All this Tory delirium – it’s like stumbling into a Ukip meeting

Published by The Guardian (4th October, 2016) Theresa May long plotted to become leader of her party. Now all those... 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?

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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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