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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

  • 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?
  • We don’t need another review. The care system is rotting while politicians play tawdry games

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Labour moderates need some fresh thinking

Published by the ipaper (26th September, 2016) Before following his father into Westminster, Stephen Kinnock enjoyed the fruits of free... Read Full Article

Refugees are a test of our shared humanity

Published by the ipaper (18th September, 2016) South Sudan is the world’s newest country, having just passed its fifth birthday.... Read Full Article

Stop this anti-Cameron cacophony

Published by The Mail on Sunday (18th September, 2016) A year ago, David Cameron was being hailed as a political... Read Full Article

Brexit means Brexit. But what does that mean?

Published by the i paper (5th September, 2016) Theresa May is a fortunate politician in so many ways. Her own... Read Full Article

The NHS is ailing. Is a ringfenced tax the best remedy?

Published by The Guardian (30th August, 2016) Doctors and their vociferous unions do like to complain, posing as protectors of... Read Full Article

New minister taking a tougher line

Published by The Mail on Sunday (August 28th, 2016) She does not deserve three cheers yet, probably not even two.... Read Full Article

Now Theresa May can see the mountainous challenge ahead

Published by The Guardian (19th August, 2016) Having reached the political summit with surprising ease, Theresa May has headed to... Read Full Article

The bright side of Brexit: we can ditch daft farm subsidies

Published by the ipaper (15th August, 2016) Slowly but surely, the consequences of that self-harming Brexit vote become clearer. The... Read Full Article

We fixate on the Ukip pantomime. That’s a serious mistake

Published by The Guardian (5th August, 2016) You need a heart of stone not to laugh. Stephen Woolfe, favourite to... Read Full Article

Honouring my friends from Number Ten is wrong

Published by The Daily Telegraph (2nd August, 2016) There is no doubt the leaked list of gongs that David Cameron... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • 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?
  • We don’t need another review. The care system is rotting while politicians play tawdry games

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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