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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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The depressing day your concerns were simply swept aside

Published by The Mail on Sunday (19th June, 2016) It should have been momentous: Westminster forced to reconsider the folly... Read Full Article

Why are society’s most privileged complaining about elitism?

Published by the ipaper (13th June, 2016) These are worrying times for those of us who do not desire to... Read Full Article

Aid bosses and tales to make your eyes pop

Published by The Mail on Sunday (12th June, 2016) It was the campaign that made the country rise up with... Read Full Article

David Cameron should crush Tory dinosaurs in a revenge reshuffle

Published by The Guardian (31st May, 2016) In his maiden speech as a Tory MP six years ago, Andrew Bridgen... Read Full Article

Rise of the far-right shows split between optimists and pessimists

Published by the ipaper (30th May, 2016) We live in remarkable times. Indeed, they are so remarkable historians may look... Read Full Article

Should we follow Norway to the EU exit? Nei!

Published by The Mail on Sunday (29th May, 2016) Picture a scene familiar to many who live in the English... Read Full Article

Blips, blunders and bluster… has Boris lost it?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (22nd May 2016) When he announced he was backing Brexit, there was jubilation among... Read Full Article

A modern tragedy applauded by deluded leftists

Published by The Daily Telegraph (18th May, 2016) To understand why the thought of Jeremy Corbyn as prime minister is... Read Full Article

Boris is a dimming star in the Brexit debate

Published by The ipaper (16th May, 2016) Last week, the former Prime Minister Sir John Major made one of his... Read Full Article

The Tories meddle with the BBC at their peril

Published by The Guardian (11th May, 2016) What is the government cooking up for the BBC? According to winners at... 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

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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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