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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

  • 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
  • Jimmy Carter’s selfless work for the poor and sick after he left office serves as a stinging rebuke to the venality of Blair and Cameron

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Sunak predicted his party’s downfall

Published by The i paper (11th December, 2023) Rishi Sunak was right about one thing when he won the top... Read Full Article

A desperate appointment as Tories lurch back to the centre from the far-right abyss

Published by The i paper (14th November, 2023) David Cameron is back in frontline politics. These are words I never... Read Full Article

How can a Labour MP block flats for people with learning disabilities?

Published by The i paper (13th November, 2023) In a Westminster world stuffed with ambitious party hacks and entitled creeps... Read Full Article

Timid leaders could learn from Thatcher on dealing with a crisis in Israel

Published by The i paper (30th October, 2023) Two years after becoming prime minister, Margaret Thatcher gave an interview to The... Read Full Article

Sunak is right on one thing: we need change

Published by The I paper (2nd October, 2023) Is it any wonder political satire struggles so badly these days when... Read Full Article

Starmer needs to change his tune

Published by The i paper (24th July, 2023) Sometimes, the jibes from political opponents sting since they are so close... Read Full Article

The struggle to save our democracy from scoundrels

Published by The i paper (19th June, 2023) It is now official: Boris Johnson is a lying scoundrel. He is... Read Full Article

Three ageing male egomaniacs, clinging to power

Published by The i paper (12th June, 2023) Headlines over the weekend were dominated by three ageing male egomaniacs. They... Read Full Article

Curse of tribalism shackles progress

Published by The i paper (29th May, 2023) Eleven years ago I travelled to Texas to meet some people who sparked... Read Full Article

I apologise for my small part in the Tory fiasco…

Published by The i paper (22nd May, 2023) I must start with an apology. Shortly after leaving my job as... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • 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
  • Jimmy Carter’s selfless work for the poor and sick after he left office serves as a stinging rebuke to the venality of Blair and Cameron

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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