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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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Sturgeon spoke her mind – unlike the Labour leader

Published by The Daily Telegraph (3rd April, 2014) There were no real losers in last night’s leaders’ debate, which was... Read Full Article

Why are the Tories not racing away with this election?

Published by The Daily Telegraph (1st April, 2015) George Osborne hit the campaign trail in Hove yesterday, posing for cheesy... Read Full Article

Campaign starts with two main parties trapped in comfort zones

Published by The Independent (30 March, 2015) The phoney war is over. Today, the general election campaign finally begins. David... Read Full Article

Plot to oust Speaker John Bercow just crude revenge

Published by The Guardian (26th March, 2015) John Bercow does not find it difficult to give offence, which is never... Read Full Article

They gave Robert Aids – and then they killed his relatives

Published by The Mail on Sunday (22nd March, 2015) In 1983, Robert Mackie asked his doctor about reports of haemophiliacs... Read Full Article

The biggest disaster in NHS history

Published by The Mail on Sunday (22nd March, 2015) The Government will apologise this week for what has been called... Read Full Article

Immigration as a vote-winner?

Published by The Independent (16th March, 2015) Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh grew up in a Conservative family. Her father was the first... Read Full Article

Michael Gove is right: The Tories need to detoxify their brand

Published by The Guardian (14th March, 2015) Chief whips tend not to make waves in politics. They are meant to... Read Full Article

This foreign aid law is an expensive stunt

Published by The Daily Telegraph (11th March, 2015) So there we are. Our esteemed politicians have passed perhaps the stupidest... Read Full Article

‘Brain-fading’ adventures in Green Land

Published by The Mail on Sunday (8th March, 2015) The Greens like to do things differently. One of their deputy... 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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