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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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Investigation triggers 4th inquiry

Published by The Mail on Sunday (13th January, 2019) A major investigation into the abusive care of patients with autism... Read Full Article

No way to treat people with autism

Published by The i paper (7th January, 2019) The stories sound like something from a cruel military dictatorship or those... Read Full Article

Worse than Broadmoor for autistic children, reveals whistleblower nurse

Published by The Mail on Sunday (6th January, 2019) Ian Summers spent eight years as a mental health nurse at... Read Full Article

Stop the state from stealing our children

Published by The Mail on Sunday (23rd December, 2018) More distraught parents of teenagers and young adults with autism and... Read Full Article

I have seen so many horrors – but this is barbarism

Published by The Mail on Sunday (23rd December, 2018) I have interviewed abused women, bereaved parents, torture victims and girls... Read Full Article

Life appears to be cheap if you have learning disabilities

Published by The Times (26th December, 2018) It is hard to imagine someone dying from gangrene in London, their flat... Read Full Article

We need to care about nurses

Published by The ipaper (24th December, 2018) She was a straight A student who had just become a teenager when... Read Full Article

At 14, Jade was sent to hospital – and 13 years later they still won’t let her out

Published by The Mail on Sunday (16th December, 2018) Jade Hutchings was a child who adored acting and animals, friends... Read Full Article

Father of autistic girl treated like an animal and fed through a hatch sues NHS for torture and degradation

Published by The Mail on Sunday (16th December, 2018) The father of a teenage girl with autism locked for months... Read Full Article

MPs to investigate scandal of locked up youngsters with autism

Published by The Mail on Sunday (8th December, 2018) A parliamentary committee is to hold special sessions to investigate the... 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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