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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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Should the state enforce vaccination?

Published by The i paper (1st March, 2021) Britain’s vaccine programme has been a stellar success, all the more welcome... Read Full Article

Why the reluctance among some ethnic minorities to have Covid jabs?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (28th February, 2021) Jama is a driver who, before the pandemic, ferried people but... Read Full Article

My prescription for a healthier NHS

Published by The i paper (8th February, 2021) Matt Hancock overseen a string of fatal failures and one big success... Read Full Article

Care does not need private equity

Published by The i paper (4th January, 2021) We can, thankfully, talk about 2020 in the past tense. It was... Read Full Article

The toxic British worship of the NHS

Published by UnHerd (2nd December, 2020) When Michael Gove sought to shore up support for the Government’s polices on lockdown,... Read Full Article

Fix the care system and end these inhumane detentions

Published by The i paper (30th November, 2020) Susie* is 16 years old. She has autism and special needs. And... Read Full Article

Incompetence, conspiracy – and how our culture of NHS worship is costing lives

Published by The Daily Mail (25th August, 2020) Today Harry Richford should be a bundle of energy, full of curiosity... Read Full Article

Quangos, cronies and the government blame game

Published by The i paper (24th August, 2020) This pandemic has exposed defects in our nation with hideous efficiency. It... Read Full Article

Pandemic lessons from other places

Published by The i paper (10th August, 2020) I have resumed my job as a foreign reporter following a four-month... Read Full Article

Sweden was pilloried by the whole world for refusing to lock down. But was it right?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (9th August, 2020) As she sat dangling her legs over the water while waiting... 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

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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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