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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

  • I’ve seen the fragility of our way of life, how precious is peace and the need for constant vigilance against tyranny
  • Town of the Damned
  • World’s most infamous mercenary steps out the shadows
  • Slaughter of the conscripts
  • How to fix the NHS and social care

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A saga that stinks from start to finish

Published by The i paper (29th June, 2020) Britain likes to delude itself that it is better than the rest... Read Full Article

Slaying dragons: the stifling British green belt

Published by UnHerd (24th April, 2018) Oxford is a beautiful place, famous for its university and fine medieval buildings. But... Read Full Article

The profit motive can protect the public

Published by The Daily Telegraph (20th June, 2017) A few years back I boarded a flight from Djibouti to Somaliland.... Read Full Article

Why is Green Belt so sacrosanct?

Published by The Independent (23rd March, 2015) It’s official: Britain has a housing crisis and everyone agrees that something must be... Read Full Article

Why battle to save sickly shops on the high street when we need homes?

Published in The Guardian (17th January, 2014) It has become a January ritual: the nation’s retailers reporting one after another... Read Full Article

We must make it easier to build homes in London

Published in the London Evening Standard (January 4th, 2013) There are plans for a handful of new houses in my... Read Full Article

The housing crisis: a nightmare caused by our sanctified suburban dreams

Published in The Guardian (August 21st, 2012) Another day, another housing report. This time it is Policy Exchange, the prime... Read Full Article

Recent Articles

  • I’ve seen the fragility of our way of life, how precious is peace and the need for constant vigilance against tyranny
  • Town of the Damned
  • World’s most infamous mercenary steps out the shadows
  • Slaughter of the conscripts
  • How to fix the NHS and social care

Tags

aid autism Blair Boris Brexit Cameron China coalition Conservatives Corbyn coronavirus crime Daily Mail democracy Dfid Disability drugs Ethiopia EU Guardian human rights immigration Independent ipaper Isis Labour LibDems Libya May Miliband MoS NHS Nigeria Observer Putin Russia social care Syria Times Trump Ukip Ukraine UN UnHerd USA

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