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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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Crisis? What crisis? It’s just a few boats feuling hysteria about immigration

Published by The ipaper (31st December, 2018) As Angela Merkel enters the twilight of her extraordinary political career, she can... Read Full Article

May has proved she can’t be trusted over immigration

Published by The Times (20th November, 2018) Theresa May has been clear about one thing from the start on Brexit:... Read Full Article

Why does Britain care so little for its sick, disabled and elderly citizens?

Published by The Daily Mail (26th September, 2018) My daughter Iona had a seizure at 5am yesterday. Her eyes rolled,... Read Full Article

Islamophobia should be called out

Published by The i paper (30th July, 2018) I went to get my eyes tested on Saturday and ended up... Read Full Article

Britain is open for business? Not for African artists

Published by The Guardian (27th July, 2018) Moonchild Sanely oozes star quality. When musicians from Africa Express – the organisation... Read Full Article

Left to rot on Lesbos

Published by The Mail on Sunday (8th July, 2018) I drove past tavernas filled with tourists looking out over fishing... Read Full Article

Don’t blame the bureaucrats. Blame the boss

Published by The i paper (23rd April, 2018) Theresa May presents herself as a decent person. She talks of fairness... Read Full Article

Callous rules on foreign spouses must be abolished

Published by The Times (1st December, 2017) It is a modern love story. The popular prince who fell in love... Read Full Article

Flawed and frustrating

Published by The Observer (30th July, 2017) Refuge: Transforming a Broken Refugee System by Alexander Betts and Paul Collier (Allen... Read Full Article

Human wolfpack hiding in the woods of Calais

Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd July, 2017) First there was Sangatte. Then ‘the Jungle’. Now they hide out... 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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