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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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Lorry deaths expose our shameful hypocrisy on migration

Published by The i paper (28th October, 2019) The young faces stare out of newspaper pages. Bui Thi Nhung, just 19... Read Full Article

Caged like animals but no-one seems to care

Published by The i paper (21st October, 2019) One year ago I talked to Jeremy, an affable lorry driver from... Read Full Article

How my daughter disrupted my politics

Published by UnHerd (15th October, 2019) I was one of those strange kids who was always interested in politics, almost... Read Full Article

Kelly is in good physical health. So why is she fighting for the right to die – aged 23?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (13th October, 2019) Kelly is 23 years old. She is a bright and thoughtful... Read Full Article

Autistic youngsters ARE wrongly locked in mental hospitals, say health chiefs

Published by The Mail on Sunday (6th October, 2019) Health chiefs have admitted that young people with autism and learning... Read Full Article

Misguided morality is denying help to drug addicts

Published by The Times (2nd September, 2019) Iain Duncan Smith has been highlighting the horrors of addiction. The former Tory... Read Full Article

How can Matt Hancock sleep?

Published by The i paper (26th August, 2019) When Christie Harnett was sectioned under mental health laws earlier this year,... Read Full Article

Anger over the expat officers ‘doing China’s dirty work’

Published by The Mail on Sunday (11th August, 2019) As the clashes between police and protesters grow fiercer and the... Read Full Article

Vote blue, forget going green

Published by The i paper (29th July, 2019) There is one thing we can agree on in our divided nation:... Read Full Article

Government faces prosecution over human rights of autistic youngsters

Published by The Mail on Sunday (28th July, 2019) The equalities watchdog is poised to prosecute the Government and health... 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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