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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

  • Anthony Fauci’s pardon shames America
  • We must listen to angry young men
  • 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

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A sickness at the heart of the NHS

Published by The Independent (14th December, 2015) Two weeks ago I went to a journalism awards ceremony at which the... Read Full Article

Why is Britain spending millions on flood aid abroad?

Published by The Daily Mail (9th December, 2015) The human drama being played out in Cumbria this week could hardly... Read Full Article

Cameron’s long-awaited victory on Syria

Published by The Financial Times (3rd December, 2015) So here we go again. Britain has embarked on another military intervention,... Read Full Article

Immigration rules are causing a curry crisis

Published by The Daily Telegraph (2nd December, 2015) Shortly after the turn of the century, the then foreign secretary Robin... Read Full Article

Family tragedy shines penetrating light on failures of state care

Published by The Daily Mail (26th November, 2015) The case of the Clarence family is one of the most harrowing... Read Full Article

To turn on refugees because of Paris is weak and wrong

Published by The Guardian (18th November, 2015) Should we ban white Australians from coming to Britain? After all, one misfit... Read Full Article

Are we brave enough to reform a system in crisis?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (15th November, 2015) The National Health Service is in a mess – and we... Read Full Article

Drug warriors being defeated, but Britain fights on

Published by The Independent (9th November, 2015) There can be no doubt that the daft war on drugs is devastating... Read Full Article

The Spice Academy

Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th October, 2015) She is the singer who scored an incredible nine No 1... Read Full Article

There’s outrage over steel, but we should be furious over solar power

Published by The Guardian (23rd October, 2015) The former Tory party chairman Grant Shapps is promoting renewable energy in his new... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • Anthony Fauci’s pardon shames America
  • We must listen to angry young men
  • 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

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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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