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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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The ban on legal highs is mind-bendingly stupid

Published by The Independent (1st June, 2015) Sometimes it is hard not to wonder at the stupidity of Westminster. Advanced... Read Full Article

Could Michael Gove become a liberal hero by reforming prisons?

Published by The Guardian (20th May, 2015) The appointment of Michael Gove as justice secretary was among the more interesting... Read Full Article

The war on drugs isn’t working, so let’s stop pretending it is

Published by The Daily Telegraph (30th April, 2015) Outside of their families and friends, few tears will have been be... Read Full Article

Labour’s NHS record is soiled by failure

Published in The Sun (23 April, 2015) If you say something often enough, some people will believe it. Clearly this... Read Full Article

Labour can no longer pose as the party of the NHS

Published by The Guardian (21st April, 2015) There are many strange things about this election struggle. Labour poses as the... 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

They gave Robert Aids – and then they killed his relatives

Published by The Mail on Sunday (22nd March, 2015) In 1983, Robert Mackie asked his doctor about reports of haemophiliacs... Read Full Article

The biggest disaster in NHS history

Published by The Mail on Sunday (22nd March, 2015) The Government will apologise this week for what has been called... Read Full Article

Immigration as a vote-winner?

Published by The Independent (16th March, 2015) Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh grew up in a Conservative family. Her father was the first... Read Full Article

Europe’s defence wanes as the Putin threat grows

Published by The Wall Street Journal (4th March, 2015) The chill of a new Cold War is descending over Europe.... 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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