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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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Why does no-one ever take the blame any more?

Published in The Daily Mail (February 13th, 2013) When Nick Clegg dropped into Hampshire to boost his party’s campaign in... Read Full Article

We’re all living longer. How afraid should we be?

Published in The Independent (February 11th, 2013) On the day I was born in 1962, the number of British centenarians... Read Full Article

Victims of our blind faith in the NHS

Published in The Independent (February 7th, 2013) It is just seven months since the NHS was presented to a baffled... Read Full Article

Immigrants may see Britain’s enduring strengths more clearly

Published in State of the Nation, a report by British Future (January 14th, 2013) It is always hard to determine... Read Full Article

One step forward on probation, then one giant step back on jails

Published in The Guardian (January 11th, 2013) According to the latest figures there are 83,632 locked up in English and... 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

NHS privatisation fears? Grow up

Published in The Guardian (December 21, 2012) Nearly one in five patients having hip replacements and hernia repairs are handled by... Read Full Article

Confront the pessimistic protest politics of UKIP

Published in the London Evening Standard (December 19th, 2012) Nick Clegg has made a lot of noise this week, celebrating... Read Full Article

We have nothing to fear from our Muslim citizens

Published in the London Evening Standard (December 11th, 2012) Shortly after the end of his first term in office, Liberal... Read Full Article

What the NHS needs even more than money – a dose of kindness

Published in The Daily Mail (December 5th, 2012) Even today, 19 years on, I can still remember every second of... 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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