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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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Inside China’s concentration camps

Published by The Mail on Sunday (24th November, 2019) The guards picked out the prettiest girl – a teenager with... Read Full Article

British officers are doing China’s dirty work in Hong Kong

Published by The Times (19th November, 2019) With a sickening sense of inevitability, the peaceful pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong... Read Full Article

Glimpse into a murky world

Published by The Spectator (26th October, 2019) The Killing in the Consulate: Investigating the Life and Death of Jamal Khashoggi... Read Full Article

Have we forgotten Syria?

Published by UnHerd (20th September, 2019) A few weeks ago, I bumped into Omran, a musician friend, who was serving... Read Full Article

Capitalism needs more heroes

Published by UnHerd (23rd August, 2019) There is a rumour doing the rounds on social media that Rupert Hogg, Rwho resigned... Read Full Article

Pro-democracy protesters’ anger still burning bright

Published by The i paper (19th August, 2019) The rain fell in torrents – but the tide of people kept... Read Full Article

Is this proof China is preparing an assault on Hong Kong?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (18th August, 2019) Disturbing pictures obtained by The Mail on Sunday appear to show... Read Full Article

The Hong Kong protesters are scared but resolute even as a crackdown by China may loom

Published by The Washington Post (13th August, 2019) HONG KONG — As the hopes of the Arab Spring dissolved into... Read Full Article

Democracy is under siege around the world

Published by The i paper (12th August, 2019) Once again, I am reporting on turbulent events in a place where... 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

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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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