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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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If the Tories follow Trump, they will be haunted by regret

Published by The i paper (22nd July, 2024) Ronald Reagan is routinely hailed on the right as one of the... Read Full Article

Democrats need to ditch doddery Biden

Published by The i paper (3rd June, 2024) One of the greatest attributes of populist politicians is their ability to... Read Full Article

Biden’s pickle over the Gaza protests

Published by The i paper (29th April, 2024) The students at Columbia University sat outside their tents, munching on beans... Read Full Article

The wars in Gaza and Ukraine are different

Published by The i paper (20th November, 2023) From the moment Hamas terrorists went on their murderous rampage in Israel,... Read Full Article

My night out with the Proud Boys

Published by UnHerd (19th September, 2023) When I first met the leader of the Proud Boys, he was relaxing over... Read Full Article

Why is there no age limit on politicians?

Published by The i paper (4th September, 2023) Chuck Grassley was born in 1933 to a rural family living in... Read Full Article

Prigozhin’s death exposes a weak despot

Published by The i paper (28th August, 2023) There is a famous story from his childhood that Vladimir Putin has... Read Full Article

The FOREVER prisoners still shackled in Guantanamo 14 years after Obama said it would be shut

Published by The Mail on Sunday (6th August, 2023) On his second day as US President, Barack Obama signed an... Read Full Article

A new threat to American democracy

Published by The i paper (17th July, 2023) It seems extraordinary that Donald Trump remains the runaway favourite to win... Read Full Article

Three ageing male egomaniacs, clinging to power

Published by The i paper (12th June, 2023) Headlines over the weekend were dominated by three ageing male egomaniacs. They... 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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