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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

  • 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
  • Jimmy Carter’s selfless work for the poor and sick after he left office serves as a stinging rebuke to the venality of Blair and Cameron

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America points finger at China lab

Published by The Mail on Sunday (17th January, 2021) (Written with Glen Owen, Political Editor) The Chinese government is under... Read Full Article

The Capitol riots reach beyond Trump

Published by The i paper (11th January, 2011) John McCain was one of the most decent Republican leaders this century.... Read Full Article

Stoking divisions to the end

Published by The i paper (16th November, 2020) The crowd charged down the street. Then there were shouts, scuffles and... Read Full Article

Has America changed its mind about drugs?

Published by UnHerd (12th November, 2020) If there is one thing that pretty much everyone in the United States can... Read Full Article

The trauma of Trump is over

Published by The i paper (9th November, 2020) For a brief moment, it felt like another country. First came a... Read Full Article

The war is not over

Published by The Mail on Sunday (8th November, 2020) The mood outside the Philadelphia counting centre was ebullient, with balloons,... Read Full Article

The casual corrosion of democracy

Published by UnHerd ((5th November, 2020) Shortly before 10pm yesterday, I was wandering along the boarded up streets of Washington... Read Full Article

What’s the mood in Trumpland?

Published by UnHerd (3rd November, 2020) One thing was certain as I stood outside the courthouse in Lewisburg chatting to... Read Full Article

The battle for America’s soul will continue long after this election

Published by The i paper (2nd November, 2020) The United States is a nation in denial. On one side, Trump... Read Full Article

Anarchy in the USA

Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th October, 2020) John Jackson was relaxing at home a fortnight ago after a... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • 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
  • Jimmy Carter’s selfless work for the poor and sick after he left office serves as a stinging rebuke to the venality of Blair and Cameron

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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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