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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

  • I’ve seen the fragility of our way of life, how precious is peace and the need for constant vigilance against tyranny
  • Town of the Damned
  • World’s most infamous mercenary steps out the shadows
  • Slaughter of the conscripts
  • How to fix the NHS and social care

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Why we should all pray China does not invade Taiwan

Published by The Mail on Sunday (28th August, 2022) The fertile fields surrounding Tainan, the former capital of Taiwan famed... Read Full Article

Could digitisation help revive the NHS?

Published by The i paper (22nd August, 2022) I went to Tallinn earlier this month to report on Estonia’s remarkable... Read Full Article

Is this the way to stop Britain being strangled by red tape?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (14th August, 2022) Across the world, there is deep disenchantment with governments, whether they... Read Full Article

Our age of false prophets

Published by The i paper (8th August, 2022) Nine days after Donald Trump was ousted from the White House by... Read Full Article

Orwell would be in despair over the BBC

Published by The i paper (1st November, 2021) The BBC – battered, bruised and in near-perpetual crisis – is indulging... Read Full Article

Yet another tawdry saga for the Blairs

Published by The Daily Mail (October 8th, 2021) Cherie Blair says she is a passionate feminist and dedicated human rights... Read Full Article

Science journals have been corrupted by China

Published by UnHerd (13th August, 2021) Nine months ago, the scientific establishment’s determined efforts to stifle debate on the origins... Read Full Article

Now Lancet is accused of costing lives by sitting on a key study showing human transmission of Covid-19

Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th July 2021) The world’s most famous medical journal, The Lancet, sat on vital... Read Full Article

Why won’t The Lancet admit it was wrong?

Published by UnHerd (6th July, 2021) Someone needs to tell The Lancet the most basic tenet of crisis management: when in a... Read Full Article

World’s most famous medical journal is accused of doing China’s dirty work – by denouncing the Covid lab leak theory as a conspiracy

Published by The Mail on Sunday (27th June, 2012) Earlier this year, the prominent German psychiatrist Thomas Schulze sent a... Read Full Article

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Recent Articles

  • I’ve seen the fragility of our way of life, how precious is peace and the need for constant vigilance against tyranny
  • Town of the Damned
  • World’s most infamous mercenary steps out the shadows
  • Slaughter of the conscripts
  • How to fix the NHS and social care

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aid autism Blair Boris Brexit Cameron China coalition Conservatives Corbyn coronavirus crime Daily Mail democracy Dfid Disability drugs Ethiopia EU Guardian human rights immigration Independent ipaper Isis Labour LibDems Libya May Miliband MoS NHS Nigeria Observer Putin Russia social care Syria Times Trump Ukip Ukraine UN UnHerd USA

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