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Health / Politics

Private healthcare tax is populist nonsense

Published by The i paper (6th August, 2025)

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An academic, an arrogant minister and a fight for equality that has gone horribly wrong
Disability / Health

An academic, an arrogant minister and a fight for equality that has gone horribly wrong

Published by The i paper (4th August, 2025)

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Crime / Immigration / Politics

London is far from finished

Published by The i paper (28th July, 2025)

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Health

Doctors’ union should be defeated

Published by The i paper (25th July, 2025)

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United States

Trump has become the victim of his own conspiracy theories

Published by The i paper (21st July, 2025)

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Glastonbury antics were just puerile
Arts / Israel, West Bank & Gaza / Music

Glastonbury antics were just puerile

Published by The i paper (30th June, 2025)

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Iran / Israel, West Bank & Gaza / Russia

Putin risks losing another ally but his rule may be boosted

Published by The i paper (24th June, 2025)

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Assisted dying is a slippery slope
Health

Assisted dying is a slippery slope

Published by The i paper (23rd June, 2024)

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Disability / Education

The world’s wealthiest dynasty is growing richer from Britain’s SEND crisis

Published by The i paper (2nd June, 2025)

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Inside secret Kharkiv where schools, bars and ballet are hidden underground
Ukraine

Inside secret Kharkiv where schools, bars and ballet are hidden underground

Published by The i paper (30th May, 2025)

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Changing leaders won’t help the Tories
Politics

Changing leaders won’t help the Tories

Published by The i paper (26th May, 2025)

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Disability / Policy / Social care

Why does this government seem to dislike people with disabilities?

Published by The i paper (19th May, 2025)

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Ian Birrell is an award-winning columnist, foreign correspondent, feature writer and investigative journalist. He is contributing editor of The Mail on Sunday, a weekly columnist in The i Paper and writes frequently for other papers and platforms. He is also co-founder with Damon Albarn of Africa Express, the acclaimed collaborative music project. (Pictured: Talking to refugees in Iraq fleeing Islamic State)... Read More.

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