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Politics

Sunak’s missed opportunity

Published by The i paper (1st August, 2022) The bandwagon is rolling for Liz Truss as ballot papers go out to Tory members who will choose our next […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Kremlin plot to spark war with fake film of attack by Ukraine

Published by The Daily Mail (4th February, 2022) An alarming Kremlin plan to create a fake film of an attack by Ukrainian troops was revealed last night. Russia […]

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Economics / Europe / Politics / Russia / Ukraine

Rhetoric is worthless when the UK is laundering dirty Russian cash

Published by The i paper (31st January, 2022) Three years ago I hosted a discussion with Rory Stewart, the former aid and Africa minister, who spoke with fascinating […]

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Africa / Rwanda

Truss urged to block diplomat over kidnap of Hotel Rwanda hero

Published by The Mail on Sunday (12th December, 2021) Foreign secretary Liz Truss is being urged to block the appointment of Rwanda’s top diplomat in London over his central […]

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Environment / Policy / Politics

Vote blue, forget going green

Published by The i paper (29th July, 2019) There is one thing we can agree on in our divided nation: last week was very hot. I flew back […]

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Crime / Policy

Our prisons shame the country

Published by The i paper (13th February, 2017) Prison reform struggled to win much attention in those sorely-missed days when news was dull and politics felt predictable. Who […]

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Crime / Drugs / Policy

The spice of prison life

Published by the ipaper (5th December, 2016) The ambulances turn up at Bristol Prison with monotonous regularity. Once every few hours, five times a day, up to 35 […]

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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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