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Is the sun setting on tourism to the US?
Business / Economics / United States

Is the sun setting on tourism to the US?

Published by The i paper (21st April, 2025) Route 66, cutting through the heart of the United States from Illinois to California, offers drivers one of the world’s […]

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Aid / Economics / World

Trump signals the end of globalisation

Published by The i paper (7th April, 2025) I am writing these words on a computer that was made in China for an American company. Later, I will […]

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Economics / Europe / Germany / Policy / Transport

Why Germany is stuck in the slow lane

Published by UnHerd (19th October , 2024) The three-piece band was doing its best to lift spirits with relentlessly upbeat pop songs and bursts of oompah music as […]

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Economics / Europe / Russia / Ukraine

How Ukrainians are learning to adapt to their wartime economy

Published by The i paper (6th August, 2024) Life seemed good for Vadym Liski before the arrival of war. His cardboard factory, recycling mountains of waste and employing […]

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Africa / Aid / Economics / Kenya / Technology

The African village mining Bitcoin

Published by UnHerd (5th January, 2024) Bondo is a scattered cluster of villages in a remote region of Malawi near the border with Mozambique. It sits in the […]

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China / Economics / Sri Lanka / World

China’s sinister plot to gain a stranglehold on key global ports

Published by The Daily Mail (21st November, 2023) Earlier this year David Cameron arrived on the tropical island of Sri Lanka. But he was not there to join […]

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Economics / Europe / Russia

Double standards of ‘caring capitalism’

Published by The i paper (31st July, 2023) Ben & Jerry’s is a company that exists to sell vast quantities of highly calorific ice-cream around the world. It […]

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Economics

How the UK sacrificed its car industry

Published by UnHerd (15th February, 2023) Will Britain, as Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt have both promised, really turn into the “next Silicon Valley”? It is bold talk. […]

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Aid / Economics / United States / World

Sam Bankman-Fried’s elitist altruism

Published by UnHerd (November 23rd, 2022) Elizabeth Holmes dressed in the same style every day: black turtleneck sweater, black slacks, and black low-slung shoes. This “uniform” underlined her […]

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China / Economics / Taiwan / Technology / World

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 for its fireflies, food and hundreds of historic […]

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Economics / Politics

We’ve had enough of these fairy tales

Published by The i paper (11th July, 2022) Rishi Sunak launched his campaign to become leader of our country with a slick video that asked two simple questions: “Do […]

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Economics / Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Even McDonalds couldn’t save Russia

Published by UnHerd (17th May, 2022) The arrival of Big Macs, skinny fries and those absurdly-thick shakes in Moscow 32 years ago heralded a moment of hope that […]

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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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