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Policy / Race

British exceptionalism and the legacy of Empire

Published by The i paper (8th June, 2020) Among the strangest aspects of Britain’s pandemic response has been constant parroting of claims by stumbling politicians and their scientific […]

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Policy / Politics / Race / United States / World

The Republican Party’s descent into darkness

Published by UnHerd (4th June, 2020) On April 3, 1968 Martin Luther King gave a speech at the Mason Temple in Memphis. He spoke for 40 minutes without […]

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Covid19 / Health / Policy

Coronavirus is ‘uniquely adapted to infect humans’

Published by The Mail on Sunday (24th May, 2020) A team of scientists has produced evidence that the pandemic virus is ‘uniquely adapted to infect humans’, raising fresh […]

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Covid19 / Health / Policy / Social care

Old money

Published by Tortoise (18th May, 2020) There is little to distinguish Burlington Court Care Home from thousands like it around Britain. It sits in a residential area of […]

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Covid19 / Health / Policy / Politics

Boris Johnson and the ravages of office

Published by UnHerd (13th May, 2020) The Government’s bid to soften lockdown was a communications disaster. The latest slogan makes little sense compared with the ‘Stay at Home’ […]

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Covid19 / Disability / Health / Policy / Social care

Shame of Covid-19s forgotten victims

Published by The i paper (11th May, 2020) Britain has one of the highest coronavirus death rates in the world, there is carnage in our care homes and […]

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Covid19 / Health / Policy / Social care

The NHS can be bad for your health

Published by The i paper (27th April, 2020) I have returned from my daily burst of exercise, walking around local streets. Many of the houses I passed have […]

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Covid19 / Disability / Immigration / Policy / Social care

Britain doesn’t care about social care

Published by UnHerd (22nd April, 2020) There are not many things to celebrate in these dark days of pandemic, but at least the crisis has finally forced people […]

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Covid19 / Health / Policy

Bumbling their way to disaster

Published by The i paper (20th April, 2020) It is 91 days as I write since China confirmed a new virus that had erupted in one of its […]

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Covid19 / Health / Policy / Politics / Social care

Callous betrayal of our most vulnerable citizens

Published by The Daily Mail (14th April, 2020) The carnage is horrific as this hideous pandemic carves through care homes across the country, killing hundreds of residents despite […]

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Covid19 / Europe / Health / Policy / Social care / Spain

We need to care for the carers

Published by The i paper (6th April, 2020) With cruel inevitability, coronavirus is ripping its deadly course through care homes. Thirteen residents in Burlington Court, a Glasgow unit […]

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China / Covid19 / Health / Policy / World

China’s toxic lackey

Published by The Mail on Sunday (5th April, 2020) The Great Hall of the People has held many historic events since it was built six decades ago as […]

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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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