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Policy / Politics / Transport

A symbol of corrosive failure

Published by The i paper (11th February, 2019) Flying home on Saturday night from Denmark after reporting on another European nation demeaned by nativism, I flicked through a […]

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Economics / Politics

No wonder May wants a ‘short and sharp’ manifesto

Published by The i paper (21st January, 2019) Just in case you have not fully appreciated the farcical nature of the Brexit crisis, consider this: Theresa May might […]

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Europe / European Union / Politics

When will we define Brexit?

Published by the ipaper (14th January, 2019) Even the word sounds like a curse now. Once the idea of Brexit was wrapped up in flickering images of past […]

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Politics

Has there ever been a bunch of more selfish politicians?

Published by The Guardian (12th December, 2018) It is hard not to conclude that the Tory hard right are intent on destroying their party and handing the country to […]

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Europe / European Union / Norway / Politics

Another defining week for our Brexit self-harm strategy

Published by The i paper (9th December, 2018) As I walked beside Gilets Jaunes protesters in Marseille on Saturday, I asked two simple questions: why were they here […]

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Europe / European Union / Politics

Dodo of a deal deserves to be made extinct

Published by The i paper (26th November, 2018) Amber Rudd has been back in the Cabinet for nine days, yet already there is talk she has joined ‘a […]

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Economics / Immigration / Policy / Politics

May has proved she can’t be trusted over immigration

Published by The Times (20th November, 2018) Theresa May has been clear about one thing from the start on Brexit: she saw the referendum result as an endorsement […]

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Europe / European Union / Politics

The hard-right still playing dangerous fantasy politics

Published by The i Paper (19th November, 2018) You have probably forgotten about Owen Paterson, a minor league politician who briefly popped up in the cabinet as environment […]

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Europe / European Union / Politics

It is not too late to escape this epic mess

Published by The ipaper (12th November, 2018) Once again, the lions have been let down by donkeys. There are many villains in the Brexit debacle: David Cameron for […]

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Politics

When former leaders miss the limelight

Published by The i paper (5th November, 2018) This may be a controversial statement in the current political climate, but David Cameron is a decent person. As prime […]

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Disability / Health / Politics

The shame of imprisoning people for autism

Published by the i paper (29th October, 2018) Imagine that it was your son, your daughter, your sister, your brother. Taken away by the state against their will […]

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Politics

Don’t drag down heroes for their flaws

Published by The i paper (15th October, 2018) Should we ban George Orwell’s books, ditch prizes named in his honour and pull down his statue that stands beside […]

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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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