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Drugs / Health / Policy / Politics

Sister-in-law of Home Office Minister who banned cannabis oil confesses: I have used it too, so make it legal

Published by The Mail on Sunday (17th June, 2018) The sister-in-law of Nick Hurd, the Home Office Minister who last week barred desperate mother Charlotte Caldwell from bringing […]

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Politics

Stand up to the incompetent Brexit bullies

Published by The i paper (11th June, 2018) You might think an outbreak of trade war would make even the most ardent Brexiteer question the wisdom of quitting […]

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Politics

A new party could save politics from the extremes

Published by UnHerd (6th June, 2018) Everyone wants a political party that reflects their own outlook. And since we tend to live and move in silos of like-minded […]

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Politics

The Tories still think they can fight the future

Published by The i paper (21st May, 2018) The royal wedding was unexpectedly significant since it showed the rebranding of an inherently conservative institution. A likeable prince prodded […]

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Immigration / Policy / Politics / Race

Don’t blame the bureaucrats. Blame the boss

Published by The i paper (23rd April, 2018) Theresa May presents herself as a decent person. She talks of fairness and trust, justice and opportunity. The daughter of […]

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Europe / European Union / Politics

Take back control of our destiny

Published by The i paper (2nd April, 2018) Take back control was a great political slogan. It had stark simplicity. It smacked of nostalgia. And it was elastic […]

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China / Politics / Technology / World

The debasing of democracy

Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th March, 2018) Back in those far off days before the internet consumed our world, a teenager from New York launched a […]

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Europe / Politics / Russia

No place for defeatism in the struggle for democracy

Published by The i paper (19th March, 2016) As Russia goes through another sham election to crown its tsar for six more miserable years, it is easy to […]

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Europe / Politics / Russia

Corbyn’s failure of leadership

Published by The Daily Mail (15 March, 2018) Every now and then, there are times in politics when the world explodes into confrontation and a leader is defined […]

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Education / Policy / Politics

A lesson on universities for the government

Published by The Sun (20th February, 2018) Theresa May’s review into university funding, announced yesterday after much briefing, should be seen for what it is – a deeply […]

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Politics

Spare no sympathy for the Labour moderates

Published by The i paper (22nd January, 2018) The contrast could not have been more striking. First up on The Andrew Marr Show was French president Emmanuel Macron, […]

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Aid / Politics

Britain’s foreign aid budget is indefensible

Published by The Times (January 16th, 2018) Poor old Penny Mordaunt. She makes the cabinet after eight years in parliament only to be handed the poisoned chalice of […]

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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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