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Aid / China / India / World

Forget aid and target inequality

Published in Prospect (November 9th, 2012) Should Britain give aid to India? For a hefty majority of people in this country, the answer is clear: it is absurd […]

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Immigration / Policy

Now we must welcome the best and brightest

Published in the London Evening Standard (July 23, 2012) On your marks, get set — it’s nearly time to go. The four-yearly circus that claims to be the […]

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Economics / Immigration / Policy

Britain’s visa system: a V-sign to visitors

Published in The Guardian (May 15th, 2012) So this is the year Britain throws open its arms and welcomes the world to a unique double bill of sporting […]

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China / World

Why do we care more about pandas than a Briton’s very suspicious death?

Published in The Daily Mail (April 16th, 2012) The picture speaks volumes: a damning snapshot of British impotence and Chinese intransigence. A government minister sits grinning for the […]

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Europe / Russia / Syria / World

Why Putin backs this vile tyrant

Published in the Daily Mail (February 6th, 2012) With each day, the Syrian tragedy grows deeper. Over the past weekend we have had first a report from Human […]

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Africa / Aid / Economics / Ethiopia / General

It’s time the world listened to new stories out of Africa

Published in The Observer (January 20th, 2011) Eleni Gabre-Madhin rings the bell and another day of frenetic dealing starts at the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange. As she walks back to […]

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Africa / Aid / Arts / Books / China / General / World

Wise men in Africa

Published in The Independent (January 1st, 2010) The Dragon’s Gift by Deborah Brautigam (OUP) The Chinese invasion of Africa is, for many people, a simple morality tale with […]

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Africa / General

This massive invasion will benefit the continent

Published in The Independent (October 15th, 2009) Each week, the Centre for Chinese Studies at Stellensbosch University in South Africa issues an update on China’s activities in Africa. […]

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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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