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Politics

A toxic brand and tragic comeback attempt

Published by The i paper (6th February, 2023) The Conservative Party is desperately trying to stave off crushing defeat at the next election after 13 wasted years in government. […]

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Brexit revolution devours its children

Published by The i paper (November 28th, 2022) The Tories are floundering in the polls, their brand scarred by serial incompetence. So perhaps they should have looked a […]

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Europe / Politics / Ukraine

While Ukraine fights for its democracy, we are treating ours with utter contempt

Published by The i paper (24th October, 2022) The headlines are filled with the latest tedious instalment of the struggle for the soul of the Conservative Party, which has […]

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Hunt is the best hope for the Tories

Published by The i paper (17th October, 2022) Archie Norman is one of Britain’s most distinguished corporate leaders who spent almost four decades running top firms in banking, […]

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What is now the point of the Tories?

Published by The i paper (3rd October, 2022) he Tories gather for their annual conference in dismal state of disarray. Election of a new leader, their fourth in […]

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A prime minister unlike any other

Published by The i paper (19th September, 2022) As she waited for her accession to the political crown, Liz Truss briefed that she would hit the ground running […]

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Prepare for fine words followed by the shortest honeymoon in political history

Published by The i paper (5th September, 2022) Let us start with some good news. Boris Johnson will cease soon to be our prime minister. Britain will be […]

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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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An egomaniac who poisoned our politics

Published by The i paper (8th July, 2022) There is delicious irony that Boris Johnson, a man so deluded that he saw himself as the second coming of […]

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Johnson must go – but it will take more than this to restore trust in democracy

Published by The i paper (27th June, 2022) The wedding I attended on Saturday could not have felt more English, the mood more upbeat. It was a joyous […]

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Saving the PM is the Tories’ main mission

Published by The i paper (9th May, 2022) Blackmore Vale was a solid blue ward in a bucolic part of Somerset. It was held for the Tories by […]

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Who will rid us of this dreadful PM?

Published by The i paper (7th February, 2022) If it was not so serious for the country, there would be something almost amusing about watching Boris Johnson’s career […]

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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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