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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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Disability / Health / Policy

Animals would not be treated this badly

Published by The i paper (22nd October, 2018) Stephanie Bincliffe left school at 16 and lived for two years on her own with help of a full-time carer. […]

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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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Disability / Health / Policy

Bedlam is still with us in Britain

Published by The i paper (8th October, 2018) Bethany is 17 years old. She is a girl who likes Bob Marley’s music, spending time with animals and being […]

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Politics

Tories should revive the Big Society (but not tell anyone)

Published by The i paper (1st October, 2018) As the Tories gather for their annual conference, they are in dismal shape – angry, divided and struggling to deliver […]

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Europe / European Union / Politics

May’s fate could depend on Labour rebels

Published by The i paper (24th September, 2018) Who would have guessed that like Aretha Franklin, all Theresa May wanted was a little respect? Forget the fact her […]

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Aid / Economics

Save us from these self-appointed saviours

Published by The i paper (17th September, 2018) There can be no doubt Jeff Bezos is an extremely impressive business operator. He has turned a website selling books […]

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Europe / Sweden

A moral superpower shifts right

Published by The i paper (10th September, 2018) A few years ago I spoke at a conference in Sweden, which took place in a rural venue at height […]

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Politics

A proportional response to our broken political system

Published by The i paper (3rd September, 2018) Do you remember a politician called Vince Cable? He was that older bloke who famously foresaw the 2008 financial meltdown […]

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United States / World

A true hero for our time

Published by The i paper (27th August, 2018) When John McCain’s family issued a statement on Friday saying the veteran Arizona senator had decided to discontinue treatment for […]

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Europe / European Union / Politics

How a loose-lipped diplomat gave me a glimmer of hope

Published by The i paper (20th August, 2018) Since it has stirred such interest following a couple of tweets, I should start with ‘that conversation’. I had just […]

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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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