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Arts / Drugs / Music / Policy

Clubs are closing and British culture will suffer

Published by theipaper (22nd August, 2016) Seventeen years is a long time in club culture. Yet Fabric has survived and largely thrived in a former cold storage unit […]

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Environment / Policy / Politics

The bright side of Brexit: we can ditch daft farm subsidies

Published by the ipaper (15th August, 2016) Slowly but surely, the consequences of that self-harming Brexit vote become clearer. The pound has fallen, the economy is shrinking, the […]

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Arts / Disability

Free speech – or hate speech?

Published by the ipaper (8th August, 2016) Jérémy Gabriel was born with a rare congenital disorder called Treacher Collins Syndrome, which can cause severe facial disfigurement affecting development […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine / United States / World

New shadow warfare: How Putin is fanning the flames of discontent

Published by the i paper (1st August, 2016) Two years ago Ukraine held a presidential ballot intended to complete the uprising against the Russian stooges running their country […]

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Africa / Zimbabwe

Why is Britain shoring up Mugabe’s brutal regime?

Published by The i paper (25th July, 2016) After almost four decades in power, Robert Mugabe’s vice-like grip on Zimbabwe seems to be slipping. There have been public […]

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Europe / France

Should the Nice massacre be blamed on twisted devotion to religion?

Published by the i paper (18th July, 2016) Like so many children Yannis Coviaux loved the beach, playing in the sand and the sea. His father’s solitary consolation […]

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Politics

Leadsom heralds a return of the ‘nasty party’

Published by the ipaper (11th July, 2016) Shortly after the turn of the century a new party chairwoman stood before the Conservative Party conference and told stunned members […]

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Europe / European Union / Politics

Theresa May is the only choice for leader

Published by The ipaper (4th July, 2016) Just a few days ago those leading the push for Brexit were arguing they represented all those voters fed up with […]

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Europe / European Union / Politics

Our two-party system is falling apart

Published by the i paper (27th June, 2016) So what an appalling mess our country finds itself in. Last Friday, we woke to discover Britain had decided to […]

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Europe / European Union / Holland / Politics

The murder of Jo Cox asks uncomfortable questions of Britain’s right

Published by The ipaper (20th June, 2016) The mood was tense, the arguments heated, the nation’s future at stake with just nine days to go before voting. Some […]

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Europe / European Union / Politics

Why are society’s most privileged complaining about elitism?

Published by the ipaper (13th June, 2016) These are worrying times for those of us who do not desire to see our nation retreat into isolation, pulling up […]

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United States / World

Muhammad Ali’s politics shaped the world

Published by the ipaper (6th June, 2016) There has been debate recently over whether tennis player Serena Williams is a modern incarnation of ‘The Greatest’. She may have […]

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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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