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Economics / Politics

No wonder May wants a ‘short and sharp’ manifesto

Published by The i paper (21st January, 2019) Just in case you have not fully appreciated the farcical nature of the Brexit crisis, consider this: Theresa May might […]

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Europe / European Union / Politics

When will we define Brexit?

Published by the ipaper (14th January, 2019) Even the word sounds like a curse now. Once the idea of Brexit was wrapped up in flickering images of past […]

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Europe / Germany / Immigration / Policy

Crisis? What crisis? It’s just a few boats feuling hysteria about immigration

Published by The ipaper (31st December, 2018) As Angela Merkel enters the twilight of her extraordinary political career, she can look back on a nation transformed by her […]

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Drugs / Policy

Theresa May’s tacit support for drug reform

Published by The ipaper (17th December, 2018) Theresa May has a lot on her plate at the moment, despite surviving last week’s attempted coup by her party’s right-wing […]

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Europe / European Union / Norway / Politics

Another defining week for our Brexit self-harm strategy

Published by The i paper (9th December, 2018) As I walked beside Gilets Jaunes protesters in Marseille on Saturday, I asked two simple questions: why were they here […]

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Europe / European Union / Politics

Dodo of a deal deserves to be made extinct

Published by The i paper (26th November, 2018) Amber Rudd has been back in the Cabinet for nine days, yet already there is talk she has joined ‘a […]

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Economics / Immigration / Policy / Politics

May has proved she can’t be trusted over immigration

Published by The Times (20th November, 2018) Theresa May has been clear about one thing from the start on Brexit: she saw the referendum result as an endorsement […]

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Europe / European Union / Politics

It is not too late to escape this epic mess

Published by The ipaper (12th November, 2018) Once again, the lions have been let down by donkeys. There are many villains in the Brexit debacle: David Cameron for […]

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Politics

Theresa May still has everything to play for with Brexit

Published by The Guardian (2nd October, 2018) Conversations in the bars and corridors of political conferences often start with a question about how the event is going. ‘A […]

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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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Africa / Aid / Kenya / Nigeria

It’s not the Maybolt’s dance moves that are the true horror of her African trip

Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd September, 2018) Theresa May’s robotic dancing made some people laugh. But the Maybot was not the biggest joke about the Prime […]

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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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