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We need to listen to angry young men

Published by The i paper (20th January, 2025) It might seem strange that Village People are set to perform at inauguration events for Donald Trump’s restoration to the White […]

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Africa / Nigeria / Technology

Can Zuckerberg control his monster?

Published by UnHerd (19th November, 2018) It seems incredible Facebook is only 14 years old. The firm’s penetration of the planet, since it was created by some Harvard […]

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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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China / Politics / Technology / World

The debasing of democracy

Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th March, 2018) Back in those far off days before the internet consumed our world, a teenager from New York launched a […]

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Economics / Technology

The tax-avoiding Facebook mogul and an act of charity that reeks of hypocrisy

Published by The Daily Mail (3rd December, 2015) Once, it was enough to put a notice in the newspaper when your child was born. But Mark Zuckerberg, the […]

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Economics / Europe / France / Technology

Don’t just pay glib respects. Pay your taxes to protect us

Published by The Sun (20th November, 2015) It did not take long for the world’s technology giants to react when cowardly gangsters unleashed bloody carnage and terrifying chaos […]

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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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