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Disability / Politics

Badenoch needs to wake up to reality of our society

Published by The i Paper (14th June, 2026) As British politics is dragged remorselessly to the right by a toxic coalition of far-right agitators, social media titans and hostile […]

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United States

Trump’s sordid regime has hit a new low

Published by The i Paper (8th June, 2026)

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Aid cuts did not cause ebola
Africa / Congo / Health

Aid cuts did not cause ebola

Published by The Spectator (3rd June, 2025)

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Israel, West Bank & Gaza

This hideous conflict exposes something frightening about Britain

Published by The i Paper (1st June 2026)

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Disability / Health

There is state-sanctioned abuse taking place in the UK. Yet nothing is done to stop it

Published by The i Paper (25th May, 2026)

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Business / Politics / Social care

How broken children became big business

Published by UnHerd (18th May, 2026) It is hard to think of a more grotesque example of state failure. A 15-year-old girl is taken into protective care to […]

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Politics

Kemi Badenoch is kidding herself – the Tories are sliding into irrelevance

Published by The i Paper (18th May, 2026)

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Politics

Labour now has one mission: stop Reform destroying the UK

Published by The i Paper (12th May, 2026)

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Politics

Farage and the fraud of populism

Published by The i Paper (5th May, 2026) Like any successful populist leader, Nigel Farage loves to pose as a straight-talking man who dares take on the smug elites. […]

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Crime / Police / Politics

Epsom riots expose moral abyss

Published by The i Paper (27th April, 2026)

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Mother of all gender wars
South Korea

Mother of all gender wars

Published by The Daily Mail (25th April, 2026)

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Defence / Ukraine

The vital lesson Britain must learn from Trump’s failure in Iran

Published by The i Paper (20th April, 2026)

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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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