Ian Birrell

Award-winning columnist and foreign reporter. Contributing editor of The Mail on Sunday and weekly columnist in the 'i' paper. Writes regularly for many other papers, platforms and magazines. Frequent broadcaster and speaker at events. Co-founder wth Damon Albarn of the Africa Express music project and executive producer of 4 albums...Read more

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Even champions of foreign aid admit handouts are ‘pointless’ so why keep pumping in billions?

Published by The Sun (August 31st, 2022) Rory Stewart is an engaging fellow who admits he was never cut out... Read Full Article

Good riddance to the self-serving Department for International Narcissists

Published by The Daily Mail (June 17th, 2020) One of Tony Blair’s first actions in government after winning the 1997... Read Full Article

Your cash is still funding despotic regimes in China and North Korea

Published by The Mail on Sunday (22nd December, 2019) The Foreign Office has been condemned by senior MPs and human rights... Read Full Article

An aid to better spending

Published by The Times (12th December, 2019) Even Boris Johnson’s critics would agree that on the subject of international aid... Read Full Article

Million dollar Miliband

Published by The Mail on Sunday (29th September, 2019) Former Labour Foreign Secretary David Miliband is being paid almost $1 million... Read Full Article

UK charity given £132m in foreign aid ‘provided prostitutes for guests’ at functions

Published by The Mail on Sunday (19th May, 2019) A major British charity handed huge sums in foreign aid by the... Read Full Article

Wasteful and misguided: what the new aid minister really thinks about the £14bn we send abroad each year

Published by The Mail on Sunday (12th May, 2019) The new International Development Secretary has admitted that ‘not a great... Read Full Article

Don’t tinker with the foreign aid target – just bin it

Published by The Sun (12th February, 2019) THE Tories are in a pickle – and not just on Brexit. They... Read Full Article

Boss of fraud scandal charity bankrolled by £132million in British aid sent ‘witch porn’ to female worker

Published by The Mail on Sunday (27th January, 2019) A major UK charity has failed to remove from office a... Read Full Article

Ugandan elite dipped into UK aid cash

Published by The Mail on Sunday (December 2nd, 2018) Tens of millions of pounds donated by British taxpayers and other countries... Read Full Article

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