i newspaper – Ian Birrell http://ianbirrell.com Columnist & Foreign Correspondent Tue, 16 Dec 2014 12:56:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 http://ianbirrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-ian-birrell-favicon-32x32.png i newspaper – Ian Birrell http://ianbirrell.com 32 32 Politicians blame immigrants for their own mistakes http://ianbirrell.com/politicians-blame-immigrants-for-their-own-mistakes/ Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:15:14 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=2473 A glimpse of grass-roots politics with lessons for all main parties http://ianbirrell.com/a-glimpse-of-grass-roots-politics-with-lessons-for-all-main-parties/ Mon, 01 Dec 2014 22:24:28 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=2463 Why do we stand by and watch Putin? http://ianbirrell.com/why-do-we-stand-by-and-watch-putin/ Mon, 01 Sep 2014 21:41:04 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=2371 Sharpen the axe, minister – there should be more political appointments, not fewer http://ianbirrell.com/sharpen-the-axe-minister-there-should-be-more-political-appointments-not-fewer/ Tue, 04 Feb 2014 04:02:32 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=2126 Tories should stop carping and revive optimism http://ianbirrell.com/tories-should-stop-carping-and-revive-optimism/ Mon, 30 Dec 2013 11:37:36 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=2087