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Politics

Voters are being offered the Devil’s choice

Published by The i paper (9th December, 2019) Weary British voters head back to the polls this week. They have many concerns of crucial importance swirling around their […]

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Health / Policy

NHS for sale? Too late for many mental health services

Published by The i paper (2nd December, 2019) For much of the time it has seemed only two issues are at stake in this depressing election campaign. The […]

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Health / Policy

The NHS is our modern shibboleth

Published by The i paper (25th November, 2019) The comedian Rob Delaney has made a video for Labour about the NHS that has been watched almost five million times on […]

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Economics

Driven along the road to nowhere

Published by The i paper (18th November, 2019) No doubt to erase memories of previous scepticism on man-made climate change, the Prime Minister gave his first big speech […]

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Politics

Voters do not know who to believe

Published by The i paper (11th November, 2019) How can you tell if a politician is lying? Simple: see if their lips are moving. This is one of […]

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Disability / Health / Policy

A sliver of hope for abused patients?

Published by The i paper (4th November, 2019) This is already the most depressing general election of my lifetime. I despise both the men seeking to become prime […]

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Immigration / Policy

Lorry deaths expose our shameful hypocrisy on migration

Published by The i paper (28th October, 2019) The young faces stare out of newspaper pages. Bui Thi Nhung, just 19 years old, who posted a recent image of […]

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Disability / Health / Policy

Caged like animals but no-one seems to care

Published by The i paper (21st October, 2019) One year ago I talked to Jeremy, an affable lorry driver from the West Midlands, about his daughter. Her name […]

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Africa / Aid / Ethiopia

A light shining through darkness

Published by The i paper (14th October, 2019) History is a harsher judge than people appointed by Norway’s parliament, but there have been some terrible picks over 118 […]

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Politics

Tory hardliners forced to adopt Labour’s clothing

Published by The i paper (7th October, 2019) It was strange to read the text of Michael Gove’s speech celebrating German Unity Day last week. Not for the […]

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Politics

Democracy is not fixed by one vote

Published by The i paper (30th September, 2019) Boris Johnson has long dreamed of his first party conference as prime minister, telling a few gags to the Tory […]

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Politics

Labour needs a better leader

Published by The i paper (23rd October, 2019) Could the Labour party be in a worse state as it meets for its annual conference? Jeremy Corbyn is breaking […]

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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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