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Africa / Politics / Rwanda

Sunak’s demeaning promotion of a bloodstained despot

Published by The i paper (24th April, 2024) The wily Rwandan leader Paul Kagame has shown great skill at fooling gullible Western politicians into supporting his dictatorship, whether […]

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Politics

What’s the point of the Lib Dems?

Published by The i paper (22nd April, 2024) The vote in Parliament last week to impose the world’s toughest smoking ban was a perfect symbol for the state […]

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Health / Policy

Trans teenagers are being failed

Published by The i paper (16th April, 2024) Jason Pulman was the oldest of five children, a talented artist who ‘‘loved all the silliness in the world and […]

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Israel, West Bank & Gaza / World

Hope is being extinguished in Gaza

Published by The i paper (8th April, 2024) Six years ago, while on a reporting trip to Gaza, I met a 26-year-old man called Mohammed al-Taluli who had […]

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Disability / Health / Policy / Social care

Britain’s sordid human rights scandal

Published by The i paper (25th March, 2024) During my journalistic career I have spoken to traumatised people around the world suffering terrible consequences of war, earthquakes and […]

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Politics

There is a big difference between 1997 and 2024 for Labour

Published by The i paper (18th March, 2024) The Tories are panicking again as they look at the polls, contemplate their looming electoral wipeout after another disastrous week […]

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Politics

May was the best PM of a bad lot

Published by The i paper (11th March, 2024) Theresa May has announced she is leaving the political stage at the next election while polls indicate that the party […]

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Europe / France / Russia / Ukraine

Macron’s hypocritical stance on Ukraine

Published by The i paper (4th March, 2024) Last week Emmanuel Macron, the French President, engaged in sabre-rattling that set nerves jangling from Moscow to Washington. Speaking at […]

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Politics

US can teach toxic Tories a lesson

Published by The i paper (26th February, 2024) Adam Kinzinger used to be a mainstream Republican. He is an evangelical Christian and former US Air Force colonel who […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Only history can judge Zelensky’s big gamble

Published by The i paper (12th February, 2024) Volodymyr Zelensky is a bold, competitive and determined man, driven by an astonishing sense of self-belief. These personal traits took […]

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Africa / Aid / Congo / Gabon

The scandal of ‘green colonialism’

Published by The i paper (5th February, 2024) The scenery of lush tropical rainforest was stunning but the stories of atrocities were disturbing. One mother told me of […]

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China / Covid19 / World

Lab leak theory is gaining ground

Published by The i paper (22nd January, 2024) Dominic Cummings is far from the ideal person to deliver warnings about dangers of misinformation, given his track record. Yet […]

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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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