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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Le Pen

French protests show Western democracies need rapid reform

Published by The i paper (3rd December, 2018) Paris is burning once again. Masked protesters have been tearing up paving... Read Full Article

Macron plays the populist card

Published by The ipaper (1st May, 2017) We are enduring the most predictable and sterile election of modern times. On... Read Full Article

The new dawn of old nationalism

Published by The i paper (23rd January, 2017) On Friday morning, as the world prepared to see a former reality... Read Full Article

The pistol-packing extremist set to be Austria’s leader

Published by The Mail on Sunday (22nd May 2016) Norbert Hofer is a father- of-four who speaks softly, smiles often... Read Full Article

When rulers are out of touch, voters fall for extremists’ snake-oil solutions

Published in The Daily Mail (April 24th, 2012) However you cut it, Sunday’s presidential election in France was a profoundly... Read Full Article