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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Prospect

Forget aid and target inequality

Published in Prospect (November 9th, 2012) Should Britain give aid to India? For a hefty majority of people in this... Read Full Article

Betraying themselves

Published in Prospect (March 25th, 2011) An army of political obituarists is arguing that we are witnessing the suicidal spasms... Read Full Article

What next for the coalition?

Published in Prospect (May 4th, 2011) So it is all over bar the shouting. And what a lot of shouting... Read Full Article

Hague should be replaced by Ashdown

Published in Prospect (March 23rd, 2011) The news from Libya, Bahrain and elsewhere has turned any joy that greeted the... Read Full Article