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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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... Read Full Article

Prejudice towards trans youth such as Alice Litman are making us lose sight of people’s humanity

Published by The i paper 25th September, 2023 Twice this month I have been stopped in my tracks by a... Read Full Article

What will the EU do to tackle the towns declaring themselves LGBT-free zones?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (30th August, 2020) Michal is a mild-mannered 19-year-old. He describes himself as ‘a bit... Read Full Article

This moment in the trans debate reminds me of the fight for gay rights

Published by The ipaper (2nd July, 2018) More than a decade ago I was listening to a radio item about... Read Full Article

Storms in Texas, clouds over Washington

Published by The ipaper (28th August, 2017) The rain is still coming down hard here in Houston. And soon the... Read Full Article

Battles remain but progress on gay rights is now global

Published by UnHerd (17th August, 2017) Let’s call him Joe. That is not his real name but he seemed an... Read Full Article