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Arts / Books / Politics

Hillbilly memoir with lessons for post-Brexit Britain

Published by the ipaper (3rd October, 2016) JD Vance was 31 years old when he published his biography and admits his accomplishments do not add up to anything […]

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Immigration / Policy / Politics

Refugees are a test of our shared humanity

Published by the ipaper (18th September, 2016) South Sudan is the world’s newest country, having just passed its fifth birthday. But there is little to celebrate in a […]

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Drugs / Policy / United States / World

Cannabis: the medical case for reform

Published by the i paper (11th September, 2016) Joe Quinn is an unlikely cannabis campaigner. For a start, he is in his sixties. More pertinently, he is a […]

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Drugs / Policy / United States / World

Priming the pot

Published by Volte Face (9th September, 2016) During almost five years on the beat as a police officer, patrolling some of the roughest parts of London, Mike Abbott […]

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Drugs / Policy / United States / World

British cop who became America’s cannabis king

Published by The Mail on Sunday (11th September, 2016) During almost five years on the beat, patrolling some of the roughest parts of London, Mike Abbott arrested dozens […]

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Europe / European Union / Politics

Brexit means Brexit. But what does that mean?

Published by the i paper (5th September, 2016) Theresa May is a fortunate politician in so many ways. Her own party seems united behind her, the public has […]

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Europe / France

Should the Nice massacre be blamed on twisted devotion to religion?

Published by the i paper (18th July, 2016) Like so many children Yannis Coviaux loved the beach, playing in the sand and the sea. His father’s solitary consolation […]

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United States / World

Muhammad Ali’s politics shaped the world

Published by the ipaper (6th June, 2016) There has been debate recently over whether tennis player Serena Williams is a modern incarnation of ‘The Greatest’. She may have […]

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Austria / Europe / Politics

Rise of the far-right shows split between optimists and pessimists

Published by the ipaper (30th May, 2016) We live in remarkable times. Indeed, they are so remarkable historians may look back in wonder at this golden age for […]

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Politics / United States / World

Special relationship? It might have to wait until Cameron bids farewell

Published by The Daily Telegraph (5th May, 2016) One thing united experts as they surveyed an over-crowded field many months ago: Donald Trump stood no chance of winning […]

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Europe / European Union / Greece / Immigration / Policy / Politics / Syria / World

Pope’s humanity puts others to shame

Published by The iPaper (17th April, 2016) Hasan and Nour Essa are both engineers, who fled their besieged, bombed and battered home town in Syria with their young […]

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Forget fear and loathing: 15 reasons to celebrate the world in 2015

Published by The Independent (28th December, 2015) Who will mourn the passing of 2015? It seems such a grim year filled with terrible tales of atrocities, extremism and […]

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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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