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Trump has poisoned US democracy

Published by The i paper (4th November, 2024) Four years ago, I was talking to voters in West Virginia when I met a young black woman called Brittney. […]

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Technology / United States

Democracy dies in darkness

Published by The i paper (29th October, 2024) Olivia Troye is a lifelong Republican who worked as a counter-terrorism adviser in Donald Trump’s administration. She resigned shortly before […]

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Arts / Books / United States / World

What do we mean when we talk about freedom?

Published by The Spectator (12th October, 2024) On Freedom by Timothy Snyder (Bodley Head) When the Yale historian and bestselling author Timothy Snyder was 14, his parents took […]

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Politics / United States / World

If the Tories follow Trump, they will be haunted by regret

Published by The i paper (22nd July, 2024) Ronald Reagan is routinely hailed on the right as one of the greatest Republican presidents in United States history for […]

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United States / World

Democrats need to ditch doddery Biden

Published by The i paper (3rd June, 2024) One of the greatest attributes of populist politicians is their ability to drive foes into such a frenzy of fury […]

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Canada / Drugs / Policy / World

The children killed by fentanyl

Published by UnHerd (13th March, 2024) “I never thought this would happen to Reese, but you have to get it through to people that it can happen to […]

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Europe / Israel, West Bank & Gaza / Russia / Ukraine / United States / World

The wars in Gaza and Ukraine are different

Published by The i paper (20th November, 2023) From the moment Hamas terrorists went on their murderous rampage in Israel, Joe Biden sought to tie together two seismic […]

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Crime / Policy

Our prisons are inhumane, as I’ve seen in Wandsworth

Published by The i paper (11th September, 2023) Daneil Khalife is back behind bars after police pulled the 21-year-old former soldier from a bicycle as he pedalled along […]

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United States / World

Why is there no age limit on politicians?

Published by The i paper (4th September, 2023) Chuck Grassley was born in 1933 to a rural family living in a farmhouse with no electricity or indoor plumbing. […]

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Europe / Russia / United States / World

Prigozhin’s death exposes a weak despot

Published by The i paper (28th August, 2023) There is a famous story from his childhood that Vladimir Putin has repeated often and seen spun by his propagandists […]

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United States / World

The FOREVER prisoners still shackled in Guantanamo 14 years after Obama said it would be shut

Published by The Mail on Sunday (6th August, 2023) On his second day as US President, Barack Obama signed an order directing that the Guantanamo detention camp should […]

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United States / World

A new threat to American democracy

Published by The i paper (17th July, 2023) It seems extraordinary that Donald Trump remains the runaway favourite to win the Republican Party nomination for next year’s White […]

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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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