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Africa / Arts / Books / Egypt / Iran / Iraq

Dreams, despair and dictators

Published by The Observer (24th August, 2015) Shifting Sands: The Unravelling of the Old Order in the Middle East (Profile) Khaled Fahmy trudged down to Tahrir Square in […]

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Economics / Immigration / Policy

Curry house crisis as two shut every week

Published by The Mail on Sunday (23rd August, 2015) At least two curry houses are closing each week in Britain due to a crippling shortage of chefs. The trade […]

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Education / Immigration / Policy

Help these smart students – don’t hinder them

Published by The Independent (18th August, 2015) Having worked hard at school, Emmanuel Opoku was rewarded with exceptional exam results and looking forward to university. Despite his tough background […]

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Europe / Greece / Immigration / Policy / Syria

Delivered from hell to the cauldron of Kos

Published by The Mail on Sunday (17th August, 2015) Helen and Mustafa got married almost a year ago – and like all young couples, had hopes and plans […]

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Politics

Ignore the siren voices and leave on your own terms, Prime Minister

Published by The Daily Telegraph (12th August, 2015) As voting ended on election night in May 2010, I went for a drink with an old friend of David […]

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Africa / Aid / Europe / Immigration / Policy / Politics

No minister – our billions in foreign aid make it more likely migrants come here

Published by The Daily Mail (11th August, 2015) With every passing day, it becomes harder to have confidence in the Government’s flailing response to the tide of humanity […]

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Aid / Economics / Europe / Immigration / Policy / Politics

The inconvenient truth about migrants

Published by The Independent (10th August, 2015) Halima was from Yarmouk, a suburb of Damascus besieged by both Syrian government and Islamic State forces. She was travelling with […]

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Politics

Vote Corbyn to help Labour get over its left-wing fantasy

Published by The Independent (2nd August, 2015) The Labour leadership campaign has turned into one of the unexpected delights of the summer, a farce so absurd that even […]

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Africa / Aid / Ethiopia / Kenya

Obama in Africa is right to emphasise trade over aid

Published by CapX (28th July, 2015) It is always easy to snipe at a state leader’s foreign tour, and Barack Obama’s trip to Africa was no exception. He […]

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Drugs / Police / Policy / Politics

Slowly but surely, the West is coming down from the hallucinatory war on drugs

Published by The Independent (27th July, 2015) The stench of hypocrisy has long hung over the drugs debate. Politicians joke about their own use, then talk tough about […]

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Politics

David Cameron’s secret weapon against jihadis

Published by The Mail on Sunday (26th July, 2015) It was billed as one of David Cameron’s most important speeches since entering Downing Street, with tough talk on […]

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Aid / Politics

Britain cuts at home, but splashes cash abroad

Published by The Daily Telegraph (23rd July, 2015) The message from George Osborne is clear: Whitehall must slash spending again to find another £20bn in savings. Most government […]

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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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