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Crime / Politics / United States

The dark Epstein drama is leading us into the abyss

Published by The i Paper (9th February, 2026)

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Books / Crime

Filthy lucre

Published by The Spectator (7th February, 2026)

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Disability / Education

Starmer’s SEND plans are terrifying

Published by The i Paper (2nd February, 2026)

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Politics

Badenoch is wrong: the Tories are lost without a Left

Published by The Telegraph (31st January, 2026)

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Immigration / United States

America descends into darkness

Published by The i Paper (26th January, 2026)

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Disability / Politics / Social care

A terrible indictment of our society

Published by The i Paper (19th January, 2026)

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Denmark / Greenland / United States

The toxicity of Trump’s talk on Greenland

Published by The i Paper (16th January, 2026)

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Iran

I witnessed the Arab Spring. Dignity must beat darkness in Iran

Published by The i Paper (12th January, 2026)

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Aid / Defence / Policy / Politics

There’s no reason to delay spending the aid budget on defence

Published by The Telegraph (12th January, 2026)

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United States / Venezuela / World

Trump is echoing Putin’s justification for invading Ukraine

Published by The i Paper (5th January, 2026)

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Poland has turned on its Ukrainians
Poland / Russia / Ukraine

Poland has turned on its Ukrainians

Published by UnHerd (22nd December, 2025)

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Business / Media / Technology

We need to rein in the tech titans

Published by The i Paper (22nd December, 2025)

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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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