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Europe / Policy / Transport / Ukraine

War is no excuse for poor service

Published by The Mail on Sunday (December 11th, 2022) The arrival of the first Ukrainian train in Kherson last month, with its familiar blue paintwork, served as a […]

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Politics

Brexit revolution devours its children

Published by The i paper (November 28th, 2022) The Tories are floundering in the polls, their brand scarred by serial incompetence. So perhaps they should have looked a […]

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China / Covid19 / World

How Covid revolt swept across China

Published by The Daily Mail (November 28th, 2022) The blaze broke out in a residential high-rise building in Urumqi, a city in western China infamous for the repression […]

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Covid19

UK scientist’s emails show he DID fear Covid lab leak

Published by The Daily Mail (November 25th, 2022) The top British scientist who played a central role in crushing suggestions that Covid could have originated in a laboratory […]

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Aid / Economics / United States / World

Sam Bankman-Fried’s elitist altruism

Published by UnHerd (November 23rd, 2022) Elizabeth Holmes dressed in the same style every day: black turtleneck sweater, black slacks, and black low-slung shoes. This “uniform” underlined her […]

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Politics / Sport

The World Cup disgraces humanity

Published by The i paper (21st November, 2022) The greatest player in World Cup history was Pelé, who scored twice in his first final at the age of […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

I’ve seen the fragility of our way of life, how precious is peace and the need for constant vigilance against tyranny

Published by The Daily Mail (14th November, 2022) On the outskirts of Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv lies a suburb of Soviet-era apartment blocks that were once filled with […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Town of the Damned

Published by The Daily Mail (9th November, 2022) Lisa was staring in shock at the block of flats once filled with happy families. The two ends still stood […]

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Europe / Russia

World’s most infamous mercenary steps out the shadows

Published by The i paper (7th November, 2022) Russia, like most modern countries, sees matters of defence, security and foreign policy as something that should be controlled by […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Slaughter of the conscripts

Published by The Daily Mail (8th November, 2022) MORE than 500 conscripts from one Russian battalion were slaughtered in 72 hours after being dumped on the front line […]

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Health / Policy / Social care

How to fix the NHS and social care

Published by The i paper (14th November, 2022) Another damning indictment of Britain’s healthcare system was released last week, although such reports arrive so often that it received […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Why Ukraine is now hellbent on retaking Crimea – despite Putin’s nuclear threats

Published by The Daily Mail (3rd November, 2022) For Ukrainians, the situation is clear. Vladimir Putin’s torture of their country through invasion started eight years ago when ‘little […]

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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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