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Europe / Germany

Did German anti-Semitism ever really disappear?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (16th June, 2019) Nine months ago, Liam Rückert left his home and mother in Berlin to start a new life at a […]

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Drugs / Policy

The double standards on drugs

Published by The i paper (10th June, 2019) Earlier this year the life of a science teacher in Peterborough was devastated after he was struck off from his […]

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Policy / Welfare

Are school children really going so hungry they’re stealing ketchup sachets to make soup?

Published by The Mail on Sunday (9th June, 2019) One head teacher says that, in 2019, starving school children in Britain are scouring bins for food. Another claims […]

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Disability / Health / Policy

Worried about US healthcare giants? They’re already here

Published by The Times (4th June, 2019) The response could not have been clearer when Woody Johnson, US ambassador to Britain, suggested that American firms would want access […]

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Politics

The Tory tragedy may grow deeper

Published by The i paper (3rd June, 2019) Matt Hancock loves to talk about technology. He has used a little knowledge on the subject to go a very […]

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Disability / Health / Policy

Hospital holds autistic man for 19 years – then gives him 20 days to go

Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd June, 2019) A man with autism held in a privately operated secure hospital for almost two decades has been given 20 […]

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Politics

Stewart for PM, Gove for chancellor

Published by UnHerd (31st May, 2019) The 25th anniversary of the Blair-Brown pact is a reminder of the speed of change. Not just in restaurants, with Granita long […]

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Politics

A serious contender for serious times

Published by The i paper (27th May, 2019) Theresa May’s failed premiership is finally over. Now we must endure weeks of watching a motley collection of Tories jostling […]

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Disability / Health / Policy

Abuse hospital concerns raised four years ago

Published by The Mail on Sunday (26th May, 2019) An inspector with the official health watchdog raised serious concerns four years ago over the abuse, mistreatment and poor […]

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Disability / Health / Policy / Politics

All waffle and no action won’t make you PM, Mr Hancock

Published by The Mail on Sunday (26th May, 2019) After ten months as Health Secretary, Matt Hancock thinks he can offer a prescription to save his country and […]

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Disability / Health / Policy

The scandal of needless incarceration

Published by The i paper (20th May, 2019) In 1964 a Canadian philosophy teacher called Jean Vanier bought a dilapidated house in a French village and invited two young […]

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Aid

UK charity given £132m in foreign aid ‘provided prostitutes for guests’ at functions

Published by The Mail on Sunday (19th May, 2019) A major British charity handed huge sums in foreign aid by the Government is alleged to have overseen the hiring […]

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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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