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Europe / France / Politics

What Labour could learn from Monsieur Moderate

Published by The Mail on Sunday (7th May, 2017) Three years ago he was unknown across France. His bid for the presidency was announced only six months ago. […]

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World

Britain’s silence over Saudi Arabia’s abuses is shameful

Published by The Times (5th May, 2017) Last month a 29-year-old woman named Mariam al-Oteibi attempted to flee her abusive family in Riyadh, only to be captured by […]

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Europe / European Union / Politics

A landslide won’t strengthen May’s hand

Published by The Guardian (2nd May, 2017) Shortly after Theresa May set out her timetable for Brexit she went for talks with some European counterparts. First stop was […]

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Europe / France

Macron plays the populist card

Published by The ipaper (1st May, 2017) We are enduring the most predictable and sterile election of modern times. On one side we see the anticipated coronation of […]

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North Korea / South Korea / World

Inside Kim’s camps of death

Published by The Mail on Sunday (30th April, 2017) Lim Hye-jin still shivers at the memory of two brothers who managed to escape briefly from her massive concentration […]

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Aid / Economics / North Korea / South Korea / World

Capitalism makes people taller. Just look at South Korea

Published by CapX (26th April, 2017) The spring sun shone and cherry blossom fluttered down to the delight of locals as I sauntered through Namsan Park, a beautifully-kept […]

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Drugs / Policy

Britain must catch up in the use of medical marijuana

Published by The Times (25th April, 2017) Tricia Reed worked for a big chain of chemists in the US, until she became fed up with supplying thousands of […]

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Politics

The looming political shake-up

Published by The i paper (24th April, 2017) Britain faces both the most important and the dullest election campaign for many years. It is the most important since […]

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Aid / Politics

Rethink foreign aid, Mrs May

Published by The Mail on Sunday (23rd April, 2017) Aid for despots and dictators. Aid for rich nations with their own aid agencies and others able to afford […]

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Aid / Economics

How rich: Gates lecturing other people on taxes

Published by The Daily Mail (21st April, 2017) Scarcely had the starting gun for Britain’s election battle been fired when technology guru Bill Gates waded in with a doom-laden […]

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North Korea / South Korea / World

North Korea’s idea of Britain? David Beckham and The Queen

Published by The Spectator (20 April, 2017) Korean Notebook When I arrived in Seoul, I joked to my editor that I hoped this was not going to be […]

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Drugs / Policy

The real drug zombies are politicians

Published by The ipaper (17th April, 2017) Reefer madness is back. Only this time, it has been rebranded. Now it is Spice Nightmare that is stalking our nation, […]

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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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