Connor Sparrowhawk – Ian Birrell https://ianbirrell.com Columnist & Foreign Correspondent Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:22:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.8 https://ianbirrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-ian-birrell-favicon-32x32.png Connor Sparrowhawk – Ian Birrell https://ianbirrell.com 32 32 Why are we locking up patients for profit? https://ianbirrell.com/why-are-we-locking-up-patients-for-profit/ Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:00:50 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=4882 Life appears to be cheap if you have learning disabilities https://ianbirrell.com/life-appears-to-be-cheap-if-you-have-learning-difficulties/ Thu, 17 Jan 2019 15:28:04 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=4462 So many deaths by indifference https://ianbirrell.com/so-many-deaths-by-indifference/ Thu, 24 May 2018 17:37:53 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=4203 The £240k health boss who sums up what’s wrong with our NHS https://ianbirrell.com/the-240k-health-boss-who-sums-up-whats-wrong-with-our-nhs/ Sat, 10 Sep 2016 16:36:14 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=3361 Grieving mother branded ‘vindictive cow’ and a culture of NHS arrogance https://ianbirrell.com/grieving-mother-branded-vindictive-cow-and-a-culture-of-arrogance/ Wed, 11 May 2016 21:58:27 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=3180 A sickness at the heart of the NHS https://ianbirrell.com/a-sickness-at-the-heart-of-the-nhs/ Wed, 16 Dec 2015 09:43:57 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=2971