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Arts / Israel, West Bank & Gaza / Music

The true cost of ‘neutrality’

Published by The i Paper (21st September, 2026)

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Politics

Follow the money, not the words

Published by The i Paper (14th September, 2026)

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Russia / Ukraine

Putin is becoming desperate, his stupid war is spiralling, the threat and dangers are rising

Published by The i Paper (7th September, 2026)

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China / Environment / Nepal

The Nepal disaster exposes the reality of a gruesome regime

Published by The i Paper (31st August, 2026)

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Disability / Health / Social care / Welfare

Reform is taking aim at people with disabilities

Published by The i Paper (17th August, 2026) So here we go. Reform UK, desperate to shift focus away from legitimate questions about its financial shenanigans, wants to […]

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Crime / Politics

Badenoch’s mythical belief in rehabilitation

Published by The i Paper (10th August, 2026)

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China / Iran / Russia / Ukraine

We cannot ignore threat from Beijing

Published by The i Paper (3rd August, 2026)

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Crime / Policy / Politics

Burnham’s priority should be prisons

Published by The i Paper (27th July, 2026)

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Politics / Russia / Ukraine / United States

Starmer merits praise for an historic success

Published by The i Paper (20th July, 2026)

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Politics / United States

A farce that shows the problems for the left in fighting populism

Published by The i Paper (13th July, 2026)

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Russia / Ukraine

How Crimea turned into Putin’s humiliation

Published by The i Paper (29th June, 2026)

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Politics

How Burnham should unshackle Westminster

Published by The i Paper (22nd June, 2026)

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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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