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China / Covid19 / Health / Policy / Technology / World

It’s official: Covid can be linked to lab leaks

Published by The i paper (6th March, 2023) You have to admit it is one hell of a coincidence. Out of all the thousands of cities in the […]

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Europe / Politics / Russia

Blair has no right to pontificate on Putin

Published by The i paper (27th February, 2023) Last week, Sir Tony Blair published an article in The Daily Telegraph headlined “One thing is clear: Vladimir Putin cannot be allowed […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

‘We will fight until the end’

Published by The i paper (20th February, 2023) When Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it shocked many people who presumed that he would not be […]

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Technology

Shackled by the chairman’s secrets

Published by The i paper (12th February, 2023) The case of the banker, the BBC and the prime minister’s big loan offers a glimpse behind the scenes of […]

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Europe / Politics / Ukraine

Britain shows it can be a force for good by backing Ukraine

Published by The i paper (9th February, 2023) I am sitting on a train heading back into Ukraine. My compartment has two women alongside me returning home from […]

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Politics

A toxic brand and tragic comeback attempt

Published by The i paper (6th February, 2023) The Conservative Party is desperately trying to stave off crushing defeat at the next election after 13 wasted years in government. […]

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Europe / Germany / Russia / Ukraine

Germany risks becoming a pariah in Europe

Published by The i paper (23rd January, 2023) Russia’s generals have long thought that they could win a war with the West. They knew any conflict would be […]

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Covid19

The Covid origins debate gets even murkier

Published by The i paper (19th December, 2022) It is three years since a strange new disease began felling people in a city in central China, sparking the pandemic […]

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Politics

Bulldoze this affront to our democracy

Published by The i paper (12th December, 2019) Last week, Sir Keir Starmer announced his intention to abolish the House of Lords if Labour wins the next election, […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

A woman whose story shows why the war must be won

Published by The i paper (January 2nd, 2023) As the past year slides into history, it will be remembered for the outbreak of a cruel war that scars our […]

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Health / Policy / Social care

Scandal of lives stolen by the state

Published by The i paper (26th December, 2022) Ryan Addison lives in his own home in Doncaster, 10 minutes from his mother, Sharon. He went to see Blackpool […]

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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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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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