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Politics

Labour now has one mission: stop Reform destroying the UK

Published by The i Paper (12th May, 2026)

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Politics

Farage and the fraud of populism

Published by The i Paper (5th May, 2026) Like any successful populist leader, Nigel Farage loves to pose as a straight-talking man who dares take on the smug elites. […]

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Crime / Police / Politics

Epsom riots expose moral abyss

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

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Iran / Politics / Russia

Farage is out of his depth on the world stage

Published by The i Paper (23rd March, 2026)

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Politics

Badenoch is wrong: the Tories are lost without a Left

Published by The Telegraph (31st January, 2026)

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Disability / Politics / Social care

A terrible indictment of our society

Published by The i Paper (19th January, 2026)

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Farage’s duplicity on Russia makes him unfit to lead our country
Europe / Politics / Russia / Ukraine

Farage’s duplicity on Russia makes him unfit to lead our country

Published by The i Paper (20th October, 2025)

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Russian tentacles are reaching deep into British democracy
Politics / Russia

Russian tentacles are reaching deep into British democracy

Published by The i Paper (30th September, 2025)

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Tommy Robinson’s rally is a wake-up call to real patriots
Immigration / Politics

Tommy Robinson’s rally is a wake-up call to real patriots

Published by The i Paper (15th September, 2025)

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Inside Reform: it is worse than I feared
Immigration / Politics

Inside Reform: it is worse than I feared

Published by The i Paper (8th September, 2025)

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Immigration / Politics

Farage is selling poison to a seething electorate

Published by The i Paper (27th August, 2025)

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Disability / Policy / Social care

Why does this government seem to dislike people with disabilities?

Published by The i paper (19th May, 2025)

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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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