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United States / World

Democrats need to ditch doddery Biden

Published by The i paper (3rd June, 2024) One of the greatest attributes of populist politicians is their ability to drive foes into such a frenzy of fury […]

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Politics

US can teach toxic Tories a lesson

Published by The i paper (26th February, 2024) Adam Kinzinger used to be a mainstream Republican. He is an evangelical Christian and former US Air Force colonel who […]

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Europe / Russia / United States / World

Prigozhin’s death exposes a weak despot

Published by The i paper (28th August, 2023) There is a famous story from his childhood that Vladimir Putin has repeated often and seen spun by his propagandists […]

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United States / World

A new threat to American democracy

Published by The i paper (17th July, 2023) It seems extraordinary that Donald Trump remains the runaway favourite to win the Republican Party nomination for next year’s White […]

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Europe / Politics / Russia / United States / World

Three ageing male egomaniacs, clinging to power

Published by The i paper (12th June, 2023) Headlines over the weekend were dominated by three ageing male egomaniacs. They are all desperate to cling to power as […]

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United States / World

The Capitol riots reach beyond Trump

Published by The i paper (11th January, 2011) John McCain was one of the most decent Republican leaders this century. He was a man who proved his strength […]

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United States / World

The trauma of Trump is over

Published by The i paper (9th November, 2020) For a brief moment, it felt like another country. First came a black woman standing before the United States of […]

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United States / World

What’s the mood in Trumpland?

Published by UnHerd (3rd November, 2020) One thing was certain as I stood outside the courthouse in Lewisburg chatting to people casting their vote in this friendly little […]

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United States / World

The battle for America’s soul will continue long after this election

Published by The i paper (2nd November, 2020) The United States is a nation in denial. On one side, Trump fans are convinced their disruptive hero is going […]

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Policy / Politics / Race / United States / World

The Republican Party’s descent into darkness

Published by UnHerd (4th June, 2020) On April 3, 1968 Martin Luther King gave a speech at the Mason Temple in Memphis. He spoke for 40 minutes without […]

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Politics

Nothing is fixed in politics, as both the Tories and their Republican cousins prove

Published by The i paper (22nd July 2019) As a Republican President spews out racist bile against four ethnic minority women Democrats, it is easy to forget the transformation of […]

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United States / World

Adventures in Trumpland

Published by UnHerd (14th September, 2018) Richard Ojeda is standing for election in the heartland of Donald Trump terrain, a poverty-scarred slice of West Virginia filled with coal […]

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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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