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Ian Birrell

Ian Birrell

Ian Birrell writes a weekly column for The i Paper. He is a former deputy editor of the The Independent and has won awards for his foreign reporting, feature writing, campaigning and commentary

Farage and his friend Trump are exposing the fraud of populism

It always pays to follow money in politics

The Epsom riots are a dark warning of where Britain is headed

The vital lesson Britain must learn from Trump’s failure in Iran

Behind Trump lies the real architect of a global disaster

I helped legalise medicinal cannabis - I regret what came next

Farage poses as a patriot. But his Iran U-turn shows the truth

We are failing the very people we should be supporting the most

No moral person should be setting foot in the US

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Draft-dodger Trump is flexing US military muscle - but can't see its big mistake

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No decent person should mourn the Ayatollah's death

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The Paralympics is being used to bring Russia in from the cold – it’s grotesque

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It's time to talk about who could replace the monarchy

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How a European nation could turn the tide of populism - but Trump has other ideas

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The dark unfolding Epstein drama is leading us into the abyss

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Parents of SEND children should fear what Starmer is planning

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Trump's ICE spreads mayhem and misery - and sounds a dark warning for Europe

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The Jenrick frenzy proves how deeply unserious UK politics has become

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Trump is using Putin to disguise what he really wants from Greenland

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I witnessed the Arab Spring. Dignity must beat darkness in Iran

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Trump is echoing Putin’s justification for invading Ukraine

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The tech bros have programmed our behaviour - but the fightback is coming

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Zelensky faces a bitter choice: take on Trump – or betray his own people

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Make no mistake, Trump has just declared war on Europe

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Putin is pushing two vile myths about Ukraine – and Trump is helping him

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Our welfare bill is ballooning - and our pathetic politicians are to blame

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Trump's pathetic 'peace' plan leaves Europe on the brink of defeat

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Reeves is flailing – but she is a symbol of a deeper rot in Westminster

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The mistaken prisoner release exposes a crisis far bigger than Labour ineptitude

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My daughter died a year ago. Mexico's Day of the Dead helped soothe my grief

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

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square RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

ANALYSIS

This is Trump's chance to change everything for Ukraine - unless he bottles it

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Putin's real motives have been clear for decades. We're fools for just realising

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