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Ian Birrell

Ian Birrell writes a weekly column for i. He is a former deputy editor of the Independent and an award-winning foreign correspondent. He was awarded Health Journalist of the year in the 2018 Press Awards and was highly commended in the feature writing category.

Article thumbnail: Tom Tugendhat’s advisers point out that his actual voting record in the Commons is, whilst not hard right, not half as liberal as one might expect (Photo:: Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
Ian Birrell

The Tory leadership campaign proves just how arrogant the party has become

There is a weird inability to accept electoral reality

Ian Birrell

Germany faces a struggle for its soul

Ian Birrell

The Kursk offensive shreds Putin’s attempts to portray himself as Peter the Great

Article thumbnail: Michael - interview by Ian Birrell - convicted almost two decades ago for armed robbery after he was the getaway driver in a theft that sprayed CS gas in a woman's face... Image provided by Ian Birrell via Heather Saul
Ian Birrell

Last night's counterprotests were the very best of Britain

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How ordinary Ukrainians make and spend money in wartime economy

Article thumbnail: ROTHERHAM, ENGLAND - AUGUST 4: An anti-migration protester holds a flare during a riot outside of the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers, which is being used as an asylum hotel, on August 4, 2024 in Rotherham, United Kingdom. Yesterday saw widespread violence as Far-right agitators in Liverpool and Manchester rioted and looted shops. Police were attacked and injured and dozens of arrests were made. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: ROTHERHAM, ENGLAND - AUGUST 4: An anti-migration protester holds a flare during a riot outside of the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers, which is being used as an asylum hotel, on August 4, 2024 in Rotherham, United Kingdom. Yesterday saw widespread violence as Far-right agitators in Liverpool and Manchester rioted and looted shops. Police were attacked and injured and dozens of arrests were made. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Nine years old Little girl looking through a window
Article thumbnail: Nine years old Little girl looking through a window
Article thumbnail: The crowd cheers as former US President and 2024 presidential nominee Donald Trump (R, bottom) with US Senator and vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance (L, bottom) attend their first campaign rally together at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on July 20, 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: The crowd cheers as former US President and 2024 presidential nominee Donald Trump (R, bottom) with US Senator and vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance (L, bottom) attend their first campaign rally together at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on July 20, 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, with Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, second left, hosts his first Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, London, Saturday July 6, 2024. following the General Election victory for the Labour Party. (Chris Eades/Pool via AP)
Article thumbnail: Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, with Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, second left, hosts his first Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, London, Saturday July 6, 2024. following the General Election victory for the Labour Party. (Chris Eades/Pool via AP)