
Ian Birrell
@ianbirrell
Foreign correspondent, columnist, campaigner, co-founder @africaexpress, citizen of the world and a bit more besides...
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'I escaped Luhansk and my pro-Russian parents, after secretly learning Ukrainian' - delighted to have helped this brave and patriotic teenager tell his amazing story to ā¦The i Paperā© inews.co.uk/opinion/escapeā¦

Jenkins, 2016: āI find it staggering that the remain minority can accuse the Brexit majority of not knowing truth from liesā¦and could not have meant its vote.ā Jenkins, 2025: āJust three in 10 people now approve of Britain having left the EU. People realise they were lied to.ā


The boy who came back: the near-death, and changed life, of my son Max . Do read this powerful, intensely honest and brilliant piece by ā¦Archie Blandā© theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2ā¦





Badenoch may be useless but the Tories look doomed, whoever is in charge. My ā¦The i Paperā© column inews.co.uk/opinion/the-toā¦


My The Times and The Sunday Times article today on the rumoured slashing of disabled children's rights. "Morally it's up there with breaking into a car and stealing a child's blue badge." #SEND thetimes.com/comment/columnā¦

āThe future of Africa is going to come from investment, not aid. I donāt want freebies ā I want Africa to develop with prideā - Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank theguardian.com/global-developā¦

Out now: 'Soledad', the latest track from Africa Expressā upcoming album BahidorĆ”, featuring lead vocals from Luisa Almaguer & Damon Albarn, released via World Circuit. š§ Available now on all platforms. "We hope it makes you feel less Soledad." ā Africa Express š§”

