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Ian Dunt

Ian Dunt served as the editor-at-large of Politics.co.uk until 2021. He is a regular host on the Oh God What Now podcast, a columnist for the New European and the i newspaper, and the author of two books: Brexit: What The Hell Happens Now and How To Be A Liberal.

Latest articles

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Grayling: Behind the scenes attempts to influence prison inspector appointment could trigger change in the law

Failure of scrutiny: How Grayling got his way with new prison inspector

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The final Budget of the parliament allowed Osborne to highlight the Tory reputation for financial responsibility

Budget 2015 analysis: A more mature Osborne plays a more complex political game

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Report card: Grayling's Incentive and Earned Privileges scheme damaged safety levels in prisons

Report card: MPs lay out Grayling’s failures ahead of election

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Odds in his favour? Selection board unlikely to opt for a critical candidate for prisons inspector

Stitch up: Former Tory minister put on board to select new prison inspector

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Sex in prison: Grayling stepped in to stop inquiry

This is what sex in prison is really like

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Shapps: Fighting off allegations over a second job while an MP

The tactics Grant Shapps used to escape Michael Green

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Safer than thought? Clegg expects to outperform expectations in May

Clegg: We’ll do better than people think

The Liberal Democrats are going to outperform expectations in the May general election, Nick Clegg has insisted

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Sitting pretty: No-one asks abut a Tory-Ukip pact

Why doesn’t anyone ask the Tories to rule out a pact with Ukip?

Labour is constantly asked to rule out a pact with the SNP – so why won’t the Tories do so with Ukip?

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Prison book ban: Rules changed, but some institutions still not accepting parcels

The prisons which still won’t allow books

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Take a closer look: Research could have reduced the cost of austerity

How a failure to gather evidence meant spending cuts actually hurt the taxpayer

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Time for a vote: UK dragging feet over European court ruling

It’s time to give prisoners the vote

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The Tory election poster over a possible Labour-SNP pact typifies the campaign so far

The British public deserves a better election than this

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Held responsible: Cameron's refusal to take part in debates could prove decisive post-election

Pick of the Week: Will Cameron’s cowardice be his undoing?

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Lynne Featherstone: Supporting UN Convention

Is Lynne Featherstone on the same page as Nick Clegg on drug policy?

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Nicola Sturgeon: Confidence and supply with Labour would give SNP influence in Westminster

An SNP landslide could save the Union

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Time for the empty chair? Broadcasters should call Cameron's bluff

Broadcasters must hold firm – TV debates aren’t Cameron’s to turn down

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Cameron makes his speech on a European referendum, after he buckled to pressure from Ukip and his own backbenchers

Cameron won’t debate because he has no record to defend

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Clegg's drug reform campaign has seen him targeted by mid-market tabloids and Conservative-supported think tanks

Knives out for Clegg as anti-drugs lobby targets Lib Dems

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Counting the pennies: Taxpayer takes the hit for harsh Home Office policy

How getting tough on asylum seekers cost the taxpayer millions

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