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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

*Blog

Miliband takes on Ukip: Photo credit: Politicalpictures.co.uk

Miliband shows steel in taking on Ukip – but will he see it through?

*Blog

Asbestos: MoJ consultation on compensation was severely criticised following judicial review

MoJ mulls new attempt to take compensation from asbestos victims

*Blog

Prison crisis: Can jails keep control without enough staff?

Despite the censorship, reports emerge of security collapse in prisons

*Blog

Reckless: The former Tory MP is on course to win as a kip candidate in Rochester

Rochester reveals a left which lost its voice

*Blog

Grayling: Paranoia over charities sector?

‘An interesting minister’: Withering attack on Grayling over charity paranoia

*Blogs

Long-term unemployed are being 'parked' by the work programme

Parking the hard cases: How privatisation fails the vulnerable

*Comment & Analysis

Cameron has no original thoughts anymore, but enjoys a superior tone

PMQs verdict: Rhetoric trumps content as Cameron gets better of Miliband

The Labour leader wins the battle of wits, but Cameron has control of the Commons at this week’s PMQs clash

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Funding the NHS as well as working in it: Report shows immigration helps public services

Powerful forces try to rubbish positive immigration report

The debate is now settled – immigration boosts our economy. Those who oppose it must explain why they wish to make Britain poorer

*Blog

Baker: fighting for evidence-based drug policy in the Home Office

Don’t mock Norman Baker – he accomplished more than most ministers do in a lifetime

*Blog

Success on the world stage: Nicola Adams takes gold for Britain in the 2012 Olympics

Ukip may hate modern Britain – but the evidence shows it’s working well

*Comment & Analysis

Pick of the week: Porn, the law and you

Pick of the Week: Porn, the law and you

News

Baker: Genie out the bottle on drug law reform

Norman Baker: ‘Genie is out the bottle’ on drug reform

*Blog

Smoke 'em if you've got 'em: Drug report casts doubt on 40 years of UK policy

The Home Office admits it: Tough enforcement does not lower drug use

News

Facing judicial review: MoJ sent legal notice

Did minister mislead public over probation sell-off?

*Blog

Sell off: Private firms win big on probation bids

Grayling forces through probation sell-off despite safety fears

*Blog

Picket: Napo has tried to stop the sell-off but is now considering judicial review

Officers say public are in danger – so why won’t MoJ publish its safety test?

*Blog

Lords: Does the chamber still have the confidence to take on over-mighty government?

Will the Lords stand up for judicial review?

*Blog

Clutching victory from the jaws defeat: Salmond plays the long game

Pick of the Week: Salmond clutches victory from the jaws of defeat

*Blog

Safe? Deaths in police custody trigger Whitehall protest

Deaths in police custody: Protest hits Downing Street

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