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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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Paying back the debt: immigration helps, according to the OBR

Cutting immigration ‘will harm deficit reduction’

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Taking a hit: Labour lead now back to three points

Labour lead shrinks to just three points as economic recovery builds

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The decision suggests it is impossible to be an atheist in Afghanistan

Historic moment as UK grants first atheist asylum decision

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Westminster reaches its nadir: Net satisfaction rating of party leaders hits historic low

Westminster’s nadir: Belief in party leaders falls to historic low

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English language only? Local Tory wants restrictions amid fraud concerns.

Ban foreign languages at polling stations, local Tory demands

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Playing the man: Clarke lashed out at 'typical right wing, nationalist escapism'

‘Right wing nationalist escapism’: Clarke comes out swinging against Cameron’s EU migration rhetoric

*Comment & Analysis

Election coming and a long campaign ahead of them

The week in review: A hopeless start, an endless general election

We’re somehow on an election footing already, but behind the scenes the Tories are taking a pasting.

*Comment & Analysis

Ian Dunt: 'They're pouring money down the drain and they've got nothing to show for it'

Comment: The Home Office admits it has no idea if the war on drugs is working

They spend billions a year fighting drugs, but now even the Home Office admits it has no idea if it’s made any difference.

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Refugees are often are forced to live in destitute housing, according to a Commons report

G4S and Serco heavily criticised for asylum housing conditions

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The throne in the Lords: Peers could kill off the EU referendum bill with multiple amendments

Lords prepared to kill off EU referendum bill

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Joking aside: Clegg calls for Boris truce

Clegg on condom slur: ‘I’ve had nicer birthday wishes than that’

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Regulation likely to be on the way about fixed betting terminals following sympathetic comments from the prime minister

High-stakes gambling machines survive Commons vote – for now

*Blog

We’re one step closer to the end of homophobia in football

*Comment & Analysis

PMQs as it happens

PMQs as-it-happened

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Why voter ID will disenfranchise minorities

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Britain and Poland in diplomatic breakdown after immigrant benefit comments

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Boris effectively calls Clegg a condom

Boris: ‘Nick Clegg is a prophylactic protection device’

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Blog: The BBC’s political editor sounds like a government minister

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Farage: Nodded during extracts of Rivers of Blood speech

Farage: ‘Basic principle’ of Rivers of Blood speech was right

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