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

Kennedy got it right on coalition, but found himself isolated on the issue at the time

Charles Kennedy was right about almost everything

*Blog

Breath freshener could be against the law if the psychoactive substances bill is passed

Things you own which the legal highs bill is going to make illegal

News

Pulling out World Cup alone would make no difference, Dyke says

Dyke: FA can’t go it alone

*Blog

Banned: Substances will now be guilty until proven innocent

The government just banned everything

News

May presses forward her advantage against the police - but will law and order Tories be comfortable?

May goes to war with the police

*Blog

Cameron surrenders: Human rights off table until next year at least

Cameron surrenders on human rights

*Blog

Rubel Ahmed: Another victim of Britain's indifference towards migrants' lives

How Britain killed Rubel Ahmed

The coroners court verdict into the death of Rubel Ahmed at Morton Hall reveals another victim of our indifference to migrants’ lives

News

Eve of battle: Plans for the Human Rights Act are expected in tomorrow's Queen's Speech

Eve of battle: Human Rights Act supporters bullish ahead of Queen’s Speech

Human rights supporters are gearing up for a fight ahead of the first glimpse of plans to scrap the Human Rights Act in tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech.

*Blog

Policing the radical left? How identity politics killed solidarity

The left needs to address the rise of identity politics

News

Harman wants a gender balanced leadership team, with either the deputy or the leader of the party a woman

Harman: Labour’s leader or deputy leader must be a woman

*Blog

New law would make illegal work even more illegal - but does it make sense?

Is this the most inane law of all time? Cameron promises to make illegal immigration illegal

News

Locked in: Criticism of Rainsbrook from inspectors

G4S-run prison criticised for racism and staff drug use

*Comment & Analysis

Dreaming of a change - but can Cameron really get rid of the Human Rights Act?

Everything you need to know about the Tories’ Human Rights Act attack in five minutes

*Blog

Spying on ourselves: Could the Immigration Act turn landlords and doctors into immigration officers?

‘Never face a migrant in your household’: The website which shows how low our debate on immigration has sunk

News

Farage: Under threat but remains dominant figure in Ukip

Farage row: Senior Ukip figures try to drag party to the centre

*Blogs

Theresa May: A threat to British values

Theresa May’s plans are a threat to British values

*Blog

Chuka Umunna announces his leadership bid in Swindon

Umunna stands for Labour leadership – but is there content behind the surface?

*Blog

Turns out Farage isn't quitting after all

Farage’s fake promise to quit shows he’s as slippery as any politician

*Comment & Analysis

Michael Gove: New justice secretary more cerebral than his predecessor

Comment: Gove’s intelligence will make him a very different justice secretary to Grayling

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