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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Cut to legal aid will be debated in the Commons this Tuesday

Storms ahead: Lib Dems prepare for legal aid row

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David Davis: Government plan "an assault on 'big society'"

Rebellion builds over charity tax caps

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Miliband: No change on levy, but concessions on union donations

Tories lash out at Miliband donation compromise

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Senior figures made "imprudent decisions" at Scotland Yard

Damning report into Met blunders reopens phone-hacking row

*Comment & Analysis

Ian Dunt: 'It is a tyranny, albeit one of tedium and officialdom rather than violence.'

Comment: Europe’s new secrecy plan

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Cornish pasties have come to symbolise the view that the government is out of touch with the man on the street.

The Cornish rebellion: Local MPs gear up for pasty fight

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Ken Livingstone's election broadcast

Video: Ken’s election broadcast

Watch Ken Livingstone’s election broadcast for the London Mayoral election on politics.co.uk.

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Louise Mensch has a strong presence online

Troll punished: Man who threatened Louise Mensch found guilty

A man who threatened to harm the children of Tory MP Louise Mensch has been found guilty of sending a message of “menacing character”.

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Saying the same thing? Mixed messages on internet snooping.

Clegg plays down Cameron rift over internet snooping

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Clegg backed snooping policy, Cameron says

Cameron: Clegg signed off on snooping plan

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Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez

Argentina ‘borrowed UK money to fund Falklands invasion’

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The ECHR ruled against Abu Hamza

Hamza faces US extradition after losing legal battle

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Ken could reach City Hall on the basis of second preference votes

Poll: Boris ahead but Ken could clean up second vote

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The 1980's is so 2011.

The Week in Politics: Party like it’s 2008

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Ian Dunt: 'For supporters of women's rights, the best defence is offence.'

Comment: Anti-abortion extremists are in the heart of government

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Is the mask slipping? Some analysts believe the government's reputation for competence may be hard to regain.

Cameron popularity hits new low

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Clegg strikes back on secret courts and online snooping

The civil liberties backlash: Govt blinks first on snooping and secret courts

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Ian Dunt: 'If civil liberties campaigners cannot win the arguments now, under a supposedly sympathetic government, they never will'

Comment: Punish them for spying on you

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Big Brother Is Watching You: Snoopers charter to be revealed

Whispers of discontent: Rebellion builds against snoopers’ charter

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