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

Jeremy Corbyn: Can he survive the initial onslaught?

Why Jeremy Corbyn will do better than you expect

*Comment & Analysis

Corbyn is a major shift to the left for Labour

Labour leadership election as-it-happens

*Blog

A high court case found the detention fast-track system used to lock up many detainees to be unlawful

Home Office refuses to budge as MPs demand detention time limit

*Blogs

"He was angry at us both but couldn't understand why dad won't want to live with him."

How immigration policy brutalises British children

*Blog

Waiting for the letter: Many children who fled to the UK for sanctuary are sent back to their home country when they turn 18

The deportation game: What happens when refugees turn 18?

*Blog

Refugee children from Syria at a clinic in Ramtha, northern Jordan. British efforts are centred on this still in the Middle East

Why we should be suspicious of Cameron’s Syrian refugee announcement

*Blog

David Cameron recalls parliament to secure a vote on Syria. His defeat arguably ended international efforts for intervention.

Even supporters of Syrian intervention should be wary of sabre-rattling in the press

The war-mongering in the Sun does nothing to reflect the complex strategic and moral realities of intervention in Syria

*Blog

Burnham speech reiterates Cooper's 10,000 demand

Burnham and Cooper could turn the tide of the refugee debate

Labour leadership candidates finally find some bravery

News

The government is understood to have killed 2,476 badgers during the pilot

Revealed: Cull costs £6,775 per badger killed

*Blog

Is Dugdale repeating the same failures of the past?

Kezia Dugdale shows why only Corbyn can save the Union

*Blog

Jeremy Corbyn proposed a consultation on women-only carriages to prevent harassment and violence

The hysteria around Corbyn’s women-only carriages shows why we have such boring politicians

*Blog

A young Syrian refugee fleeing violence in Homs flashes the 'V for Victory' sign

Germany’s ten-point refugee plan shows how irresponsible Britain has become

*Blog

A charter flight deporting Afghans back to their home country is scheduled to leave London tomorrow

Home Office presses ahead with Afghan deportations as country unravels

*Blog

Vaping technology could save millions of lives

Anti-vaping campaigners are a threat to public health

*Blog

Corbyn speaks to supporters at a Labour party leadership rally on August 3 in London

Labour should be learning from Corbyn, not conspiring against him

*Blog

Psychoactive substances bill: Designed to take drug policy outside the realm of reason?

Home Office drug advisers try to clear up Theresa May’s mess

News

Cooper: No conversations about Mandelson plot

Cooper says she had no part in Mandelson anti-Corbyn plot

News

Reverse payment: MoJ could soon be chasing homeless people for court fines

MoJ warned of waste as it chases £150 court fines from homeless people

News

Families fleeing violence in the Middle East and North Africa may be left destitute by the change

Asylum support cut ‘an assault on children’s lives’, kids’ charity warns

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