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.

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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

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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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Torn apart: How the British government splits up families

The truth behind the rhetoric: UK hits bottom of family-friendly league table

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Turning us into a police state? Cameron's response to Calais crisis demands paper checking by landlords.

Cameron’s asylum policy turns us all into pound shop Gestapos

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Legal highs have set off a wave of legislation at a national and now local level

The madness begins: Lambeth bans everything in legal high crack-down

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Previous justice secretary Chris Grayling insisted there was no prison crisis

Prison crisis revealed: Official stats show murder and assault at ten-year high

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Government is planning a pilot scheme banning smoking in prisons

‘It’ll be hell’: The view from inside prison about a smoking ban

The government is planning on a pilot scheme banning smoking in prisons

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The Home Office system for processing asylum seekers will have to be completely reappraised following the ruling

Home Office in turmoil following asylum ruling

The government’s asylum processing system was in disarray today after a legal ruling forced it to completely reappraise how it evaluates the claims of those seeking safety in the UK.

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