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

*Comment & Analysis

Cameron EU migration speech in full

David Cameron immigration speech in full

*Blog

Discovering his mission? Cameron's ingenious speech will help him, but not the country

Cameron’s speech is ingenious – but it will change nothing

*Comment & Analysis

Hope at the Royal Court, London

Win one of three pairs of tickets for HOPE at The Royal Court

*Blog

Navigating a maze of sanctions: Single parents are often punished for failing to fulfill requirements which did not apply to them

Single parents forced to cut food spending as welfare punishments bite

*Blog

Reckless appearance saves the day

PMQS verdict: Thornberry and Reckless steal the show

*Blog

Prison crisis? Grayling refuses to accept independent reports into the state of the country's jails

Grayling’s prison regime goes on trial – and is found guilty

*Blog

Storms on the horizon: Deficit reduction will bite had after the election

Something wicked this way comes: The mystery of deficit reduction after 2015

Massive spending cuts and brutal austerity are coming after 2015, but Tories, Lib Dems and Labour don’t want to tell us where from

*Blog

NHS staff: Strike over pay comes after government refuses independent board's recommendation

NHS staff are right to go on strike

They go above and beyond for pitiful wages, while millions are spent on privatisation: NHS staff are right to strike

News

The Grayling meme: villain starts cropping up in leading's authors' novels

The Grayling meme: Top authors insert justice secretary villain into their novels

*Blog

Refused: Nearly 80% of entry clearance rejections were overturned upon review

Revealed: 80% of overseas immigration visa refusals are overturned

*Blog

Vandalising British justice: Legal aid reforms criticised

Slash and burn: How the coalition vandalised legal aid

*Blog

Secretive trade deals between the EU and US and Canada could enforce the privatisation of the NHS

The Canadian-EU trade agreement which could act as a Trojan horse for TTIP

*Blog

Farage wipes a tear from his eye after visiting the poppy exhibit at the Tower of London

Supporters of immigration should copy Nigel Farage

*Blog

Split: Income benchmark breaks up British families

Want to marry someone from abroad? Don’t be female or black

*Blog

Ebola: Is it really having a major effect on the international economy?

Cameron fires starting gun on election scare tactics

*Blog

Fatal error? Tory chances of wining in 2015 are no better than before the Miliband coup-that-wasn't

Pick of the Week: Tory plots, Tory dreams and Tory failures

*Blog

Salmond: Saved by the quality of his opponents

Salmond’s greatest fortune was the quality of his opponents

*Blog

Miliband takes on Ukip: Photo credit: Politicalpictures.co.uk

Miliband shows steel in taking on Ukip – but will he see it through?

*Blog

Asbestos: MoJ consultation on compensation was severely criticised following judicial review

MoJ mulls new attempt to take compensation from asbestos victims

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