Ian Dunt (born 4 February 1982) is a British author, political journalist and broadcaster. He currently writes as a columnist for the 'i'. He previously served for many years as the Editor of

politics.co.uk Politics.co.uk is a news and feature website focusing on British politics. For almost a decade up until the summer of 2021, the site was edited by the political journalist Ian Dunt. Dunt has since returned as editor-at-large. Adam Bienkov, t ...

. He was also a host on the

Remainiacs ''Oh God, What Now?'' formally known as ''Remainiacs,'' is a British hour-long weekly political podcast about Brexit, speaking from the pro-Remain point of view. It was started on 26 May 2017 as ''Remainiacs'' after the 2016 United Kingdom Europe ...

podcast.

Early life

Dunt was born in

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and grew up in

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and the UK (Winchester and

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). Dunt holds a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy (2004) from

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, a Master's in International Relations (2006) from

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and a Diploma in Journalism and Media Law (2008) from the

London School of Journalism The London School of Journalism (LSJ) is an independent journalism school based in London, England, which offers qualifications in journalism, freelance journalism and creative writing. The LSJ provides both on-site and distance learning to it ...

Career

Dunt began his career as a journalist for

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. He then switched to political analysis for

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, before becoming Political Editor of ''

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'', a position he held until January 2010, when he became editor of ''politics.co.uk''. He regularly appears on TV, commenting on political developments in the United Kingdom. In May 2017, Dunt was part of the team that launched ''

'', a political

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about Britain's departure from the

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, as seen from a pro-

Remain Remain may refer to: * ''Remain'' (José González EP) * ''Remain'' (KNK EP) *''Remain'', poetry book by Jennifer Murphy, 2005 *''Remain'', album by Tyrone Wells, 2009 *''Remain'', album by Great Divide, 2002 *''Remain'', album by Them Are Us Too ...

perspective. In January 2020 the same team launched ''The Bunker'', a podcast similar in format that discusses political issues other than

Brexit Brexit (; a portmanteau of "British exit") was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) at 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020 (00:00 1 February 2020 CET).The UK also left the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or ...

. In October 2020, ''Remainiacs'' was renamed as ''Oh God, What Now?''

Bibliography

* ''Brexit: What the Hell Happens Now?'' (2016) Canbury Press * ''How To Be A Liberal'' (September 2020) Canbury Press

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunt, Ian British political journalists Alumni of University College London Alumni of the University of Warwick Alumni of the London School of Journalism Living people British podcasters 1982 births