Ian Dunt
Editor of Politics.co.uk. Author of Brexit: What The Hell Happens Now? Host on @RemainiacsCast. Says stuff on TV & radio.
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The latest generous offer to Remainers, so that we can all come together
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Week in Review: The madness over Big Ben's bongs is a symbol of the horror to come
The whole week. They spent the whole week talking about bongs on Big Ben.
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The Big Ben bong debate: What you are seeing, more or less in real time, is a nation turn into the clown car model of itself
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UK insists there's been no U-turn on rules to let EU citizens stay after Brexit
EU bigwig Guy Verhofstadt said EU citizens would finally get a physical document showing they can stay - as he predicted "associate citizenship" of the EU and said Britain will one day rejoin. But UK government sources denied any kind of U-turn
EXCLUSIVE: Long-Bailey backs stricter abortion laws
Rebecca Long-Bailey has indicated that she supports greater restrictions on abortion. Answering a series of questions sent to Manchester candidates standing in last month's general election by Catholic priests at Salford cathedral, Long-Bailey...
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EXCLUSIVE: Long-Bailey backs stricter abortion laws theredroar.com/2020/01/exclus… via @TheRedRoar
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The Labour Party
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You've got just over 24 hours to sign up as a registered Labour supporter to get a vote in the leadership election.
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Govt blocks refugee children being reunited with parents
Three prominent charities lead the charge against brutal Home Office policy.
Week in Review: Make them own it
The battle to frame the narrative of what comes next.
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No more blaming parliament or Remainers: The govt must be made to own the Brexit trade talks. What happens next is on them.
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With his majority in place, Johnson chips away at EU citizen's rights
In every case the government follows the same tactic: Make life for EU citizens less secure, and give itself the broadest possible powers.
A Top Boris Johnson Aide Says The UK Will Have A “Special Relationship” With Viktor Orbán’s Hungary After Brexit
Tim Montgomerie praised the "interesting early thinking on the limits of liberalism" by Hungary's authoritarian government at an event hosted by a right-wing think tank.
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Hungary is a nationalist authoritarian state which has almost eradicated the independent press and made fair elections near-impossible. Tim Montgomerie says it exhibits "interesting early thinking on the limits of liberalism"
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Don't make them feel ashamed: What the left needs to learn
No voters will thank us for making them feel bad about their choices. Nobody will join our tribe, because we made them ashamed of theirs.
Rest, Recharge, Return
There is plenty for liberal internationalists still to fight for, says IAN DUNT. Your opponents only win when you surrender.
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Take time. Recharge. Salvage what you can of Christmas. And then come back ready for the fight. My final piece of the year, for @TheNewEuropean
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Johnson's new peers make a mockery of our democracy
One of the principles of democratic government is that if you lose, politicians hand over the reins. Not anymore.
Labour leadership election: Who can vote and how does it work?
Everything you need to know about the process to elect a new Labour leader.
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Absolutely everything you need to know about the Labour leadership process by @lukeakehurst: The rules, the timetables and the requirements for being able to vote in it
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Boris Johnson Is Britain’s Trump, and He Now Has Full Control
What just happened in England was a triumph for right-wing populism and lies
The future of British Europeanism
Remain has been defeated. But the Remain movement is now the only viable opposition to Johnson's government.
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The Remain movement must now become about more than just Brexit. It is the only functioning opposition to Johnson's government
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A night of horror: Now the fight for the left begins
General election 2019: A night of complete and unparalleled disaster, as Boris Johnson wins his majority.
GetVoting tactically
Find out who to vote for. #GetVoting, tactically. Together, we can stop Brexit.
What is first past the post voting and why does the UK use it?
A Remain alliance is trying to block Boris Johnson from forming government, but to succeed they will need voters in key seats to hold their noses and vote for non-traditional parties.
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Questions Britain should be asking itself, rather than leaving it to the foreign press: What is first past the post voting and why does the UK use it?
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The marginals where new voters matter
Newly registered voters could play a key role in the outcome of nearly 30 seats the Tories are hoping to win tomorrow, according to figures seen by Politics.co.uk.
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The marginals where new voters matter - remarkable, thorough putting-in-the-work investigation by @cjayanetti into where the newly registered voters are and what difference it might make
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Nice to see the Times lead on @cjayanetti's data-crunching on newly-registered voters. His full article is here politics.co.uk/comment-analys… pic.twitter.com/fMqnDAyFQU
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The last days of hope
Just one more day to go. And then we find out if the most poisonous political culture this country has seen will a mandate.
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Johnson's campaign has precisely replicated the Vote Leave strategy: Lies, division & moral cowardice. Now we find out if wins a mandate.
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It's never just been about Brexit. It's been about how we conduct ourselves. Do we lie and divide, or tell the truth and search for commonalities? Now we're about to find out.
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