Iain Dale presents evening show on LBC Radio and is the author or editor of more than 50 books. Read more ...

This case as different, though. Hardesh Kebatu didn’t escape. He was wrongly released. Indeed, not only that, when he left, he was told to make his own way to an immigration deportation centre. He ...

Back in 2021, I edited a book called The Prime Ministers. It was a collection of 55 essays, each written by a different historian, politician or journalist, on the 53 men and two women who had held ...

This was my openiong monoogue from last evening's LBC show. I hadn't prepared it. I just spoke from the heart. On Tuesday, the Prime Minister spoke at the Labour Party conference, telling us how much ...

The current political consensus appears to be that the next election is Reform’s to lose. According to one veteran Tory strategist the Tories are approaching an “Extinction Level Event”. Political ...

Reshuffle in haste, repent at leisure. I suspect that will be what people conclude about Keir Starmer’s reshuffle. It bore all the hallmarks of being scribbled on the back of a fag packet. If you’re ...

I don’t envy my friend Jacqui Smith having to look after the university sector. In some ways it ought to be one of the most enjoyable jobs I government. But then you read the lead story on page 2 of ...

Today, the world of broadcasting lost an original. James Whale was an icon, a titan of an industry which is full of fakes. He was a pioneer, someone who wasn’t afraid to innovate or try new things, ...

Over the years, I have done countless phone-ins on my LBC radio show about people who have some form of autism or ADHD diagnosis. They range from children in the early years, to people in their 60s or ...

Broadcaster Iain Dale’s new book on the UK’s first female prime minister offers an intelligent, nuanced take on a woman who has too often been reduced to a caricature Social media wasn’t around in the ...

This article by Mary Beard was written for The Observer. couple of decades is a very long time in politics. Twenty years ago, I seethed with rage at the “crimes” of George W Bush. These days, compared ...

For those who have always though Reform UK would be a ‘here today, gone tomorrow’ political party, think again. The only way that will happen is if Nigel Farage self combusts. He’s got the sniff of ...