On my @LBC show this afternoon... 1pm Yet another U-turn. What do you make of a government that seems to have no direction? 2pm The leaders' Xmas messages. Who best captures the spirit of Christmas? 3pm Christmas food. How does our Xmas fayre compare to that in other nations?

On my @LBC show... 7pm Are you working over Xmas and if so how are you able to celebrate it? 8pm Labour is accusing Reform of wanting to slash overseas aid. Bit of a cheek, eh? 9pm How do you find love again after the death of a partner?

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 83. Never Ending Storeys @Tessadunlop and I discuss similarities between Trump and Nixon and big news stories over Xmas in previous years. Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/8...

New episode of the PRESIDENTS, PRIME MINISTERS, MONARCHS & DICTATORS podcast 229. Sir Keir Starmer I talk to @Patrickkmaguire about the career and premiership so far of our current PM Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/2...

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 82. Blaise of Glory @TessaDunlop and I talk about the new head of Mi6 and whether we'd make good spies. Lots of Christmas chatter and Tessa's rowing skills are unveiled. Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/8...

On my @LBC show... 7pm Is it right for the EU and UK to hand over confiscated Russian money over to Ukraine? 8pm An hour with @matthewsyed 9pm Why do parents increasingly seem to want to be their child's friend, rather than do their actual job of parenting?

ICYMI A very revealing and forthright hour with me and a Christman jumper wearing @KemiBadenoch Watch www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXeH...

On my @LBC show 7-8pm Call Kemi Badenoch 8pm Cross Question with Andrew Rosindell MP Ben Maguire MP Dr Tessa Dunlop Samuel Kasumu 9pm tbc

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 345. Lord Charles Moore I talk to Charles Moore about the centenary of Margaret Thatcher's birth. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 81. My Sweet Lords @TessaDunlop and I talk House of Lords reform and the Australian terror attack. Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/8...

On my @LBC show... 7pm What can be done to help jewish people feel safe and secure 8pm Cross Question 9pm Do we need to completely change our view of what security, defence and resilience mean?

CHRISTMAS PRESENT IDEA No 1 Playing cards featuring Prime Ministers and Presidents Buy here www.politicos.co.uk/products?cat...

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 80. Mary's Letters on a Cross @TessaDunlop and I discuss Queen Mary's last letter, Trump & Venezuela and childhood criminality Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/8...

On my @LBC show... 7pm In the light of the flu epidemic, do you think the resident doctors should cancel their upcoming 5 day strike? 8pm Cross Question 9pm Hair Loss: Why is it so traumatic for so many men and women? Is it all about coming to terms with the ageing process?

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 334. James Max I talk to broadcaster and the President of the Royal Albert Hall @thejamesmax about his life and career. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

On my @LBC show... 7pm Do you recognise Trump's portrayal of London? And are his remarks about Sadiq Khan just, well, deranged? 8pm Cross Question 9pm Labour is considering introducing grief leave. A good idea or another needless cost to employers?

New episode of the PRESIDENTS, PRIME MINISTER,S MONARCHS & DICTATORS podcast 227. Liz Truss I talk to Liz Truss's biographer @JAHeale about her life, career and why she was Britain's shortest serving PM. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/2...

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 78. Witkoff the Wall @Tessadunlop and I discuss the merits or otherwise of Steve Witkoff, morality and patriotism. Lots of laughs! Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/w...

On my @LBC show 7pm Boycotts. Do they achieve anything? #Eurovision #Olympics 8pm An hour with @RoryStewartUK 9pm Why are so many more people being diagnosed with ADHD, Autism and mental health conditions?

On my @LBC show 7pm How can the war in Ukraine be ended? 8pm Cross Question with Chris Curtis MP Dame Theresa Villiers Matthew Torbitt Jim Shannon MP 9pm Should the Tories and Reform UK join forces to unite the Right?

WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY QUESTION TIME SPECIAL Tomorrow, @Tessadunlop and I are recording a questions special episode of the podcast. Please send your questions to [email protected] or leave a voicemail on 07557187929.

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 343. Lord (William) Waldegrave I talk to former Thatcher & Major cabinet minister William Waldegrave about his life and career in politics. One of the best All Talks yet! Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

ICYMI Tonight's Cross Question with Tom Skinner Dorothy Byrne Emma Revell Andrew Pakes MP www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1ZF...

On my @LBC show... 7pm Do Lammy's plans to curb jury trials stack up? 735pm Angiolini Report into Sarah Everard's murder 750pm @EdwardJDavey 8pm Cross Question Dorothy Byrne David Simmonds MP Andrew Pakes MP Emma Revell 9pm Should 16 year olds be banned from social media?

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 77. OBR u Mine? @Tessadunlop and I talk morality, BBC censorship, lying, Disgusting of Tunbridge Wells and Cliff! Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/7...

ICYMI A brilliant episode of CROSS QUESTION with Polly Billington MP Carl Cashman Henry Hill Lord Hayward www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXkp...

On my @LBC show 7pm Do you believe Rachel Reeves? 730pm Resident doctors strike 745pm Tribute to Brian Hayes 8pm Cross Question @CarlCashman @HCH_Hill @PollyBLabour Lord Hayward 9pm Are weightloss drugs transforming your life? 930pm Tribute to Brian Hayes: David Prever

My Tribute to Brian Hayes (1937-2025) "He could be irascible, irritable and had little patience for the uninformed. It was a joy to watch the master at work. He could always spot a weakness in an argument and many was the time he put me in my place." www.iaindale.com/articles/a-t...

New episode of THE PRESIDENTS, PRIME MINISTERS, MONARCHS AND DICTATORS podcast 226. Simon Harris - Ireland (2024-25) I talk to Irish Times policial editor @PatLeahyIT about the life of the current Tanaiste and recent Taoiseach, Simon Harris Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/2...

Forty years ago I made a speech, as a 23 year old to the Conservative Party Conference. I came across it sorting through some old papers. It's on the dangers of acid rain. So I've put it on my Substack. Do subscribe! iaindale.substack.com/p/an-environ...

Massively looking forward to driving to Cardiff tomorrow to see Cliff Richard in concert. Here he is with Elaine Paige singing MISS YOU NIGHTS, my absolute favourite song of all time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAkr...

I recorded an interview for a new documentary called SHOULD BRITS COME HOME www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-Q7...

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 76. If Books Could Kill @Tessadunlop and I talk Macrons, reading, budgets and Cliff. Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/w...

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 342. LES HINTON I talk to Rupert Murdoch's former right hand man, Les Hinton, about his life in newspapers and his new novel. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

ICYMI Yesterday's budget reaction on @LBC Andrew Marr with guests Call Kemi Badenoch Cross Question with Dan Tomlinson MP, Dame Harriett Baldwin MP, Fraser Nelson & Paul Nowak www.youtube.com/watch?v=clof...

On my @LBC show... 7pm Phone-in with @KemiBadenoch 8pm Cross Question with Dan Tomlinson MP Harriett Baldwin MP Paul Nowak Fraser Nelson 9pm Budget reaction from listeners + Aggie Chambre and DIane Abbott

Budget Special Cross Question with @HackneyAbbott @hbaldwin @nowak_paul @FraserNelson Tonight from 8pm. after Call Kemi, on @LBC.

ICYMI Last night's CROSS QUESTION with Kezia Dugdale Graham Stuart MP Shevaun Haviland Camilla Turner www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJuG...

Great news! THE TAOISEACH is getting a second print run. Who'd have thought! Delighted it's selling so well. Order your signed copy www.politicos.co.uk/products/the...

7pm The Ukraine peace deal. Why are we party to selling Ukraine down the river? 735 Minimum rage hike 745 Big Brother Young Farmer 8pm Cross Question with Kezia Dugdale Graham Stuart MP Shevaun Haviland Camilla Turner 9pm Should jury trials be abolished?

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 75. Let's Get Fiscal @Tessadunlop and I talk budgets, Prime Ministers's health and prostates... Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/7...

EXCLUSIVE: Tomorrow, @KemiBadenoch will reply to @RachelReevesMP's Budget Speech. Then she will become the first Opposition leader in history to do an hour long phone-in and respond to your views on the budget. Tomorrow, live from 7pm, only on @LBC .

ICYMI Last night's Cross Question Edward Molloy MP Dr Luke Jones MP Catherine Atkinson MP Angela Epstein www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIzh...

When Interviews Go Wrong... Iain Dale's interview with a representative from the Migrants Rights Network. A video which media trainers may use in future when telling their clients to be properly briefed before doing interviews! youtu.be/bt9YHxhgfaI

On my @LBC show... 7pm Why is the Chancellor intent on raising taxes rather than cutting spending? 8pm Cross Question with Catherine Atkinson MP Dr Luke Evans MP Edward Morello MP Angela Epstein 9pm What are your experiences of prostate cancer?

If you work for the @WorldBank you will know that former Irish FInance Minister Paschal Donohue is about to become your Managing Director. In March 2023 @jacqui_Smith1 and I interviewed @PaschalD at the Laughter Lounge in Dublin. Ep 439. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/4...

New episode of the PRESIDENTS, PRIME MINISTERS, MONARCHS & DICTATORS podcast 225. Bashar al-Assad - Syria (2000-24) I talk to @BrooksNewmark about the life of the man who never expected to lead Syria. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/2...

NEW COLUMN: The Economics of the Madhouse "There is nothing moral about bankrupting the country. And there is nothing moral about encouraging people to have children they can't afford..." Read www.iaindale.com/articles/the...