When I was in Dublin I recorded an episode of the FREE STATE podcast. I was warned it might be a rather challenging one to do, but I really enjoyed it, and we strayed way beyong the book. Thanks to @dionfanning for a really enjoyable hour. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 70. COPS and Robbers @tessadunlop and discuss prisons, COP30 and potential tax rises. Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/7...

If you live near Frinton on Sea... I'll be in conversation with @thejamesmax at a literary dinner, at the Frinton Literary Festival on Friday 22 Nov. A few tickets are still available. Article www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/2559625... Tickets www.frintonliteraryfestival.co.uk/iain-dale

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 339. JASON COWLEY I talk to former New Statesman editor Jason Cowley about media, politics and the Left. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

Podcast: HERE'S HOW is an Irish current affairs podcast with William Campbellm which I recorded on the first day of my trip to Dublin. We talk about THE TAOISEACH and have a spirited exchange over Brexit! @HeresHowPodcast Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 69. New York, New York votes @Tessadunlop and I talk Ireland, Mamdani, Farage and Andrew. A motley crew, to be sure. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/6...

New episode of the PRESIDENTS, PRIME MINISTERS, MONARCHS & DICTATORS podcast 228. Josef Stalin - Soviet Union (1924-53) I talk to @lewisgoodall.com about the life of the Soviet dictator. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/2...

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 68. Xi's the One @Tessadunlop and I discuss Xi & Trump, the Taoiseach book and Rachel Reeves' woes. And we're invaded by @RachelSJohnson ! Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/w...

answering listener questions.ICYMI Conservative leader @KemiBadenoch spends an hour on@LBC www.youtube.com/watch?v=APW8...

On my @LBC show 7pm Call Kemi Badenoch 8pm The challenges for Britain dealing with China and India with @vincecable 9pm What do you make of the Rachel Reeves landlord farrago?

On my @LBC show... 7pm Kemi skewers Keir on tax rises at PMQs. Is putting taxes wrong? 8pm Cross Question with Chris Murray MP, Greg Smith MP, Aggie Chambré, Timandra Harkness 9pm £500 handout to a criminal deportee, yet only £2.5 million for Jamaica. Shurely shome mishtake.

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 338. PIERS MORGAN I talk to @piersmorgan about his new book WOKE IS DEAD, his relationship with @realdonaldtrump and the state of broadcast media Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

On my @LBC show 7pm Hurricane in Jamaica 8pm Cross Question with Claire Coutinho MP, Peter Swallow MP, Theresa Bischof, Connie Shaw 9pm Is ''Woke" dead? Interview with @PiersMorgan about his book.

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 67. My Wage @tessadunlop and I discuss Reform MP Sarah Pochin's comments on race, they discuss the new Japanese PM, the minimum wage, the use of exclamation marks and more!!!! Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/6...

New episode of the PRESIDENTS, PRIME MINISTERS, MONARCHS & DICTATORS podcast 223. Hendrik Verwoerd - South Africa (1958-66) Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

If you live in West Sussex... I'll be speaking at the PETWORTH Literary Festival on Friday 7 November as 12 noon on my MARGARET THATCHER book Tickets petworthfestival.org.uk/iain-dale-ma...

Do you live in or near Oxford? On Friday 7 November at 7.30pm I'll be talking about my MARGARET THATCHER book at St Barnabas Church. Book tickets here www.universe.com/sign-in?redi...

Just published! THE TAOISEACH - The story of modern Ireland through the lens of the 16 men who've led the country since 1922. Order a signed copy here www.politicos.co.uk/products/the...

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 66. Woke this way @TessaDunlop and I discuss the grooming gangs enquiry, Cabinet secretaries & Prince Andrew's living arrangements. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/6...

On my @LBC show 7pm Has Trump finally seen the light over Putin? 8pm The university lecturers strike. Phone with the leader of the UCU @DrJoGrady 9pm The government is delaying reforms to special needs education. What reforms does it need?

ICYMI Tonight's Cross Question, with a brilliant answer to the final fun question! @paulscullymp @matthewlesh @sarahsmithlab Scarlett Westbrook Watch www.youtube.com/watch?v=px6d...

On my @LBC show... 7pm Should all schools install knife arches? Cross Question with @paulscullymp @matthewlesh @sarahsmithlab Scarlett Westbrook 9pm Should we all do more for charity - not just giving more money, but also our time?

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 337. SOPHY RIDGE I talk to @SkyNews's @Sophyridge about her new breakfast show and her career in journalism. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

This #WorldOsteoporosisDay, I’m proud to be a ROS Ambassador as we launch #TheGreatBritishBoneCheck 🦴 An early diagnosis means you can take action to help prevent broken bones. Check your risk in 3 minutes: thegreatbritishbonecheck.org.uk

ICYM Tonight's very sparky Cross Question with @LiamHalligan @jemmaforte @redditchrachel @CalvinBailey Watch www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5mG...

I think the Chancellor needs to put this book on her reading list, given her comments today. She can buy it here www.politicos.co.uk/products/75-...

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 65. Win Some, Louvre Some @Tessadunlop and I discuss the Louve Heist, Venezuela and Prince Andrew. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

ICYI Cross Question with Gavin Barwell Colin Seymour aka Crystal Joshua Reynolds Suzanne Evans youtube.com/watch?v=Oroe...

ew Substack: The Decline of Sunday Newspapers. iaindale.substack.com/p/the-declin...

New episode of the PRESIDENTS, PRIME MINISTERS, MONARCHS & DICTATORS podcast 222. Napoleon Bonaparte - France (1799-1814, 1815) I talk to @alexpuffette about the life of the infamous French General and Emperor. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY PODCAST 64. Daddy (My Daddy) Cool @TessaDunlop and I joust over the collapse of the China spy case, the history of the Official Secrets Act, the Greens rising in the polls and more! Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/6...

I'm on the PLANET NORMAL podcast today with @LiamHalligan and @AllisonPearson talking about Margaret Thatcher. Do give it a listen! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Dr @Tessadunlop and I will be recording WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY at 4pm. If you have a question for us, email [email protected] or leave a voicenote on 07557187929. And don't forget to listen to the current episode!

On my @LBC 7pm Rachel Reeves blames her economic woes. Desperate stuff, or completely fair? 8pm Cross Question with @MikeTappTweets @CPhilpOfficial @OliDugmore @Lara_e_Brown 9pm Do Vets get an unfair rap?

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 336. Peggy Noonan I talk to Ronald Reagan's renowned speechwriter about her experience of working for America's greatest recent president. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

On my @LBC show 7pm What should happen to the asylum seeker who threatened to kill Nigel Farage and wants to go back to Afghanistan 8pm Cross Question with @ToniaAntoniazzi @matthew_elliott @EllieChowns @theblackfarmer 9pm Women & Girls banned from Mosque Fun Run

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 63. Piece by Peace @TessaDunlop calls me a 'pansy' as we discuss peace in the Middle East and the centenery of Lady Thatcher's birth and much more Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

On my @LBC show... 7pm Is there now a momentum for long term peace in the Middle East? 745pm 100 years of Margaret Thatcher 8pm Cross Question with @AndrewBowie_MP @TomHayesBmouth @RebeccaCNReid @NatashaC 9pm What are the prospects for an independent Palestinian state?

If you're from a generation which wasn't alive in the 1980s and you're listening to all the interviews about Margaret Thatcher, and you want to learn more about her, I've written a short biography of her, aimed specifically at you. Order a signed copy www.politicos.co.uk/products/mar...

Out on 23 October in Ireland and the UK THE TAOISEACH 16 essays on the 16 men who have held the office of Taosieach of the Republic of Ireland Preorder a signed copy www.politicos.co.uk/products/the...

I'll be talking about my Margaret Thatcher biography at the WANTAGE LITERARY FESTIVAL 4pm Saturday 25 October Tickets wantageliteraryfestival.co.uk/saturday-25-...

I'll be talking about my Margaret Thatcher biography at the WELLS FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE 6.15pm Friday 24 October In conversation with William Waldegrave Tickets wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk/events/2025-...

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 62. Boom Shack a Lack @Tessadunlop and I discuss the Gaza peace deal, the new Archbishopess of Canterbury and have a lot of laughs along the way. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

On my @LBC show... 7pm Has @KemiBadenoch started to turn things around? 8pm Cross Question with @AmberRudd Leoni Cooper AM, @JOwusuNepaul @AmberRuddUK 9pm Lenny Henry says black people in Britain deserve £18 trillion in reparations.

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 61. Never Ending Tory @Tessadunlop & I talk Tory conferences past, French PMs and the Czech elections. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 60. Don't Look Back in Anger @Tessadunlop and I discuss the Manchester terror attack and the virtues of Stanley Baldwin. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/6...

JUST PUBLISHED: 75 Brexit Benefits by Gullyfoyle. Order your copy from Politicos here. politicos.co.uk/products/75-...

New episode of the Iain Dale All Talk podcast 334. President Mary Robinson As the Irish presidential election campaign is underway, Iain exhumes a 2012 interview from the LBC archives with President Mary Robinson. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

Top Ten Things Overheard at the Labour Party Conference 10. FFS, do we really have to come back to Liverpool for the sixth year in a row? 9. I’m sure Andy Burnham just fluttered his eyelashes at me View the rest on my Substack iaindale.substack.com/p/top-ten-th...