If you bought THE PRIME MINISTERS, THE PRESIDENTS, KINGS & QUEENS and THE DICTATORS, the next book in the series is out on 4 June. You can preorder signed copies here www.politicos.co.uk/products/the...

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 126. Burnham baby, Burnham I'm joined by @NatashaC to discuss the latest Labour leadership shenanigans. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1...

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 366. Sir Jeremy Hunt I talk to @Jeremy_Hunt, live at the @fowey_festival about his book 'Can we be Great Again' Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

On my @LBC show... 7pm Starmer clings on. What now? 8pm Cross Question with Ash Sarkar Richard Holden MP James Frith MP Annabel Denham 9pm More Starmer reaction

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 124. Hey Brother @Tessadunlop and I speak about Starmer on the ropes, 100 years since the general strike - and Tessa's brother Duncan Dunlop speaks about his election win in Scotland. Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/1...

On my @LBC Show 7pm Starmer's future 8pm Cross Question with Charlotte Nichol MP Andrew Rossindell MP Gavin Esler Damian Collins 9pm Starmer's future

This is the full line-up of my Edinburgh Fringe shows in August. 8-11th & 22nd. You can buy tickets here www.pleasance.co.uk/search?query...

EXTRA EPISODE: @Tessadunlop and I couldn't resist recording an extra episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast yesterday evening. Do the results mean Nigel Farage will be the next PM? 123. Everybody Wants to Rule the Ward Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/1...

Next Thursday lunchtime, @steverichards14 and I will be discussing our Thatcher and Blair biographies at the Fleet Street Quarter Festival of Words. Date: Thur 14 May Time: 1.15pm Venue: Stationers Hall, EC4M 7AE Tickets: £14.00 #festivalofwords Tickets www.ticketsource.com/festival-of-...

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 122. Harborne Free @Tessadunlop and I discuss Nigel Farage's £5m gift from Christopher Harborne, how Plaid Cymru grew into the force it is now & if this podcast plays to our egos and more! Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/1...

Very sad to learn that my good friend Derek Conway has died. I first met him on the DD campaign and he has remained a true friend ever since. Warm, witty, loyal, a devoted husband to Colette and a superb father to his 3 children. Obituary here www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2...

New edition of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 365. Jonathan Powell From the archives. A 2011 recording of an interview I did with Jonathan Powell on his time as Blair's chief of staff, and his book THE NEW MACHIAVELLI, Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

On my @LBC show... 7pm In the local elections will you vote on local or national issues? 8pm Cross Question with Danny Beales MP Sian Berry MP Munira Wilson MP Steve Baker 9pm Is the Broken Windows theory still valid? Is Zero tolerance the way forward to deal with crime?

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 121. Bright Ideology @tessadunlop and I speak about Zack Polanski's Twitter antics, whether Iain is actually a liberal, whether grief counselling is a good idea - and more. Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/1...

Next Saturday! If you're in the area, do come along and see me in conversation with LibDem MP @ThreshedThought on my Thatcher book and current politics. I'm sure the events of May 2024 might come up too! Tickets twlf.ssboxoffice.com/events/marga...

lmost ready for lift-off. Candidates have been briefed. They're all here! Call in with your questions now on 0345 6060973. Watch on @GlobalPlayer, the @LBC app or the LBC Youtube channel Going live at 7pm!

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 120. I Just Can't Wait to Meet the King @Tessadunlop and I discuss the King's state visit to the United States, how to stop the Jewish community feeling unsafe in the UK & more! podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/1...

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 364. Dame Mary Beard I interview the wonderful @wmarybeard about her new book TALKING CLASSICS: THE SHOCK OF THE OLD. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

Join me for live coverage of the King's speech to Congress. It starts from 8pm. And remember you can watch the whole show live on GlobalPlayer, the LBC app or the LBC Youtube Channel. I'm then heading to Dulles airport to get the overnight flight back to London!

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 119. Another Near Miss I dial in LIVE from washington as @Tessadunlop and I discuss the King's safety after THAT White House Correspondent's dinner. PLUS, has your life expectancy gone down? Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/1...

Reunited after 14 years with the best friend anyone could have, Daniel Forrester. Spent the morning in NYC at Smithfields in NYC watching West Ham win, then went to the Theodore Roosevelt museum and birthplace, and I'm off to see CHESS this evening. Great day! @DPForrester

WATCH: I'm a talking head in tonight's Channel 5 docuentary on the history of state visits to the US. Tune in at 8.50pm!

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 117. Perran Moon River @tessadunlop and I discuss the Westminster psychodrama, drawing in Christine Keeler, Harold Wilson, Profumo and more - plus Tessa snogs a Labour MP Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/1...

On my @LBC show... 7pm Will Shabana Mahmood's agreement with the French change the dial on small boats? 8pm Cross Question with Lucy Beresford Gawain Towler Jovan Owusu-Nepaul Benedict Spence 9pm Why are we accused of being racist if we decalre we're proud to be English?

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 363. James Macintyre I talk to @James_Macintyre about his new book GORDON BROWN: POWER WITH PURPOSE. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 117. When You Wish Upon a Starmer @tessadunlop and I talk Keir Starmer's statement in the Commons re how he handled Mandelson - plus 100 years since the Queen's birth, and more! Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/1...

7pm Did Keir Starmer do enough to hang on to his job? 8pm Cross Question with Joe Robertson MP Sarah Olney MP Alex McIntyre MP Angela Epstein 9pm You calls on the vetting scandal

New Article: Oh Mandy - The Sequel... The Scandal That Exposed Starmer "Starmer reminds us that he was a barrister. He knows that ignorance is no defence in a court of law. It follows therefore, that it is no defence in the court of public opinion." Read www.iaindale.com/articles/oh-...

Come and see @steverichards14 and me in London at lunchtime on 14 May, discussing our Thatcher and Blair books. Tickets www.datathistle.com/event/295488...

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 116. Vetting away with it @tgessadunlop and I discuss Mandelson's vetting - and whether it's a Westminster village story (Tessa thinks so!) - the decline in reading and more! Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/1...

This was my opening monologue to tonight's show on the Mandelson vetting issue. I don't normally post these, but I am proud of this one. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWAA...

Today I was a guest on @MarkCarruthers7 excellent RED LINES podcast, along with historian James Hawe, to talk about British-Irish relations and our appreciation of Ireland. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...

On my @LBC show... 7pm Is it now time to accept we need to pivot away from the US? 8pm Cross Question with Edward Morello MP Andrew Lewin MP Alex Burghart MP Lara Brown 9pm Could a social media ban do more harm than good?

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 362. Paul Bessell Paul Bessel discusses his new book FINDING DAD, a memoir-investigation into the life of his father, Peter Bessel: a Liberal MP (1964-1970), a key prosecution witness in the 1979 Thorpe trial. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

On my @LBC show... 7pm Welfare v Defence. When will the penny drop with the government about defence spending? 8pm Cross Question - Scotland special, with Stephen Flynn MP Melanie Ward MP Andrew Bowie MP Susie McCabe 9pm Faith Schools

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 115. The Man Who Sold the War @Tessadunlop and I talk men and war, Trump's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz , Viktor Orbán's defeat in Hungary and more! Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/1...

On my @LBC show... 7pm Phone-in with @EdwardJDavey 8pm Cross Question with David Simmonds MP Luke Akehurst MP Colin Seymour aka Crystal Poppy Coburn 9pm Should the government be intervening on Spotted Dick in our school dinners?

NEW SUBSTACK: My Sunday newsletter Includes an article about the local elections and the LibDems Read iaindale.substack.com/p/iain-dales...

NEW SUBSTACK: 14 new political books published this month. In which I recommend some of the mist interested current affairs titles coming this month. Read iaindale.substack.com/p/fourteen-p...

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 114. No Orban No Cry @tessadunlop and I talk the ceasefire under stress in Iran, whether JD Vance is hurting Viktor Orbán's chances in Hungary, the dying art of letter-writing and more! Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/1...

On my @LBC show... 7pm What are the chances of a deal between Israel and Lebanon 8pm Cross Question 9pm Robert Hardman joins me to talk about his new biography of Queen Elizabeth II

On my @LBC show... 7pm How come both the US and Iran are claiming victory? They can't both right, can they? 8pm Cross Question 9pm How do you rate the British government's performance in the Iran war?

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 357. Carl Cashman "Is your success down to your political skills or the fact that every LibDem wants to shag you? "Are you going to leave that in? See if I did. @carlcashman.bsky.social Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

On my @LBC show... 7pm After more unhinged comments fromn Trump should we take him seriously, but not literally? 8pm Cross Question 9pm Has the right decision been taken in the Kanye West farrago or do you lament an alleged blow to free soeech?

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 113. Mr Nobosy Does it Better @Tessadunlop and I discuss President Trump's expletive-laden social media post, whether Putinism will outlast Putin, The Magic Faraway Tree and more. Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/1...

NEW SUBSTACK - SUNDAY NEWSLETTER * Hypocrisy of the BMA * My week * Books update and much more. Read iaindale.substack.com/p/iain-dales...

On Weekend breakfast on @LBC 7am At Easter, what are the prospects for peace in the Middle East? 8am Should the royal family's sovereign grant be cut? 9am Residents doctors strike starts on Tuesday. Is the Government right to stick to its guns?

On Weekend Breakfast from 7am I will be discussing... 7am Starmer says he will bring the country together. How? 8am Why is misogyny is schools getting worse, according to the NASUWT? 9am Why are more young people turning to religion?