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Iain Dale is an award-winning broadcaster, author and political commentator.
He presents The Evening Show on LBC Radio (Monday–Thursday, 7–10pm), and has been a prominent voice on the station since 2010, previously hosting the Drivetime show and anchoring coverage of UK General Elections, US Presidential Elections, and both the Brexit and Scottish referendums.
Recognised for his broadcasting excellence, Iain was shortlisted for Audio Presenter of the Year (Broadcasting Press Guild, 2022), named Radio Presenter of the Year twice at the Arqiva Awards, and won a Sony Radio Award for Best Interview of the Year.
A prolific writer, Iain has written or edited over fifty books, including Why Can’t We All Get Along, The Prime Ministers, The Presidents, and The Dictators. His upcoming titles for 2025 include Memories of Margaret Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher, British By-Elections, and The Taoiseach.
Iain is a visiting professor at the University of East Anglia, where he graduated in 1985. He is a non-executive director of the Lending Standards Board and an ambassador for Diabetes UK and the Royal Osteoporosis Society.
He co-hosts the podcast Where Politics Meets History with Dr Tessa Dunlop, and has produced several others including For the Many, Iain Dale All Talk, and Cross Question. A regular contributor to major UK news programmes, Iain appears frequently on Newsnight, Good Morning Britain, and Channel 5’s Jeremy Vine Show.
Formerly managing director of Biteback Publishing, Iain published over 600 political titles, including Call Me Dave by Lord Ashcroft and Power Trip by Damian McBride. He is a former parliamentary researcher, political lobbyist, and stood as a parliamentary candidate in 2005.
Iain is an expert on the life and career of Margaret Thatcher and has recently published a short biography of her looking at her career, premiership, successes and failures
Using his 45 years of being active in the political world Iain talks about the state of Westminster politics and how the UK fits into the world. He talks about the strengths and weaknesses of prime ministers going back to Harold Wilson and Ted Heath and what needs to be done to mend our broken political system.
As a commentator and broadcaster for 25 years, Iain uses his experience in political radio, TV, punditry and being a blogging and social media pioneer, Iain talks about the changes in the political media over the last quarter of a century, based on his 2020 book WHY CAN’T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG: SHOUT LESS, LISTEN MORE. He is concerned about the state of our public discourse and examines what can be done about it.
Iain has 45 years experience in the Conservative Party as an activist, party agent, parliamentary candidate, adviser and analyst. No one is better placed to talk about how the Conservative Party rose to be the dominant force in British politics for two separate lengthy periods, and how it now faces a battle for survival in the face of a challenge from the Right from Reform UK.
Iain expertly and deftly handled multiple back-to-back panel sessions across a broad range of subject matters. His acute sensitivity to tonal shifts, panellists’ personalities, and the underlying issues meant every conversation felt focused, well-paced, and rich with insight.
Iain skillfully hosted our fireside chat, balancing challenging questions with warmth and humour that kept our guests engaged. His professionalism and adherence to our brief made him the perfect intermediary with our senior executives.
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