It was in the interval of watching a Cliff Richard concert in Cardiff last night that I learned that Brian Hayes had died at the age of 87. I knew he was ill, but it was still something of a shock, ...

I’m writing this having just watched the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, try to tell is that she wasn’t lying or misleading us about the need for £26 billion of tax rises in the budget, and that she had ...

Ah, but think of the children, they say. Alleviating child poverty should be a moral priority and a bigger priority than financial rectitude. I am all in favour of alleviating poverty – but the kind ...

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

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

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

Regarding Jack Lynch, Lemass’s successor, Stephen Collins quotes approvingly Liam Cosgrave’s judgment that he was “the most popular Irish politician since Daniel O’Connell” – but Collins argues that ...

Here were my predictions for 2024.

Today is publication day for my new book THE PRIME MINISTERS 1721-2020 - THREE HUNDRED YEARS OF POLITICAL LEADERSHIP. It was lovely to get an invite to mark the occasion to go on the TODAY PROGRAMME ...

We all know that all good things come to an end at some point, and so it is with this era of the For the Many podcast. Why? Because Jacqui has been elevated to the House of Lords and has been ...

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 ...