People think politics is toxic now, but Margaret Thatcher divided opinion back then every bit as violently as President Trump does today. Little has changed in the more than a decade since the former ...

There is no such thing as a definitive biography. Nevertheless, as others have said, Iain Dale’s brief life of Margaret Thatcher is a masterpiece of compression, bringing us a fuller understanding of ...

The intended readers of his snappy, 192-page Thatcher biography are the young people who were not yet adults, or even born, when she was in power, and know her only through the myths handed down ...

Because of eyesight issues which affected me earlier in the year I have probably read fewer books this year than any other year in my life, But here are ten I have really enjoyed and would recommend ...

Here were my predictions for 2024.

Hemming is a maverick and I wouldn’t bet against him pulling off a surprise, but if Labour is to form a government it’s this kind of seat they need to take back.

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 ...

Before we get onto my predictions for 2024, let's see how I fared when I made my 2023 predictions this time last year. The answer is not well. A pathetic 2.10! Worst ever.

Labour has a massive majority to overcome here, but they are pouring huge resources into this seat to win it back. Lynne Featherstone is a doughty campaigner and won’t be easy to shift, but if she is ...

You wouldn’t class this as a safe seat, but any other result that a Labour hold would be a big surprise. It’s the sort of seat the Tories could only win in a landslide.

This week on my CROSS QUESTION show we had a fairly robust discussion which ended with a text question on something which on the face of it is very unfair. Thousands of self-employed people are being ...

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