Iain Dale (born 15 July 1962) is a British broadcaster, author, political commentator, and a former publisher and book retailer. He has been a blogger since 2002. He was the publisher of the Total Politics magazine between 2008 and 2012, and the managing director of Biteback Publishing until May 2018. Since September 2010, he has hosted a regular discussion show on the radio station LBC. He was named Radio Presenter of the Year at the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards in 2013 and 2016. On 28 May 2024, he announced that he was quitting his LBC roles to run as an MP in the 2024 United Kingdom general election, only to abandon his campaign three days later. He returned to his usual LBC slot on 3 June.
Books in order of publication:
Unofficial Book of Political Lists, Robson Books, 1997
As I Said to Denis: The Margaret Thatcher Book of Quotations, Robson Books, 1997
The Blair Necessities, Robson Books, 1998
Bill Clinton Joke Book, Robson Books, 1998
Tony Blair New Labour Joke Book, Robson Books, 1998
Dictionary of Conservative Quotations, Politico’s Publishing, 1999
Wit & Wisdom of Tony Banks, Robson Books, 1999
Labour Party General Election Manifestos 1900–97, Routledge 1999
Liberal Party General Election Manifestos 1900–97, Routledge, 1999
Conservative Party General Election Manifestos 1900–1997, Routledge, 1999
Memories of Maggie, Politico’s Publishing, 2000
Tony Blair New Labour Joke Book (2nd ed), Robson Books, 2000
Directory of Political Lobbying, Politico’s Publishing, 2001
Directory of Political Websites, Politico’s Publishing, 2001
Directory of Think Tank Publications, Politico’s Publishing, 2001
Memories of the Falklands, Politico’s Publishing, 2002
Prime Minister Portillo & Other Things That Never Happened, Politico’s Publishing, 2003
Times Guides to the House of Commons 1906–10, Politico’s Publishing, 2003
Times Guides to the House of Commons 1929–35, Politico’s Publishing, 2003
Directory of Political Lobbying, Politico’s Publishing, 2003
Politico’s Book of the Dead, Politico’s Publishing, 2003
Margaret Thatcher: A Tribute in Words & Pictures, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005
Little Red Book of New Labour Sleaze, Politico’s Media, 2006
Big Red Book of New Labour Sleaze, Harriman House, 2007
500 of the Most Witty, Acerbic & Erudite Things Ever Said About Politics, Harriman House, 2007
Guide to Political Blogging in the UK, Harriman House, 2007
Little Book of Boris, Harriman House, 2007
Total Politics Guide to Political Blogging 2008–9, Total Politics, 2008
Total Politics Guide to Political Blogging 2009–10, Biteback Publishing, 2009
Total Politics Guide to the General Election, Biteback Publishing, 2009
Total Politics Guide to Political Blogging 2010–11, Biteback Publishing, 2010
Margaret Thatcher: In Her Own Words, Biteback Publishing, 2010
Talking Politics: Political Conversations With Iain Dale, Biteback Publishing, 2010
West Ham United: When Football Was Football, Haynes Publishing, 2011
Prime Minister Boris and Other Things That Never Happened, Biteback Publishing, 2012
The Bigger Book of Boris, Biteback Publishing 2012
Memories of the Falklands, Biteback Publishing (March 2012)
Norwich City: When Football Was Football, Haynes Publishing (April 2012)
The Margaret Thatcher Book of Quotations, Biteback Publishing (August 2012)
The Blogfather: The Best of Iain Dale’s Diary, Biteback Publishing (December 2012)
Memories of Margaret Thatcher, Biteback Publishing (April 2013)
Politico’s Guide to the 2015 General Election, Biteback Publishing (September 2014)
Seat by Seat, Biteback Publishing (February 2015)
Gay Shorts (Collected Attitude Columns), Biteback Publishing (February 2015)
The NHS: Things That Need to be Said, Elliott & Thompson (February 2015)
Prime Minister Corbyn and Other Things That Never Happened, Biteback Publishing, (September 2016)
The Honourable Ladies Volume 1: Women MPs 1918–1996, Biteback Publishing (September 2018)
The Honourable Ladies Volume 2: Women MPs 1997–2019, Biteback Publishing (November 2019)
The Big Book of Boris, Biteback Publishing (October 2019)
The Bernard Ingham Diaries: The Slow Downfall of Margaret Thatcher (ed. Iain Dale), Biteback Publishing (June 2019)
Why Can’t We All Just Get Along, HarperCollins (August 2020)
The Prime Ministers 1721–2020: Three Hundred Years of Political Leadership, Hodder & Stoughton (November 2020)
Prime Minister Priti & Other Things That Never Happened, Biteback Publishing (July 2021)
The Presidents 1789–2021: 250 Years of American Political Leadership, Hodder & Stoughton (November 2021)
On This Day in Politics – British Political History in 365 Days, Allen & Unwin (October 2022)
Kings and Queens – 1200 Years of English & British Monarchs, Hodder & Stoughton (September 2023)
British General Election Campaigns 1830–2019: The 50 General Election Campaigns That Shaped Our Modern Politics, Biteback Publishing (March 2024)
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