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!
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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."
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Come and see @steverichards14 and me in London at lunchtime on 14 May, discussing our Thatcher and Blair books.
Tickets
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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
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NEW SUBSTACK: 14 new political books published this month.
In which I recommend some of the mist interested current affairs titles coming this month.
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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!
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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
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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.
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NEW SUBSTACK - SUNDAY NEWSLETTER
* Hypocrisy of the BMA
* My week
* Books update
and much more.
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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?
New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast
112. Space Oddity
@Tessadunlop and I speak about the King's divisive US visit, which politician has benefitted from the Iran war, the Space Race, and more!
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I'm covering @NickFerrariLBC and Matthew Wright on @LBC Breakfast for the next four days, starting this morning at 7am! Do join me!
Trump insults Starmer (again), @RobertJenrick on the Triple Lock, Storm Dave, SNP reverse ferret on North Sea Drilling, meaning of Good Friday...
New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast
360. Naz Shah MP
I talk to Labour MP @nazshahbfd.bsky.social about new book is HONOURED: SURVIVAL, STRENGTH AND MY PATH TO POLITICS. It's quite a story and hugely moving and revelatory.
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NEW SUBSTACK: Guest announcements for my 2026 Edinburgh Fringe run.
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