Before you come to the conclusion that I am just a curmudgeonly old git, can I say that I find the England women’s manager Serena Wiegman an absolute inspiration. Although I think the team itself ...

Most honourable Deputy Vice-Chancellor, to you and to the whole University, I present Iain Dale to be admitted to the degree ...

Over the years, I have done countless phone-ins on my LBC radio show about people who have some form of autism or ADHD diagnosis. They range from children in the early years, to people in their 60s or ...

Norman Tebbit was a giant among Conservative politicians of the late twentieth century. His image on Spitting Image as the ‘Chingford Skinhead’ belied the reality that he was an immensely kind, softly ...

By Adrian Smith It’s Margaret Thatcher’s centenary this year. For anyone middle-aged or older it seems impossible – is it really 100 years since she was born, and 35 years since she left office? For ...

This article first appeared in the Irish Independent A kinder look at Margaret Thatcher: the lady’s not for turning into a monster By Ellis O'Hanlon Broadcaster Iain Dale’s new book on the UK’s first ...

This article by Mary Beard was written for The Observer. couple of decades is a very long time in politics. Twenty years ago, I seethed with rage at the “crimes” of George W Bush. These days, compared ...

In opposition, Rachel Reeves used to do a monthly phone-in with me. She even did one on the evening of Jeremy Hunt’s last budget a year ago. Ever since she has been Chancellor I’ve been trying to ...

It takes a rare political talent to offend and upset so many voters in such a short period of time, but sometimes it’s necessary if you’re going to introduce radical reforms and shake things up a bit.

Dear all, Last week Tessa Dunlop and I recorded the first two episodes of our brand new WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast. We were pleased with the first but knew we hadn’t got it quite right. We ...

Anyway, this weekend was the weekend so on Friday morning Dan picked me up from home to go to Stansted airport to fly to Frankfurt-Hahn on Ryanair. I’d never flown Ryanair before and wasn’t looking ...