Iain Dale

Iain Dale
Dale in 2009
Born (1962-07-15) 15 July 1962 (age 62)
Cambridge, England
Alma materUniversity of East Anglia
Occupations
  • Broadcaster
  • publisher
  • writer
Years active1998–present
Political partyConservative (1982–2010, 2024–present)
Spouse
John Simmons
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(m. 2015)​
WebsiteOfficial website

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.[1] 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[2] and 2016.[3] 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,[4][5] only to abandon his campaign three days later.[6] He returned to his usual LBC slot on 3 June.

  1. ^ "Total Politics Becomes Part of Dods – Iain Dale". www.iaindale.com. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. ^ "The full winners list : Arqiva awards 2013". Radio Today. 2013.
  3. ^ "Arqiva Commercial Radio awards 2016 winners announced". Radio Centre. 2016.
  4. ^ Pike, Joe (28 May 2024). "General election live: Diane Abbott readmitted as Labour MP". BBC News. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Iain Dale to step down from LBC to put himself forward to be selected as a candidate for MP in the General Election". LBC. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Iain Dale abandons bid to run for Tory MP in Tunbridge Wells after saying he 'never liked' town".