This is the essay David Owen wrote for THE PRESIDENTS in 2021. I thought it should have a wider audience after his death was announced at the age of 100. On 3 November 1976 Jimmy Carter beat President ...

Unfortunately, it continues to be devalued by the award of honours to people who don’t deserve one. An honour should be given on merit, not through a mentality of “Buggins’ Turn”, or a reward for long ...

I stumbled across an old file from Total Politics days with recollections of various politicos of the 1979 general election campaign, which some of you might find of ...

I’m working all over Christmas at LBC. In fact I only have one day off next Saturday. So do join me all this week and Sunday from 10am-1pm. You can even listen on Christmas morning while you peel your ...

This arrticle first appeared in the i Newspaper. To survive and thrive as a political party and ultimately to achieve power, you need four things: charismatic politicians, a professional party ...

It seems hard to believe that Labour’s first five months in power have been so dispiriting. They came into government with bellows of goodwill behind them. Now not only have they resembled the ...

On Monday, a 25-year-old woman, Victoria Thomas Bowen, pleaded guilty to an attack on Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in Clacton on 4 June during the general election campaign. She approached him in the ...

Iain appears at events up and down the country talking about politics, the media and his books. His theatre shows Iain Dale All Talk and For the Many Live! are on tour too. If you represent a theatre ...