Iain Dale



Profile:
Full name: Iain Dale

Area of interest: Politics

Journals: The Daily Telegraph

Email: [mailto:iain@iaindale.com iain@iaindale.com] - iaindale.co: contact page

Website: Telegraph.co / Iain Dale

Blog: Iain Dale's Diary | Comment is free...

Representation: Harriman House | Specialist Speakers

Networks: Facebook



Biography:
Education: Ashdon County Primary School; Saffron Walden County High School; University of East Anglia: German, Linguistics, and Teaching English as a Foreign Language (BA Hons)

Career: Research Assistant to Conservative MP Patrick Thompson, 1985/87; Public Affairs Manager for the British Ports Federation 1987/89; Lloyd's List Financial Journalist, 1989/90; Deputy Managing Director of The Waterfront Partnership & Managing Director of The Waterfront Conference Company 1990/96.

Opened Politico's Bookstore and Coffee House in Westminster in 1997 and then extended the brand with a publishing and web design businesses which he sold to Methuen Publishing in 2003. The bookstore was closed in 2004 and relocated as a mail-order business, with Methuen re-opening the bookstore as the Westminster Bookshop. The Politico's Bookstore business was sold by Dale to Harriman House in 2006.

Stood as Conservative MP for Norfolk North, 2005; David Davis' chief of staff in the last Conservative Party leadership campaign


 * see: Iain Dale.co biography

Current position: Freelance blogger, Daily Telegraph columnist


 * also writes/has written for: Comment is Free, The Guardian

Viewpoints/Insight:

Controversy:

TV/Radio: Director of Live Programming, Channel presenter, and host of Vox Politix on webcast television station 18DoughtyStreet.com ~ (wikipedia info)
 * iaindale.co: TV / Radio

Awards/Honours: Nominated for Political Blog of the Year Award by The Guardian, 2005

Advisory posts:

Speaking/Conferences:

Other: First openly gay Conservative selected as a Parliamentary candidate



Books & Debate:
Bill Clinton Joke Book - Uncensored (Robson Books, 1998) ISBN 1861051948; Dictionary of Conservative Quotations (Methuen, 1999) ISBN 1902301153; Memories of Maggie: A Portrait of Margaret Thatcher (Politicos Publishing, 2000) ISBN 190230151X; Conservative Party Manifestos 1900-1997 (Routledge, 2000) ISBN 0415205891; Labour Party General Election Manifestos 1900-1997 (Routledge, 2000) ISBN 0415205905; Liberal Party General Election Manifestos 1900-1997 (Routledge, 2000) ISBN 0415205913; The Tony Blair New New Labour Joke Book (Robson Books, 2002) ISBN 186105579X; Ann Widdecombe in Conversation (Politicos Media, 2003) ISBN 1904734014; Michael Foot at 90 (Politicos Media, 2003) ISBN 1904734006; The Politico's Book of the Dead (Methuen, 2003) ISBN 1842750682; Prime Minister Portillo & Other Things that Never Happened... (Methuen, 2003) ISBN 1842750690; The Political Legacy of Margaret Thatcher (Methuen, 2003) ISBN 1842750259; Times Guides to the House of Commons: Vol 4. 1929-1935 (Methuen, 2003) ISBN 184275033X; Times Guides to the House of Commons: V. 2. Complete Election Statistics for January 1910, December 1910 and 1918 (Methuen, 2004) ISBN 1842750348; Margaret Thatcher: A Tribute in Words & Pictures (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005) ISBN 0297851152; Iain Dale's Guide to Political Blogging in the UK (Iain Dale, 2006) ISBN 1904734189; The Little Red Book of New Labour Sleaze (Politicos Media, 2nd edition, 2007) ISBN SBN: 190564132X Latest work: 500 of the Most Witty, Acerbic and Erudite Things Ever Said About Politics (Harriman House, 1st edition 2007) ISBN 1905641311 / OCLC 154747027

iaindale.co: books

Speaking/Appearances: iaindale.co: speaking

Current debate: 

The Daily Telegraph, et al:
Column remit: Politics

Section: Features / Comment

Role: Columnist

Pen-name:

Email: [mailto:iain@iaindale.com iain@iaindale.com]

Website: Telegraph.co / Iain Dale

Commissioning editor:

Day published: Friday

Regularity: Every fortnight

Column format:

Average length: 750 words



Articles:

 * was meant to be the internet election. So what happened?'' - Twitter is useless as a campaigning tool and hardly any candidates are writing blogs - 27th April 2010
 * be an MP these days? Me, actually'' - Despite the current contempt for Parliament, the next intake of MPs will have a unique opportunity to change politics for the better - 14th October 2009
 * 100 most influential Right-wingers: David Cameron's winning ways'' - Once again, the Leader of the Opposition has topped the list of influential Right-wingers - 6th October (with Brian Brivati)
 * bedfellows can be anyone except homophobes'' - On Thursday I spent an hour signing letters to Tory MPs inviting them to attend a late night "Pride Party" at a gay nightclub in Canal Street in Manchester during the Tory party conference in October - 28th June 2009
 * We are failing the test of civilisation - The state is creating powers for itself in the face of a relatively small threat. Placing life before liberty brings life without liberty - 22nd May 2009
 * Budget: Back to Labour's class war roots - Darling's nod to the old left with his tax bombshell for top earners fails to disguise Labour's mismanagement of the public finances - 22nd April 2009
 * flaws of the PM's pitbull'' - The likes of Damian McBride have no one to save them after making so many enemies - 13th April 2009
 * blogs thrown centre stage by email 'smear' row'' - Political blogging has been thrown into the spotlight by the row surrounding emails sent by Gordon Brown's advisor Damian McBride. Here is our guide to this online maze of words - 11th April 2009
 * Tories should remember how they revived our docks'' - Twenty years after the repeal of the Dock Labour Scheme, the Tories mustn't underestimate the impact one small act of deregulation can have on the economy - 10th April 2009
 * land of bright lights and killer blogs'' - I've just spent four days in Russia, a country I last visited as a 13-year-old schoolboy 33 years ago. Just writing that sentence makes me feel old - 15th December 2008
 * are turning their backs on McCain'' - why many Conservatives are breaking the habit of a lifetime and declaring support for the Democrats - 10th October 2008
 * Cameron's shadow cabinet reshuffle'' - 26th September 2008
 * and Cameron need each other'' - When Tories seemed to lose touch with the working class, support from unions waned. Now Cameron knows that to win, he needs votes back - 12th September 2008
 * must harness power of internet'' - Obama has raised millions and contacted millions via his website; now the Tories need to get online quickly - 29th August 2008
 * Exchange is still top think tank'' - Right-of-centre think tanks are thriving. As the Tories grow in strength, so do donations and they are raising money like never before - 15th August 2008

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