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New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 392. Sarah Vine & Andrew Pierce, live from the Edinburgh Fringe @WestminsterWAG @toryboypierce talk about their books and careers in journalism. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 19/10/2026

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 391. Gillian Shephard & Robin Butler, live from the Edimnburgh Fringe One of my favourite shows from this year's Edinburgh run. Anecdotetastic and very funny. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

On my @LBC show... 7pm Why are only 20 per cent of new jobs going to Brits? 8pm Cross Question 9pm What are the challenges of fostering?

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 390. Ben Macintyre I interview historian @BenMacintyre1 about his fascinating new book REDWOOD: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE COLD WAR'S MOST EXTRAORDINARY SPY. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

On my @LBC show... 7pm Is Trump the barrier to peace in Ukraine? 8pm Cross Question 9pm Does Reform's new asylum policy announcment make you more or less likely to vote for them?

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

On my @LBC show... 7pm Voters are looking in the Tory shop window but have yet committed to buy, says Kemi. Are you one of them? 8pm Cross Question with @theblackfarmer @silkiecarlo @Stsantek @JimBethell 9pm What does it mean to be English. Kemi says she knows. Do you?

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Kemi Badenoch delivered a belter of a speech, full of sparkle, but also setting out basic Conservative principles. Rarely, in 40 years of attending Tory conferences, have I seen a party so united behind its leader It's now up to her shadow cabinet to demonstrate that this isn't a one woman party.

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 388. Simon Sebag Montefiore I interview historian Simon Sebag Montefiore about his new book THE CAULDRON: THE MAKING OF THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST This is the best book I have read this year. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

On my LBC show live from Birmingham 7pm What do you want to hear from @KemiBadenoch tomorrow? 8pm Cross Question with @lara_e_brown @AndrewBowie_MP @GillianKeegan 9pm If you're marching tomorrow in London on the 3rd anniversary of October 7th, aren't you a moral scumbag?

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

On my @LBC show live from Birmingham 7pm Can you trust the Conservatives with the economy again? 8pm Cross Question with @KieranMullanUK @TaliFraser @LukeTryl 9pm The Green Party has immersed itself in antisemitism and antizionism. How should we react to that?

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 387. Paul Mason I interview journalist and broadcaster @paulmasonnews about his new book REDS: A GLOBAL HISTORY OF COMMUNISM. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

On my @LBC show... 7pm Has Andy Burnham made a huge mistake with his EU pronouncement? 8pm Cross Question with @MatthewStadlen @HinaBokhariLD @FestAKINBUSOYE 9pm His the Christina Pike case proved the death penalty is barbaric and needs to go wherever it is still in place?

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

On my @LBC show... 7pm Why is Heathrow expansion being delayed yet again? 8pm Cross Question 9pm The Manchester City scandal. Should there be criminal charges?

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This Friday evening in Maidstone. Do come!

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast with 386. Caroline Slocock I talk to @carolineslocock about her new book BAD GOVERNMENT (AND HOW TO MAKE IT BETTER) and what is going wrong in Whitehall, and how to put it right. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Tonight, @kemibadenoch live from 7pm on @LBC. Watch on our Youtube channel here www.youtube.com/@LBCOfficial...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

On my @LBC show... 7pm How do you want to see the Burnham/Trump relationship develop? 8pm Cross Question 9pm Why mental health care is broken and what can be done to fix it with @normanlamb

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

On my @LBC show... 7pm How real is the Russian threat, and what should Britain's reaction be to it? 8pm Cross Question 9pm Is it ever right to exclude a pupil from school?

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I used to be bored stiff by the very mention of AI. Now I want to learn as much as I can about it. So tonight, it's AI for beginners. Everything you want to know about AI but were afraid to ask, with @ShakeelHashim. Get your questions ready!

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

On my @LBC show... 7pm Job vacancies are at a 5 year low. Why? 8pm Cross Question with @drlukeevans @AlexBallingerMP @ellieflynn Ros Morgan 9pm What the challenges of changing schools?

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

On my @LBC show... 7pm Why do we need a new commission to look into why white working class young people are disadvantaged? 8pm Cross Question with @LilianGreenwood @SirSimonClarke @LaylaMoran @Lord_Bilimoria 9pm Why are fewer and fewer young people learning to drive and does it matter?

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 184. Zack Polanski, live from the Edinburgh Fringe Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

7pm Sanctions on Israeli Settlements. Too far or not far enough? 8pm Cross Question with @EllieChowns @JeevunSandher @DrNShastriHurst @martinsorrell 9pm How do you deal with phone scammers?

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

On my @LBC show... 7pm Should head coverings be banned on ALL protests? 7.35pm AfD election win 8pm Cross Question with @EmilyThornberry @baronesscash @TrevorPTweets @jessalinecaine 9pm Jamaica is demanding slavery reparations from the UK

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Come and listen to Sarah Vine and me In Conversation about our respective books next Sunday at the Chiswick @W4BookFest Tickets ticketsource.com/chiswickbook...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 383. Kemi Badenoch, live from the Edinburgh Fringe We talk about kicking Robert Jenrick out of the Tory Party, if Penny Mordaunt is being blocked from standing, feeling sorry for Keir Starmer & more. Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

New episode of the WHERE POLITICS MEETS HISTORY podcast 155. Farmer Chameleon While I'm away, @Tessadunlop is joined by The Black Farmer, Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones. They talk NEETs, salmonella, the Russian threat and more! Listen podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/1...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Here's where I'm going to be this busy autumn! Tickets via iaindale.com/events

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Only two more Edinburgh Fringe shows to go. Both on Sat 22 August with @KemiBadenoch at 12pm and finally @StephenFlynnSNP at 4pm. Book tickets here www.pleasance.co.uk/search?query...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

New edition of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 380. Nicola Sturgeon Live at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026. It turned out to be a headline making interview, which much effing and jeffing! Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Today I will be attending Ann Widdecombe's funeral. I have written up some memories of her. iaindale.substack.com

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

About to leave Cork to drive west to chair a panel on my TAOISEACH book at the West Cork History Festival at Inish Beg. Taoiseach Micheal Martin is opening it. Then a frantic drive to Cork Airport to get the 8.20pm flight to Edinburgh as my Fringe shows start tomorrow at 12pm!

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

New edition of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 379. Remembering Rod Liddle In an interview from 2019, Rod discusses his background, journalism, time as a Labour speechwriter, & work at the BBC. He addresses accusations of racism, & Islamaphobia." Listen podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Great news. Tickets for the @KemiBadenoch show at the Edinburgh Fringe have sold out, so we've moved it to a bigger hall. Sat 22 August 12 noon EICC Buy tickets www.pleasance.co.uk/event/iain-d...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

It's always a pleasure to welcome @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social to the Edinburgh Fringe. She's been a guest every year I've done it. She's almost an institution now! Mon 10 August, 12 noon, EICC Tickets www.pleasance.co.uk/search?query...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Come and see @KemiBadenoch at the Edinburgh Fringe. Sat 22 August, 12 noon, EICC Tickets pleasance.co.uk/event/iain-d...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 377. From the archives: Kevin Keegan In an interview from 2018, I interview Kevin Keegan on his football journey. We remember Kevin Keegan, who died this week at the age of 75. Listen podcasts.apple.com/bn/podcast/3...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 376. Iain Dale (!) My best friend @DPForrester interviews me about by autobiography HAVE I SAID TOO MUCH? Listen podcasts.apple.com/bn/podcast/3...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Here's my two hour show from yesterday morning, paying tribute to Ann Widdecombe. As well as LBC callers I talked to Jeremy Vine, Nadine dorries, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, Sir Conor Burns, Sir Iain Duncan Smith, Patrick Thompson, Ruthie Gledhill and Tom Tugendhat podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Special episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 374. Remembering Ann Widdecombe A 90 minute biographical interview with Ann Widdecombe recorded in 2022, plus a ten minute tribute at the beginning. Listen podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I'm very sad to post that a giant of the publishing and racing sectors, Sean Magee, has died. Sean was a dear colleague of mine at Politico's and Biteback, and was a friend and confidante over many years. He had a superb and wicked sense of humour. We will all miss him greatly

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

On my @LBC show 7pm Why are we all so angry at Farage costing us £200,000 for the by-election when Andy Burnham is costing us £5.25 million?! 8pm Cross Question 9pm Coercive contol in relationships

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

New edition of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 374. Ali Miraj LBC presenter and part-time DJ Ali Miraj talks about what it takes to connect with listeners, his brief foray into the world of politics - and the delights of house music! Listen podcasts.apple.com/bn/podcast/3...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

NEXT SATURDAY, 4.30pm I'll be speaking at the BRADFORD Literary Festival, being interviewed by @NazShahBfd about my autobiography. Tickets bradfordlitfest.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

On my @LBC show tonight from 7pm 7pm Are Nigel Farage's outside interests affecting his ability to properly lead Reform UK? 8pm Cross Question 9pm Why are Oxbridge discriminating against white working class applicants?

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

New episode of the IAIN DALE ALL TALK podcast 373. Sandy Warr @sandywarr, LBC News presenter, discusses her career as a newsreader, some of the personalities she's met, and teaching the next generation of journalists. Listen podcasts.apple.com/cd/podcast/3...

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Iain Dale @iaindale.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

On my @LBC show 7pm Does the Defence Investment Plan add up? 8pm Cross Questio 9pm Women Labour MPs want Burnham to commit to 50 per cent of his cabinet and staff being female. Should he agree?

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