It was in the interval of watching a Cliff Richard concert in Cardiff last night that I learned that Brian Hayes had died at the age of 87. I knew he was ill, but it was still something of a shock, ...

I’m writing this having just watched the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, try to tell is that she wasn’t lying or misleading us about the need for £26 billion of tax rises in the budget, and that she had ...

Regarding Jack Lynch, Lemass’s successor, Stephen Collins quotes approvingly Liam Cosgrave’s judgment that he was “the most popular Irish politician since Daniel O’Connell” – but Collins argues that ...

Ah, but think of the children, they say. Alleviating child poverty should be a moral priority and a bigger priority than financial rectitude. I am all in favour of alleviating poverty – but the kind ...

Iain Dale presents evening show on LBC Radio and is the author or editor of more than 50 books. Read more ...

Iain Dale presents evening show on LBC Radio and is the author or editor of more than 50 books. Read more ...

Here were my predictions for 2024.

Today is publication day for my new book THE PRIME MINISTERS 1721-2020 - THREE HUNDRED YEARS OF POLITICAL LEADERSHIP. It was lovely to get an invite to mark the occasion to go on the TODAY PROGRAMME ...

Finding the right Christmas present for men of a certain age can be a nightmare. They have enough socks at this stage to last three lifetimes. That’s why so many sports biographies come out in autumn.

Taken in March in our back garden in Kent. Taken from a passing train at Tonbridge station by Radio Kent presenter Dominic King. At Dan's wedding in October. With cousin Richard Dale, on a visit to ...

This is a review of 'The Taoiseach' in the Irish Times by Diarmaid Ferriter, one of Ireland's most respected commentators and historians.