37 Facts About Iain Dale

Iain Campbell Dale was born on 15 July 1962 and is a British broadcaster, author and political commentator, and a former publisher and book retailer.

Iain Dale was the publisher of the Total Politics magazine between 2008 and 2012, and the managing director of Biteback Publishing until May 2018.

Iain Dale was named Radio Presenter of the Year at the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards in both 2013 and 2016.

Iain Dale was awarded an upper second class honours BA in 1985.

Iain Dale was a research assistant to the Conservative Member of Parliament Patrick Thompson, the public affairs manager for the British Ports Federation, a financial journalist with Lloyd's List and then the deputy managing director of the Waterfront Partnership and the managing director of the Waterfront Conference Company.

Iain Dale wrote a fortnightly column for The Daily Telegraph from 2007 to 2009.

Iain Dale has written for The Guardian, The Independent, GQ, The Spectator, Attitude and the New Statesman.

Between 2006 and 2013, Iain Dale wrote a weekly diary column for the Eastern Daily Press.

Iain Dale's most recent book was co-edited by the former Labour Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, and is a collection of biographical essays of every female MP elected to the House of Commons since 1918 entitled Honourable Ladies.

Iain Dale got his break in radio on BBC Radio 5 Live, where he was the regular cover for Andrew Pierce on Sunday Service with Fi Glover and Charlie Whelan.

Iain Dale presented a documentary on how the BBC covers general election results, Counting Chickens on the night of the 2001 general election, 7 June 2001.

Iain Dale was a stand-in presenter for the London radio station LBC 97.3 during the first nine months of 2010 after doing a couple of test programmes with other journalists.

In late July 2010, Iain Dale started a six-week stint on LBC covering for Petrie Hosken and Andrew Pierce, which later turned into a regular show.

Iain Dale was the weekly evening presenter on LBC from 7 to 10pm until March 2013, when Clive Bull took over.

Iain Dale instead replaced broadcaster James Whale as the presenter of the Drivetime show between 4pm and 7pm Monday to Friday.

Iain Dale continued to present the station's Sunday Politics show between 10am and 1pm each weekend for a further few weeks in March 2013 until Andrew Gilligan took over.

On 3 September 2018, LBC changed their autumn schedule: Iain Dale moved to the evening show.

Iain Dale was the chief presenter on the failed internet TV station 18 Doughty Street.

Iain Dale was shortlisted for Speech Radio Programme of the Year at the 2013 Sony Radio Academy Awards, and then went on to win Radio Presenter of the Year at the 2013 and 2016 Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards.

Iain Dale won a Silver Sony for Interview of the Year at the 2014 Sony Awards for his interview with James from Woolwich, who was an eyewitness to the murder of Lee Rigby.

Iain Dale has often appeared on television programmes such as Newsnight, The Andrew Marr Show, Jeremy Vine and Good Morning Britain.

Iain Dale continues to author a blog entitled West Ham Till I Die, in which he writes on West Ham United.

Iain Dale writes a weekly diary column for the website ConservativeHome, where he publishes his annual list of the '100 most influential people on the Right'.

In 1997, Iain Dale opened Politico's Bookstore and Coffee House in Westminster, selling political books, memorabilia and novelty items.

In 2006, Iain Dale sold his Politico's Bookstore business to Harriman House.

Iain Dale was the publisher of Total Politics magazine from June 2008 until its sale to Dods PLC in December 2012.

In May 2005, Iain Dale stood in the general election as the Conservative candidate for North Norfolk, losing to the Liberal Democrat incumbent, Norman Lamb.

Subsequently, Iain Dale acted as the chief of staff to the losing leadership candidate David Davis in the run-up to the 2005 Conservative Party leadership campaign.

Iain Dale unsuccessfully applied for the Conservative candidacy for the safe seat Maidstone and The Weald.

In October 2009, Iain Dale ran for selection for the Conservative safe seat of Bracknell in order to succeed Andrew MacKay, who stepped down at the 2010 general election.

Iain Dale came third in the run-off ballot behind Rory Stewart and the eventual winner Philip Lee.

On 17 June 2010, Iain Dale announced on his blog that he was resigning from the Conservative Party candidates list and would not be standing at any forthcoming parliamentary election.

Iain Dale entered into a civil partnership with his long-term partner John Simmons on 15 June 2008 at Wadhurst Castle in East Sussex which was then converted to a marriage in 2015.

On 24 September 2013, Iain Dale became involved in a scuffle with Manchester pensioner Stuart Holmes, an anti-nuclear protester, on the Brighton seafront.

Iain Dale, who was not involved in the television interview, attempted to physically remove Holmes from the shot, resulting in the two men grappling on the ground.

Iain Dale subsequently posted an apology "to Mr Holmes, Mr Miliband [then-Labour Party leader], the Police, my family, friends and colleagues".

Iain Dale has edited, compiled or written over forty books:.