Iain Dale's Diary

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Monday, May 19, 2008

A Very UnSpecial Relationship

This is from a good friend of mine who happens to be American - and female. Her experience brings shame on not just those who insulted her, ...

Cameron Signals Change of Emphasis on Tax and Spend

This morning, in a speech in Birmingham, David Cameron will give voice to concerns over the levels of taxation, which will resonate around t...

How to Make People Suspicious

Anyone who listened to Jean Pierre Garnier, Chief Executive of Glaxo Smithkline, on the Today Programme, will have come away wondering what ...

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Michael Portillo is Right

Just so you don't think I am always unfair to Michael Portillo, may I recommend his Sunday Times column today, which is headlined KEEP ...

The New Statesman Gets a New Editor

Atticus in the Sunday Times brings the news that the New Statesman has a new editor - and it's not Steve Richards. The man with the pois...

It's Official: Boris is Fit

I bring good news for all Londoners. The Mayor has the body of a man five years younger than himself! Perhaps he'd like to give it back ...

Sir Ian Blair is on His Way Out

The Sunday Times reports that Sir Ian Blair has been told privately by the Labour Chairman of the Metropolitan Police Authority, Len Duvall...

DD: Shoot the Generals

Fraser Nelson reveals in the News of the World that at a Shadow Cabinet meeting David Davis stunned his colleagues with a suggestion of wha...

The Bare Faced Cheek of Moyra Tamsin Dunwoody-Kneafsy

Just received this from a contact, staying at the Premier Inn in Crewe & Nantwich. He had an interesting encounter with Moyra Tamsin Dun...

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Great Ripostes of Our Time: No 94

From tomorrow's Independent on Sunday ... Comedian Jim Tavare opened on stage with the line: "Hello, I'm a schizophrenic",...

Should Burma Be Invaded?

Sunny Hundal is suggesting we start thinking about invading Burma. Having read the BBC article he links to HERE , it is easy to see why. Ho...

Fantasty Football League: The Top 20

Now that the footie season is over, it's time to tell you who won the Iain Dale Fantasty Football league. Congratulations to Simon T...

Tories Lead by 8% in Crewe & Nantwich

I've just got word of a poll which will be released in one of tomorrow's papers (don't know which one, I am afraid) tomorrow...

Friday, May 16, 2008

Eric Pickles is My Twin

After a six hour journey, and an exhausting day, I have finally got home from Crewe. The day did not get off to a good start, when my Telegr...

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Tramping the Streets of Crewe

The first by-election I ever campaigned in took place 25 years ago in Darlington. Several of us from UEA spent a couple of days campaigning ...

Reporting from Sunny Crewe

Thank God I didn't get the train to Crewe. The whole line was shut for much of the day. Anyway, I arrived mid afternoon, just ahead of D...

Kate Hoey's Letter to Vauxhall Labour Party

This is Kate Hoey's explanation to her local Labour members for her decision to join Boris Johnson's administration as Commissioner ...

Jacqui Smith Admits She Shouldn't be Home Secretary

Do listen to THIS clip in which a Radio 5 Live listener ties Jacqui Smith in knots over her use of cannabis.

An Evening of Political Chat

Just got back from speaking at a private dinner at Grand Paradiso restaurant in Victoria. It was to a group of about 15 under 30s, all of wh...

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Looking Forward to Sunny Crewe & Nantwich

Later on tomorrow I shall be heading up the M1 and M6 towards Crewe, ready for a day's filming for my new (still unnamed) Telegraph TV ...

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