New Labour, Old Habits
- 2 Jun 2001
New Labour, old habits As the general election gathers pace, Iain Dale explains why readers are still political animals Political bookbuyers have rarely had it so good - assuming, that is, they can find places to buy political books. Readers outside London are lucky if t...
Guardian Diary: Election Night Prep
- 1 Jun 2001
I’ve had a curious existence in the last few months. I have had to transform myself into ITN’s political editor John Serjeant. Not a pretty sight. But it has all been in the interests of making ITN’s election night coverage run as smoothly as possible. Few people reali...
OLAS Article: Why Lots of Political Journalists Are Hammers Fans
- 5 May 2001
Article for West Ham fanzine Over Land & Sea... 5 Live Political pundit Iain Dale says the BBC is riddled with Hammers fans and the media can’t get enough of us. We West Ham fans are a bit like the Tories - we think everyone's against us. We even think the med...
Speech: Politics in the Age of Personality
- 18 Feb 2001
• We live in an age of personality and of “the personality”. It is an age where fame is an objective not a resultant, where every facet of a personality is pored over for column inches and TV sound bites. In times past scientists could become world famous for their discoveries...
Manuscript: Memories of Maggie
- 10 Oct 2000
MEMORIES OF MAGGIE EDITED BY IAIN DALE introduction The idea for this book came on a holiday to the United States when I came across a marvellous book called ‘Recollections of ...
Introduction to Memories of Maggie
- 1 Oct 2000
This is the introduction to my book MEMORIES OF MAGGIE, published by Politico's in October 2000... introduction The idea for this book came on a holiday to the United States when I came across a marvellous book called ‘Recollections of Reagan:APortrait of Ronal...
Article for Government Opportunities: Why Start a Small Business
- 12 Nov 1999
Article for Government Opportunities by Iain Dale, Managing Director, Politico’s Bookstore. Owning and running a small business - a comparatively new small business at that - is something best done by a masochist. Why else would anyone put themselves through the tortu...
Manuscript: Tony Blair's New Labour Joke Book
- 2 Feb 1999
Tony Blair’s New Labour Joke Book Compiled by Iain Dale & John Simmons The word "politics" is derived from the words "poly" meaning many, and the word "tics" meaning bl...
Sunday Mirror: Blaming Peter Mandelson
- 21 Dec 1998
Article for Sunday Mirror by Iain Dale Margaret Thatcher once famously said: “Every Prime Minister Needs a Willie”, referring to her loyal Deputy Willie Whitelaw. Peter Mandelson was Tony Blair’s “Willie” and it is his downfall which may well signal the beginnin...
Manuscript: The Blair Necessities
- 9 Sep 1998
The Blair Necessities, edited by Iain Dale was published by Robson Books in 1998. The Blair Necessities The Tony Blair Book of Quotations **************** (NEW PAGE) This book is dedicated to my parents, Jane & Garry Dale ...
Manuscript: The Bill Clinton Joke Book Uncensored
- 6 Jun 1998
The Bill Clinton Joke Book edited by Iain Dale & John Simmons For Daniel Forrester Mike Fuerst, Mark & Jane Milosch For...
Manuscript: Labour Party Election Manifestos 1945-97
- 11 Nov 1997
Labour Party: 1945 Let Us Face the Future: A Declaration of Labour Policy for the Consideration of the Nation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VICTORY IN WAR MUST BE FOLLOWED BY A PROSPEROUS PEACE ...
Manuscript: Conservative Party Election Manifestos 1945-97
- 11 Nov 1997
Conservative Party General Election Manifestos 1945-1997 ed by Iain Dale Conservative Party General Election Manifestos 1945-1997 edited by Iain Dale ...
Manuscript: Liberal Party Election Manifestos 1945-97
- 11 Nov 1997
LIBERAL MANIFESTO 1945 20 Point Manifesto of the Liberal Party ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Liberal Party, having for five years formed part of the All-Party Government, which has victoriously guided Brita...
Manuscript: The Unofficial Book of Political Lists
- 9 Aug 1997
The Unofficial Book of Political Lists By Iain Dale ****************************** For Sheena & Tracey ******************************* Acknowledgements Most people t...
Bookseller's Association Article: Why I Opened Politico's
- 1 Jul 1997
Article for Bookseller’s Association Magazine by Iain Dale, Managing Director of Politico’s So why did I do it? Why, why, why did I forego the delights of political lobbying and a company Audi for the delights of the book industry, a minuscule i...
Speech on Acid Rain at the 1985 Conservative Party Conference
- 2 Oct 1985
Mr chairman, ladies and gentlemen, conference. As a representative of the party of natural party of conservation I wish to talk to you briefly about acid rain, a phenomenon which gravely threates our beautiful forests and lakes. I suspect there are some here who believe...