Attitude Column: Gay Stereotypes on TV Are Changing
- 11 May 2014
Think about the gay characters you see in TV and movie dramas and then think about how many of them accurately reflect your life or the characters of your gay friends. Not many are there? On the positive side there are many more gay characters in soaps and other TV shows, but...
European Election Result Predictions: Scotland
- 11 May 2014
Over the next few days I will be completing my predictions of the results of the European Elections which take place in the UK on May 22, with the results being announced late in the evening of Sunday 25 May. I will be hosting a European Elections Special Programme on LBC fro...
It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter 17: Avoiding The 'N' Word
- 10 May 2014
There are many words you can’t say on the radio. You can imagine what many of them are. The ‘N’ word is one of them. There are clear guidelines on the use of this word. It’s not that it is absolutely verboten, but as a presenter you may only use it in specific contexts. BBC...
European Election Result Predictions: North East
- 10 May 2014
Over the next two weeks I will be trying to predict the results of the European Elections which take place in the UK on May 22, with the results being announced late in the evening of Sunday 25 May. I will be hosting a European Elections Special Programme on LBC from 9pm that...
ConHome Diary: What Will Cameron Be Remembered For?
- 9 May 2014
Now I know Boris Johnson has never won an award for attention to detail, but here is one detail will need to take on board if he really intends to stand at the next general election, as he surely must. In order to be selected as a Conservative candidate you actually need to be...
European Election Result Predictions: North West
- 9 May 2014
Over the next two weeks I will be trying to predict the results of the European Elections which take place in the UK on May 22, with the results being announced late in the evening of Sunday 25 May. I will be hosting a European Elections Special Programme on LBC from 9pm that...
European Election Result Predictions: East Midlands
- 8 May 2014
Over the next two weeks I will be trying to predict the results of the European Elections which take place in the UK on May 22, with the results being announced late in the evening of Sunday 25 May. I will be hosting a European Elections Special Programme on LBC from 9pm that...
European Election Result Predictions: West Midlands
- 7 May 2014
Over the next two weeks I will be trying to predict the results of the European Elections which take place in the UK on May 22, with the results being announced late in the evening of Sunday 25 May. I will be hosting a European Elections Special Programme on LBC from 9pm that...
9 Years Ago Today: An Electoral Obliteration & Losing Gracefully
- 6 May 2014
Nine years ago I stood as a candidate in the 2005 general election. It seems a very long time ago. It was one of those days which could have changed my life forever, and in some ways did. Five years ago I wrote a blogpost about polling day and the election count. It got such a...
European Election Result Predictions: South West
- 5 May 2014
Over the next three weeks I will be trying to predict the results of the European Elections which take place in the UK on May 22, with the results being announced late in the evening of Sunday 25 May. I will be hosting a European Elections Special Programme on LBC from 9pm th...
European Election Result Predictions: London
- 5 May 2014
Over the next three weeks I will be trying to predict the results of the European Elections which take place in the UK on May 22, with the results being announced late in the evening of Sunday 25 May. I will be hosting a European Elections Special Programme on LBC from 9pm th...
The Truth About Mo Ansar
- 4 May 2014
Just by writing this I know I am falling into the trap of giving Mo Ansar the publicity hit he craves. But I am afraid someone needs to stand up to him and seeing as though he spread blatant lies about me and made a vexatious complaint to Hampshire Police and Tell Mama accusin...
ConHome Diary: Stop Being Nasty to Nigel!
- 2 May 2014
The best party of the week was held in David Davis’s House of Commons billet. Or so I am told. It was held in honour of Nigel Evans’ return to the House of Commons. MPs of all parties were in attendance. It was just as well Sir George Young had restored the whip the previous d...
European Election Result Predictions: South East
- 28 Apr 2014
Over the next three weeks or so I will be trying to predict the results of the European Elections which take place in the UK on May 22, with the results being announced late in the evening of Sunday 25 May. I will be hosting a European Elections Special Programme on LBC from ...
ConHome Diary: A Week of Doing Nothing
- 27 Apr 2014
I’ve spent this week in Norfolk on holiday. I’ve done very little apart from read, play with my dogs and watch 27 episodes of a brilliant US TV series called COVERT AFFAIRS. I’ve barely spoken to anyone apart from my partner and even turning on Sky News has been something I’ve...
European Election Result Predictions: East Anglia
- 26 Apr 2014
Over the next three weeks or so I will be trying to predict the results of the European Elections which take place in the UK on May 22, with the results being announced late in the evening of Sunday 25 May. I will be hosting a European Elections Special Programme on LBC from 9...
ConservativeHome Diary: Interviewing Nigel Evans & When a Cabinet Minister Resigns
- 18 Apr 2014
Was I too hard on Sarah Wollaston in last week’s column? I’ve been asking this question ever since a rather terse tweet from the Totnes MP, which said something like: “Iain Dale has suggested I should examine my role in the Nigel Evans case, so I have.” Strangely, the tweet ha...
It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter 16: Losing Laura Marshall - A Brilliant Speech Radio Producer
- 17 Apr 2014
I’m writing this on the 11.30pm back to Tonbridge after a lovely evening with my three LBC producers, Laura, Matt and Axel at the Hippodrome. The reason? Today was my last day working with Laura Marshall after two years of working together, firstly on the evening show and for ...
Theatre Review: Handbagged by Maggie & The Queen
- 14 Apr 2014
A play consisting of two Margaret Thatchers and two Queens and precious little else, well that’ll never work I thought when I first heard about HANDBAGGED. How wrong could I have been! I am not sure if HANDBAGGED is meant to be a relatively serious commentary on the relation...
Attitude Column: Media Coverage of Gay Issues Has Changed...And For the Better
- 13 Apr 2014
As Attitude celebrates a milestone birthday you might expect me to roundup how far gay rights have come in the last twenty years. But frankly we all know that many legislative battles have been won, and there aren’t many more to fight. But is it the same with media coverage? ...