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Top Ten Things Which Would Be Different if David Davis Had Become Leader
- 6 Aug 2006
Thanks to all of you who contributed ideas for my Top Ten List of Things Which Would Be Different if DD Had Become Leader. Here's the final version - and remember, this is fun, humorous and not to be taken seriously - anyone tempted to have a sense of humour failure should loo...
How to Spot a Right Winger
- 15 Apr 2006
ConservativeHome and Harry Phibbs on the Social Affairs Unit have both written very interesting pieces on the concept of being 'Right Wing', a term the BBC usually applies to anyone it considers a 'baddie'. Ming Campbell, in a rare public statement this week, decided to avoid ...
My Top Ten Political Sitcoms
- 24 Mar 2006
These are sitcoms, so I haven't included Have I Got News for You or Rory Bremner. I've also only managed to think up 8, so can you think of any political sitcoms I have missed! 1. Yes Minister /Yes Prime Minister Unrivalled comedy expose of the civil service at its finest....
My Ten Political Heroes
- 9 Mar 2006
My Top Ten Political Heroes Some of my political heroes won't surprise you, but others will. This sort of thing is very personal and any such list will inevitably be dominated by contemporary figures from one's own political life, and also heroes in history. Mine is no diff...
My Top Ten Political Diaries
- 8 Mar 2006
On Sunday night Gyles Brandreth starts a new mini-series on the art of writing political diaries. You can hear it at the fag-end of the Westminster Hour at 9.45pm. So I thought I'd do a top ten of my favourite political diaries. I'm not sure what this means but I do detect a t...
My Top 10 Political Movies
- 7 Mar 2006
Now I readily admit that my movie tastes are somewhat shallow - unlike my politics, of course! I go to the cinema to have a laugh, have a cry or to see some 'action'. I do not like intellectual films which you have to think about - you know, the kind of things which you'd be o...
My Top Ten Political Novels
- 2 Mar 2006
My Top Ten Political Novels Paul Linford has posted his Top Ten Political Books. So always being one to jump on a bandwagon (!) I thought I'd follow his lead, but give you my Top Ten Political Novels instead. My definition of a political novel might be different to some peo...
Seven Things Meme
- 27 Jan 2006
Oh well, here goes... 7 THINGS TO DO BEFORE I DIE 1. Get elected 2. Write a proper book 3. Persuade my partner to take more holidays 4. Have enough money so I don't continually worry about it 5. Learn to play the Piano 6. Finish the Robert Caro books on LBJ 7. Lear...
Top Ten Things Which Would Be Different if my Jack Russell, Gio, Was Prime Minister
- 26 Jan 2006
1. LibDem HQ in Cowley Street replaced by giant fire hydrant 2. Abolition of Pets Means Prizes 3. Capital Punishment restored for Dale Winton 4. Doggy door at the front of Number Ten 5. Dog biscuits on the NHS 6. Compulsory sterilisation for cats 7. Life sentences for ta...
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...