Media Work
Dale's blog, entitled Iain Dale's Diary, had been one of the most widely-read political blogs in the UK. It was nominated by The Guardian for the Political Blog of the Year Award in 2005. On December 14, 2010, Dale announced that he was quitting both blogging at Iain Dale's Diary and party politics. As of Jan 2011 the blog url still operates and contains regular updates on Dale's LBC Radio shows. As of July 2011, Iain Dale has started a collaborative blog site, Dale & Co, with many contributors from the political spectrum, including himself. He continues to author a blog entitled West Ham Till I Die where he writes on West Ham United.
Dale's fortnightly comment column for The Daily Telegraph, which he began writing in February 2007, was discontinued in January 2009. He has also written for The Guardian, The Independent, GQ Magazine, The Spectator and the New Statesman and has made frequent appearances on TV news and political shows, including Any Questions?.
Dale is author or editor of over two dozen political books. This includes co-authoring in May 2006 a book with fellow blogger Guido Fawkes (a.k.a. Paul Staines) about alleged instances of sleaze from the Labour Party since taking office in 1997. A second edition was subsequently released in June 2007.
Dale is also the publisher of Total Politics magazine. He formerly presented Planet Politics on Oneword Radio, and occasionally appeared on Sunday Service on Radio 5 Live. He was also chief presenter on the failed internet TV station 18 Doughty Street.
Dale was used as a stand in presenter for London radio station LBC 97.3 during the first nine months of 2010 after doing a couple of test programs with other journalists. He co-presented LBC's six hour election night programme on 7 May 2010, with Gaby Hinsliff. In May and June 2010 he presented the Petrie Hosken, Clive Bull, James Max and Jeni Barnett phone in shows, and on 22 June 2010 fronted LBC's budget coverage. In late July 2010 Dale started a six week stint on LBC covering for Petrie Hosken and Andrew Pierce, which later turned into a regular show, and has been the weekly evening presenter ever since (7pm to 10pm).
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