Articles tagged Jacqui Smith:
Political Counterfactual: How Jacqui Smith Became...
- 2 Apr 2021
For those of you who enjoyed Alex Macpherson's counterfactual about what might have happened if I had been elected MP for Bracknell, he has now turned his attention to my For the Many podcast partner, Jacqui Smith. ‘He died whilst enjoying one of his great passions in...
The 'Pointless Celebrities' Experience
- 25 Oct 2020
Back in early January Jacqui Smith and I were invited to appear on Pointless Celebrities (insert your own joke here), so off we tootled to the BBC Elstree Studios, not quite knowing what to expect. In my case, I had never even watched the programme, so wasn't wholly familar wi...
The 'Yet to be Award Winning For the Many Podcast' Is No More!
- 22 Jul 2020
Jacqui Smith and I have taken a perverse pride in describing our offering as the 'yet to be award winning 'For the Many Podcast''. Well, no longer. No, we're not being cancelled, but we have won an award! It's the Civility in Politics Award for 'Co-operation of the Yea...
'For the Many' Podcast Reviewed in The Observer
- 2 Feb 2020
Since November 2017, Jacqui Smith and I have been recording a weekly podcast, called For the Many. We chat about politics, current affairs and the media and anything else that takes our fancy. Over time we have built up a very loyal audience and at the end of the podcast we ta...
My Ten Christmas Book Recommendations
- 20 Dec 2019
We all know how difficult it is to buy the right Christmas present for a family member or friend. You can't go wrong with a book. I spent twenty years in bookselling and publishing and although I am no longer involved, my love of books has not diminished. Nor, it seems, has an...
Edinburgh Fringe Diary: Wednesday 7 August
- 8 Aug 2019
A rather frustrating morning. I wrote my EDP column and then jumped into a cab to go to see my friend Sarah Southern perform her TENTATIVELY TORY show. The whole of Edinburgh seemed to be gridlocked. After forty minutes we'd had to avoid two sets of gridlock and ended back...
Announcing my Edinburgh Fringe Show - 'Iain Dale - All Talk'
- 17 Apr 2019
I'm delighted to announce that I'll be doing a 12 day long run at this year's Edinburgh Fringe, with a show called IAIN DALE - ALL TALK. I've invited a range of well known people from the world of politics and the media to join me on stage at one of the best known venues on...
Jacqui & Iain to Film New TV Pilot
- 1 Apr 2019
I have news. When it was announced that Andrew Neil was leaving 'THIS WEEK' and then that the series was being canned altogether, I emailed Rob Burley, head of political programmes at the BBC to put forward an idea I had for a new programme in that late night slot. Without goi...
Come & See a Live 'For the Many' Podcast at Podcast Live on 7 April!
- 22 Mar 2019
Let me tell you about something, which I think is really exciting. Throughout my political career I've tried to do things which enhance political engagement. I opened a political bookshop, I have run two political publishing companies, I was one of the first in the UK to start...
For the Many Podcast with Iain Dale & Jacqui Smith
- 22 Feb 2019
BREAKING NEWS See Iain & Jacqui in a Live Edition of For the Many at PodcastLive in London on 7 April! Buy tickets HERE... WHAT IS 'FOR THE MANY'? Back in November 18 Iain Dale and Jacqui Smith lauched a weekly podcast called FOR THE MANY. It's a one o...