Articles tagged UK Politics:
The Energy & Climate Change Select Committee Must Hold Tim Yeo to Account
- 9 Jun 2013
It’s rare that I am ahead of my time, but less than a year ago I wrote a blogpost titled TIM YEO: THE UNACCEPTABLE FACE OF CONSERVATISM. I wrote… I have always found Tim Yeo’s interest in climate change and green issues a tad hypocritical bearing in mind the amount of tim...
Why Liz Truss Should Consider Resigning & Become a Tory Heroine
- 6 Jun 2013
Any residual drop of respect I had for Nick Clegg’s political acumen disappeared today. As Toby Young says, he is governing by hissy fit. He’s always had a petulent side to his nature and I suppose we should have grown used to it by now. “Won’t give me Lords Reform, then I wo...
The Swivel Eyed Loon Cameroon Should Be Named & Shamed But Our Journos Are Frit Because of Leveson
- 18 May 2013
The Times and Telegraph regale us with front page stories of a Cameron ally who has called Conservative Party activists ‘swivel-eyed loons’. This is how James Kirkup in the Telegraph reported it. Grassroots Conservative activists are “mad swivel-eyed loons” who are forcing...
Clegg's Argument on EU Dependent Jobs is Total Bollocks
- 7 May 2013
So Nigel Lawson writes a rational and well argued letter to The Times suggesting that now is the time for Britain to withdraw from the EU. Those of us who remember his shadowing of the D-Mark and his obsession with the ERM might have a wry smile on our faces, but that’s politi...
The UKIP Labour Phenomenon
- 5 May 2013
I was wandering down Green Street, E13, (outside West Ham’s stadium) when someone came up to me and said: “You’re Iain Dale, aren’t you?” After telling me he was an LBC listener he then told me he was a Labour voter, but liked my show. He then proceeded to tell me why, as a ha...
The Real Winners on Thursday Could be the LibDems
- 28 Apr 2013
I’ve been thinking about the local elections and I have come to a rather surprising conclusion. It seems to me that the Tories are frit. Frit of UKIP. The fact that they have put up more than 1730 candidates tells its own story. In a sense, even if none of those candidates do...
Lady Thatcher's Funeral in Eight Minutes
- 17 Apr 2013
listen to ‘Margaret Thatcher's Funeral: Highlights Of The Day From LBC 97.3’ on Audioboo This is a 6 minute montage of LBC’s coverage of Lady Thatcher’s funeral. It’s a bit of a tear jerker. In fact, when I played it at the beginning of today’s show, I then had to do a four ...
Happy 100th Birthday to the New Statesman
- 11 Apr 2013
This week marks the centenary of the New Statesman. You might be surprised to know that I have a subscription to the magazine. It usually features some very strong writing, even if I disagree with most of it. They asked me to contribute a piece to a feature they are running i...
The Indefatigability of George Galloway
- 9 Apr 2013
By and large I avoided Twitter yesterday, but when I broadcast I always have it on in front of me as it’s a great resource for ‘breaking news’ stories. I decided to block anyone who appeared in my timeline who was gratuitously insulting Margaret Thatcher. I have no objection t...