Iain Dale – born 15 July 1962 in Cambridge – is best known for his conservative-minded British political blog Iain Dale’s Diary (founded in 2002) and for his frequent appearances on UK news channels as a political commentator.
He is also a publisher, broadcaster and former Conservative Party politician. He is the publisher of Total Politics magazine and Managing Director of Biteback Publishing.
Since September 2010, he has hosted a regular, major discussion show on London’s LBC 97.3 radio station.