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What turning 63 taught me about time, loss, and perspective, writes Iain Dale

What turning 63 taught me about time, loss, and perspective, writes Iain Dale

15 July 2025, 15:59 | Updated: 15 July 2025, 16:16 By Iain Dale The older you get, the more a birthday leads you to think about how many more of...

17.07.2025 2

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Norman Tebbit: A political life shaped by love, loyalty, and loss, writes Iain Dale

Norman Tebbit: A political life shaped by love, loyalty, and loss, writes Iain Dale

8 July 2025, 15:54 By Iain Dale Norman Tebbit was a giant among Conservative politicians of the late twentieth century. His image on Spitting Image...

10.07.2025 5

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Keir Starmer could learn a lot from Margaret Thatcher, writes Iain Dale

14 June 2025, 19:09 | Updated: 16 June 2025, 08:51 By Iain Dale Most people who lived through the Thatcher years are incapable of a dispassionate...

18.06.2025 5

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Labour MPs should just tell the truth about benefit cuts: they don't go far enough

19.03.2025 6

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A defining moment: Starmer delivers on defence where Sunak fell short

26 February 2025, 11:41 By Iain Dale Keir Starmer’s defence spending pledge marks a defining moment for his government, delivering a commitment...

28.02.2025 4

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A united Ireland is closer than we think

17.02.2025 8

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Kemi Badenoch can’t be Margaret Thatcher - but she can learn from the Iron Lady's opposition battles

11 February 2025, 13:35 By Iain Dale Fifty years ago today Margaret Thatcher was elected leader of the Conservative party by her fellow MPs. This...

12.02.2025 3

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Only one man can save Keir Starmer. But will he give up his podcast?

14.01.2025 6

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Robert Jenrick is speaking like Tommy Robinson – he needs to simmer down

What on earth has happened to the once urbane, mild-mannered Robert Jenrick? There was a time when he would have been described as an identikit...

07.01.2025 4

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The New Year honours list is full of undeserving failures

Our honours system is one of our great British institutions, yet if it is to survive in a meaningful way it needs to retain the respect and...

31.12.2024 10

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Failed wannabe Tory MP to emergency surgery - 2024 was not my year

Like many others, I won’t be looking back on 2024 as a year which was anything other than one to forget. Being a Cancerian I always like to...

24.12.2024 6

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It’s a disgrace that Nigel Farage lives in fear

A justice system only works if it is respected by the people it affects and is seen to be fair. By and large, British justice is revered around the...

17.12.2024 5

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Nick Candy is about to make Reform unstoppable

To survive and thrive as a political party and ultimately to achieve power, you need four things: charismatic politicians, a professional party...

11.12.2024 4

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