page_title: Iain Dale
hierarchical_section_title: Iain Dale
caption_attribution_description: English: Iain Dale, British author, journalist and Conservative politician.
context_page_description: Iain Campbell Dale is a British broadcaster, political commentator and publisher. Dale writes the British political blog Iain Dale's Diary and frequently appears on UK news channels. In September 2003, he became the first openly gay Conservative candidate to contest a Parliamentary election.
  Dale was the managing director of Biteback Publishing until May 2018, and was the publisher of Total Politics magazine, 2008–12. Since September 2010, he has hosted a regular, major discussion show on LBC radio station. In both July 2013 and 2016, he won Radio Presenter of the Year at the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards.
context_section_description: Iain Campbell Dale (born 15 July 1962) is a British broadcaster, political commentator and publisher. Dale writes the British political blog Iain Dale's Diary (founded in 2002) and frequently appears on UK news channels. In September 2003, he became the first openly gay Conservative candidate to contest a Parliamentary election.
  Dale was the managing director of Biteback Publishing until May 2018, and was the publisher of Total Politics magazine, 2008–12. Since September 2010, he has hosted a regular, major discussion show on LBC radio station. In both July 2013 and 2016, he won Radio Presenter of the Year at the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards.
caption: Dale in 2009
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