Iain Dale
Journalist
British broadcaster, author and commentator who began writing a blog titled Iain Dale's Diary in 2002. Previously, he worked as the managing director of Biteback Publishing and as the publisher of Total Politics magazine.
He studied German, linguistics and teaching English as a foreign language at the University of East Anglia.
He was named Radio Presenter of the Year at the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards in both 2013 and 2016.
He married his longtime partner John Simmons in 2015.
He's written dozens of books including a 2006 publication with fellow blogger Paul Staines.