# iain dale (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover iain dale. Page: Feed: --- ## [Long Read: The Cost of Climate Change – The Rush to Net Zero by 2050, the Renewables Dilemma & Adapting to the New Normal](https://www.iaindale.com/articles/long-read-the-cost-of-climate-change-the-rush-to-net-zero-by-2050-the-renewables-dilemma-adapting-to-the-new-normal) _2026-08-18 · Iain Dale_ Long Read: The Cost of Climate Change - The Rush to Net Zero by 2050, the Renewables Dilemma & Adapting to the New Normal The choices facing politicians are stark... If we can't, on our own as a country, stop global warming, then politicians have to realise we have to adapt to it. The Cost of Climate Change - The Rush to Net Zero by 2050 & the Renewables Dilemma By Iain Dale and Jerry Owston… ## [Iain Dale's Sunday Newsletter No 366: Looking Forward to a Break](https://iaindale.substack.com/p/iain-dales-sunday-newsletter-no-366) _2026-08-16 · Iain Dale's Substack_ Dear all, ## [My Memories of Ann Widdecombe](https://iaindale.substack.com/p/my-memories-of-ann-widdecombe) _2026-08-12 · Iain Dale · Iain Dale's Substack_ Iain Dale pays tribute to his friend who is being laid to rest today... ## [Iain Dale's Sunday Newsletter No 365: A Letter from Edinburgh](https://iaindale.substack.com/p/iain-dales-sunday-newsletter-no-365) _2026-08-08 · Iain Dale's Substack_ A slightly shorter newsletter than usual... ## [Iain Dale's Sunday Newsletter No 364: A Letter from Dublin](https://iaindale.substack.com/p/iain-dales-sunday-newsletter-no-364) _2026-08-02 · Iain Dale's Substack_ Iain writes at the start of 5 days in the Emerald Isle ## [Iain Dale's Sunday Newsletter No 363: Would you like Gravy with that?](https://iaindale.substack.com/p/iain-dales-sunday-newsletter-no-363) _2026-07-26 · Iain Dale's Substack_ Iain asks what Andy Burnham's first week tells us.. ## [Dear Ann,,,](https://www.iaindale.com/articles/dear-ann) _2026-07-12 · Iain Dale_ Dear Ann I have no idea where to start. What I do know is I will miss the email you send me every Sunday evening protesting about something I have written in this newsletter. You hate it when I swear. You accuse me of being woke. You complain about the typos. I aways read it with a smile. But as of this week, I have one less subscriber. I cannot imagine the horror you went through at the man who… ## [Iain Dale's Sunday Newsletter No 362: Dear Ann...](https://iaindale.substack.com/p/iain-dales-sunday-newsletter-no-362) _2026-07-12 · Iain Dale's Substack_ Iain pens a letter to his friend who was so brutally murdered on Wednesday... ## [Iain Dale's Sunday Newsletter No 361: Have I Said Too Much?](https://iaindale.substack.com/p/iain-dales-sunday-newsletter-no-361) _2026-07-05 · Iain Dale's Substack_ Iain tried to tempt you into buying his autobiography... ## [Iain Dale's Sunday Newsletter No 360: Andy Burnham and his Milband Double Dilemma](https://iaindale.substack.com/p/iain-dales-sunday-newsletter-no-360) _2026-06-28 · Iain Dale's Substack_ Dear all, ## [Crush Every Threat in Real Time (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hYMZQaIqwuW9) _2026-06-28 · **Sponsored**_ One agent for real-time detection, exposure tracking, and active defense. ## [Is Andy Burnham the Emperor with no Policies?](https://www.iaindale.com/articles/is-andy-burnham-the-emperor-with-no-policies) _2026-06-21 · Iain Dale_ Tomorrow, the King of the North will grace southerners with his exulted present and travel to London to claim the throne that he considers his by right. It's as if he has hypnotised his party to lay down their collective shawls in order that the chosen one can walk on water. It's as if the Messiah is coming to rescue those who have proven incapable of running the country. It's almost as if he,… ## [Iain Dale's Sunday Newsletter No 359: How Bare is Andy Burnham's Cupboard?](https://iaindale.substack.com/p/iain-dales-sunday-newsletter-no-359) _2026-06-21 · Iain Dale's Substack_ Dear all, ## [A Tale of Two Interviews - Streeting v Burnham](https://www.iaindale.com/articles/a-tale-of-two-interviews-streeting-v-burnham) _2026-06-07 · Iain Dale_ Last night at around midnight I was flicking through Youtube and came across the latest Newsagents podcast, in which Lewis Goodall interviews Wes Streeting for 90 minutes. Wow. What an interview. Wes Streeting was in 100 per cent honest mode and gave Lewis so many newslines that I lost count. It was a perfect example of how the long form interview can be an utter revelation. Apart from giving some… ## [What is a General?](https://www.iaindale.com/articles/what-is-a-general) _2026-06-06 · Iain Dale_ On Thursday, my new book, THE GENERALS was published. It seeks to give the reader an introduction to 69 of the most significan Generals in world history, through the eyes of 69 different authors. As a taster, I thought I would reproduce my introduction to the book here. If you like what you see, do feel free to order a signed copy from Politicos.co.uk HERE , or an unsigned one from Amazon HERE .… ## [A Tribute to Derek Conway](https://www.iaindale.com/articles/a-tribute-to-derek-conway) _2026-05-31 · Iain Dale_ On Friday, the funeral of former Conservative MP Derek Conway was held in his beloved Northumberland. In the end, I was unable to go, which was such a shame as Derek was one of those people who was a one-off, one of life's most positive and generous people. He was great company, and although I wouldn't pretend to be one of his closest personal friends, I remember some quite deep and meaningful… ## [The Great West Ham Fire Sale Begins - Stick or Twist](https://www.iaindale.com/articles/the-great-west-ham-fire-sale-begins-stick-or-twist) _2026-05-25 · Iain Dale_ Note: I appreciate this won't be of interesy to everyone, but it's of great interest to me, which is why I've spent the bulk of Bank Holiday Monday writing it. It's happened. There's no point in dwelling on what might have been. We got the third worst points total of any team in the Premier League. Of course we can all look at games where we could have got more, either due to VAR going against us… ## [Next Time You hear a Politician Claim They Care About the Cost of Living, Tell them About This New Stealth Tax](https://www.iaindale.com/articles/next-time-you-hear-a-politician-claim-they-care-about-the-cost-of-living-tell-them-about-this-new-stealth-tax) _2026-05-24 · Iain Dale_ I could spend the next 500 words bemoaning the fact that West Ham have been relegated, and wallowing in a cesspit of self-pity. The fact is that we deserved to be. We got the third lowest number of points, and statistics don't lie. There are all sorts of reasons for that, but I'll leave all that to be discussed on my WestHamTillIDie blog. As you know, I like to keep tabs on what is going on in our… ## [Why Angela Rayner Is Well Placed to Become our Next Prime Minister](https://www.iaindale.com/articles/why-angela-rayner-is-well-placed-to-become-our-next-prime-minister) _2026-05-17 · Iain Dale_ What a week of political intrigue! One of the things that has really irritated me is the number of my fellow political commentators, who refuse to give an opinion on what is likely to happen. Ok, sometimes we get things wrong, but at least we've nailed our colours to a particular mast. Even politicians are falling into this trap now. I was on Newsnight on Monday with a Stermer-critical Labour MP…