Iain Dale: What happened at the President’s Club was no worse than many women’s events

Plus: Vicious Cybernats. Bolton’s brass neck. Widdecombe’s ratings. Johnson’s death wish. And: the courage of my friend Tessa Jowell.

Iain Dale: How I helped to rig an election phone-in

Plus: CCHQ goes all Goebbels. I announce my peerage – replacing Lord Ashcroft. My political bias. Good luck to agents. And: am I an egotistical knob?

Pinning Down Farage: What is UKIP’s economic policy?

The first in a new series: What does the “People’s Army” really plan for the British economy?

With a sense of drift replacing momentum, what next for UKIP?

Farage’s summer isn’t getting off to a good start – how might he try to regain momentum before it vanishes?

WATCH: UKIP spin doctor intervenes to halt Farage interview

“Is Patrick O’Flynn a friend in the media or a member of the political class?”

WATCH: Vicky Ford MEP and Parick O’Flynn debate UKIP’s impact

Patrick O’Flynn says UKIP have “probably maxed out” its potential to gain votes from the Tories

Could Patrick O’Flynn, iconoclastic journalist turned political spinner, be UKIP’s next leader?

The party is trying to professionalise while retaining its insurgent appeal. We take a look at the man tasked with the job.