Have you ever tried to stop a fare-dodger?
Have you ever tried to stop a fare-dodger?
May 29, 2025•2 hr 28 min
Iain Dale - The Whole Show
Always punchy, always opinionated, you can find Iain Dale in the Evening live on LBC Monday to Thursday from 7pm. Cross Question, LBC's political panel debate show, features from Monday to Wednesday. On Thursday, a phone-in with top guests from the world of politics, academia, media and entertainment.
Episodes
Are resident doctors losing your support?
Are resident doctors losing your support? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Chris Curtis, Reform UK London Assembly member Alex Wilson, Naomi Smith from the campaign group Best for Britain and commentator Angela Epstein.
May 28, 2025•2 hr 30 min
Does Farage represent the working class?
Does Farage represent the working class? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are broadcaster David Aaronovitch, former Conservative culture secretary Lucy Frazer, journalist Oli Dugmore and entrepreneur Emma Sinclair.
May 27, 2025•2 hr 30 min
Should sex offenders be chemically castrated?
Should sex offenders be chemically castrated?
May 23, 2025•2 hr 36 min
How many more u-turns will we get from this government?
How many more u-turns will we get from this government? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Channel 4 News boss Dorothy Byrne, shadow culture minister and Conservative MP Saqib Bhatti, Labour MP Steve Race and City AM columnist Jamila Robertson.
May 21, 2025•2 hr 29 min
Will Israel listen to David Lammy's condemnation?
Will Israel listen to David Lammy's condemnation? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, shadow health minister and Conservative MP Dr Luke Evans, Rachel Cunliffe from the New Statesman and political commentator Charlie Downes.
May 20, 2025•2 hr 30 min
Is the new EU deal a 'betrayal'?
Is the new EU deal a 'betrayal'? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Mark Ferguson, Conservative MP and shadow paymaster general Richard Holden, Liberal Democrat MP Victoria Collins and Times columnist Matthew Syed.
May 19, 2025•2 hr 28 min
Is Trump actually a barrier to peace in Ukraine?
Is Trump actually a barrier to peace in Ukraine?
May 15, 2025•2 hr 29 min
How do we stop prisons overflowing?
How do we stop prisons overflowing? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer Lord Brady, Labour MP Naushabah Khan, political commentator and former Conservative adviser Salma Shah and journalist Zoë Grünewald.
May 14, 2025•2 hr 32 min
Has Keir Starmer got his dog whistle out?
Has Keir Starmer got his dog whistle out? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP and science committee chair Chi Onwurah, Conservative shadow cabinet office minister Alex Burghart, general secretary of the GMB union Gary Smith and Times journalist Cindy Yu.
May 12, 2025•2 hr 30 min
Is the UK-US trade deal a Brexit win?
Is the UK-US trade deal a Brexit win?
May 08, 2025•2 hr 28 min
Should you be able to drive a train at eighteen?
Should you be able to drive a train at eighteen? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Barry Gardiner, Conservative MP and shadow housing minister David Simmonds, barrister and author Dr Charlotte Proudman and London Standard columnist Emily Sheffield.
May 07, 2025•2 hr 29 min
104-year-old WWII veteran takes your calls!
104-year-old WWII veteran takes your calls! Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Lib Dem MP Sarah Olney, former Conservative MP and minister Laura Farris, human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell and businessman and former independent Mayor of Middlesbrough Andy Preston.
May 06, 2025•2 hr 26 min
Which bits of your identity are you proud of?
Which bits of your identity are you proud of?
May 01, 2025•2 hr 26 min
Is net zero realistic?
Is net zero realistic? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Preet Kaur Gill, former Conservative MP and minister Greg Hands, former Gogglebox star and Labour campaigner Josh Tapper and journalist and businessman Tim Hames.
Apr 30, 2025•2 hr 29 min
Trump's first hundred days: tragedy or triumph?
Trump's (second) first hundred days: tragedy or triumph? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former first minister of Northern Ireland Baroness Foster, Labour MP Peter Prinsley, SNP MP Stephen Gethins and political commentator Samantha Smith.
Apr 29, 2025•2 hr 28 min
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch back to take your calls!
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch back to take your calls! Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Alex Sobel, Conservative peer Lord Ranger, City AM opinion editor Alys Denby and imam and broadcaster Ajmal Masroor.
Apr 28, 2025•2 hr 29 min
Time to fine the headphone-dodgers?
Time to fine the headphone-dodgers? Plus, Jonathan Dimbleby takes your calls.
Apr 24, 2025•2 hr 29 min
Is Trump giving up on peace in Ukraine?
Is Trump giving up on peace in Ukraine? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Lib Dem MP Layla Moran, former Conservative MP and minister Sir Robert Buckland, comedian and journalist Ava Vidal and businessman and political commentator Lance Forman.
Apr 23, 2025•2 hr 29 min
Is the government trying to copy Nigel Farage?
Is the government trying to copy Nigel Farage? Joining Iain Dale for this special edition of Cross Question to mark Earth Day are Green Party leader Adrian Ramsay, Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice, climate change lawyer Tessa Khan and clean energy businessman Michael Liebreich.
Apr 22, 2025•2 hr 29 min
Do you have sympathy for teachers?
Do you have sympathy for teachers? Plus Frank Gardner tells us how about his experience traveling as a disabled person
Apr 17, 2025•2 hr 31 min
What next for the trans debate?
What next for the trans debate? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Lib Dem MP Al Pinkerton, former Conservative MP and minister Angela Knight, political commentator Scarlett MccGwire and Max Anderson from the Conservative Environment Network.
Apr 16, 2025•2 hr 30 min
Is a bin strike coming to a town near you?
Is a bin strike coming to a town near you? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Christabel Cooper from the Labour Together think tank, Charlotte Pickles from the REFORM think tank, broadcaster and journalist Matthew Stadlen and political commentator Sarah Southern.
Apr 15, 2025•2 hr 30 min
Is China a hostile state?
Is China a hostile state? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Conservative MP and minister Paul Scully, Labour London Assembly member Leonie Cooper, former head of BBC TV news Roger Mosey and Telegraph columnist Annabel Denham.
Apr 14, 2025•2 hr 25 min
Do we need more bobbies on the beat?
Do we need more bobbies on the beat? Plus, your business questions answered and do you want a nuclear reactor in your back yard?
Apr 10, 2025•2 hr 27 min
Did Trump just cave?
Did Trump just cave? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Lib Dem MP Bobby Dean, former Conservative MP Jessica Harrington, free markets campaigner Aman Bhogal and foreign affairs journalist Ian Birrell.
Apr 09, 2025•2 hr 28 min
Why won't government stop Birmingham's rubbish crisis?
Why won't government stop Birmingham's rubbish crisis? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Polly Billington, former Conservative MP Jonathan Gullis, podcaster Jemma Forte and Express journalist Conor Wilson.
Apr 08, 2025•2 hr 29 min
How bad is the crime on your train?
How bad is the crime on your train? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Mike Tapp, Green MP Ellie Chowns, Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley and LBC's Aggie Chambre.
Apr 07, 2025•2 hr 28 min
Do Trump's tariffs prove Brexiteers right?
Do Trump's tariffs prove Brexiteers right? Plus, journalist Ash Sarkar takes your calls on her new book.
Apr 03, 2025•2 hr 28 min
Trump hits UK with 10% tariff!
Trump hits UK with 10% tariff! Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Rachel Taylor, Conservative peer Lord Jackson, barrister and commentator Hashi Mohamed and the FT's Whitehall editor Lucy Fisher.
Apr 02, 2025•2 hr 31 min
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