Parents not bothering to send their kids to school, Lib Dem Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper takes your calls & is university worth the money?
Sep 21, 2023•2 hr 26 min
Green policy shift from Rishi Sunak, Cross Question & is there any hope for freedom in Iran? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP and former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, Conservative MP Angela Richardson, former Telegraph editor Lord Moore and Founder of the Oasis Charitable Trust and Baptist minister Steve Chalke.
Sep 20, 2023•2 hr 25 min
UK could become 'associate member' of EU, Cross Question and how do we make social care work more attractive? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are comedian and writer Dom Joly, Conservative MP and Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Alicia Kearns, Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh and Matthew Lesh of the Institute of Economic Affairs.
Sep 19, 2023•2 hr 25 min
Labour defends its 'votes at 16' plan, Cross Question & are electric cars useless? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are the SNP's Ian Blackford, historian Dr Tessa Dunlop, Conservative MP Bim Afolami and musician turned podcaster Winston Marshall.
Sep 18, 2023•2 hr 27 min
PM goes wobbly on the pensions triple lock, Cross Question & why are so many kids being excluded from school? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are green energy entrepreneur Dale Vince, social activist and commentator Nimco Ali, Conservative MP Vicky Ford and Labour MP Barry Gardiner.
Sep 13, 2023•2 hr 24 min
Labour's Angela Rayner pledges to ban zero-hours contracts, Cross Question & do parents of seriously ill children get enough support? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and former Justice Secretary Sir Robert Buckland, Independent Metro Mayor of North Tyne Jamie Driscoll, Novara Media's Ash Sarkar and columnist Grant Tucker.
Sep 12, 2023•2 hr 26 min
Alleged spying in Parliament, Cross Question and are some dog breeds inherently dangerous? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Shadow Attorney General Emily Thornberry, Conservative MP Jonathan Gullis, journalist and broadcaster David Aaronovitch and Sunday Telegraph columnist Zoe Strimpel.
Sep 11, 2023•2 hr 23 min
Manhunt for escaped prisoner, MP Dawn Butler takes your calls & should schools relax their uniform policy during the cost of living crisis?
Sep 07, 2023•2 hr 24 min
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves takes your calls, Cross Question & do we need a 'Minister for Men'? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative Party Chairman Greg Hands, Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran, human rights barrister Dr Charlotte Proudman and Dan Hodges from the Mail on Sunday.
Sep 06, 2023•2 hr 25 min
Boost for onshore wind, Cross Question & is a four-day week really practical? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are independent MP former Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn, Conservative MP Danny Kruger, social commentator Professor Mona Siddiqui and former Cameron adviser Sarah Southern.
Sep 05, 2023•2 hr 25 min
Education Secretary apologises for swearing in off-air remark, Cross Question & should universities tell students what to eat? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak, executive editor at POLITICO Europe Anne McElvoy, Labour's new Shadow Environment Secretary Steve Reed and Conservative Roads Minister Richard Holden.
Sep 04, 2023•2 hr 24 min
Tonight, Iain asks: Is Rishi Sunak's invitation to the Saudi Crown Prince just sensible politics and diplomacy, or should it be cancelled on human rights grounds? Later, we will also be asking if we should consider forcing everyone to vote in the UK? Would that improve the quality of our politicians? Iain will also be sharing his thoughts and memories on legendary broadcaster, Michael Parkinson, who died at the age of 88.
Aug 17, 2023•2 hr 31 min
Iain speaks with Faye White , the legendary former England footballer and captain, who made 90 appearances for the Lionesses, to ask: why has this competition seemingly struggled to capture the national attention like the men's game? Is it a lack of funding? Is it that the men's game has been around longer? Is it a deeper issue of sexism in wider society? Later in the show, Iain asks: Do you have strict rules in your marriage? Where is the line between loving and controlling?
Aug 16, 2023•2 hr 26 min
Following outrage after Mason Greenwood's potential return to Manchester United football club, Iain asks: Should Mason Greenwood ever play for Manchester United again? Iain also discusses the effects of debilitating phobias and how they can be conquered.
Aug 15, 2023•2 hr 28 min
Do you feel safe as an LGBT person in the UK?
Aug 14, 2023•2 hr 27 min
Who do you blame for record NHS waiting lists and how does Parkinson's change your life?
Aug 10, 2023•2 hr 25 min
Are you thinking of abandoning your political home and are private schools worth the money?
Aug 09, 2023•2 hr 25 min
Downing Street backs Lee Anderson telling migrants to ‘f*** off back to France’ & can work distract you from grief?
Aug 08, 2023•2 hr 31 min
Migrants arrive at the Bibby Stockholm barge & will Jeremy Corbyn run for Mayor of London?
Aug 07, 2023•2 hr 28 min
How do you solve a problem like inflation? Plus, Israeli Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely takes your calls
Aug 03, 2023•2 hr 27 min
Your reaction to LBC's exclusive Rishi Sunak phone-in, Cross Question & should we at least have the conversation about the Elgin/Parthenon marbles? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Director of the Onward think tank Sebastian Payne, political reporter for the New Statesman Zoë Grünewald, Conservative peer Lord Moylan and home affairs journalist and broadcaster Danny Shaw.
Aug 02, 2023•2 hr 28 min
Repeat shoplifters could face prison, Cross Question & how big an age gap is too big an age gap? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Green co-leader Siân Berry, Conservative peer Lord Hayward, journalist Ella Whelan and political commentator Jonathan Lis.
Aug 01, 2023•2 hr 26 min
Sunak defends oil and gas drilling, Cross Question & caring for someone with dementia Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour candidate Heidi Alexander, Reform UK's Ben Habib, TV personality Amy Hart and Robert Shrimsley from the Financial Times.
Jul 31, 2023•2 hr 29 min
Sir Tony Blair believes the UK will rejoin the EU, social housing campaigner Kwajo Tweneboa takes your calls & is it wrong to prevent your kids eating meat?
Jul 27, 2023•2 hr 30 min
Record numbers of police officers leaving the force, Cross Question & why aren't people having kids? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer Lord Harrington, broadcaster Jemma Forte, Plaid Cymru Leader Rhun ap Iorwerth and Editor of The House magazine Francis Elliott.
Jul 26, 2023•2 hr 30 min
Should the Foreign Office advise against travelling to Rhodes? Cross Question & has your employer cracked down on what you wear? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Conservative MP and Treasury Minister Angela Knight, migration commentator Zoe Gardner, Labour MP Sam Tarry and broadcaster Emma Woolf.
Jul 25, 2023•2 hr 29 min
Michael Gove wants to build up rather than out, Cross Question & should British bands call out other cultures onstage? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are The Sun's Natasha Clark, the New Statesman's Rachel Cunliffe, former Conservative MP Victoria Borwick and Labour peer Baroness Chapman.
Jul 24, 2023•2 hr 26 min
Engaging with the Taliban, Ukraine war Q&A & why have you chosen to cut out meat?
Jul 20, 2023•2 hr 27 min
Senior Tories lash out at Coutts over Farage account closure, Cross Question & what will the by-elections mean?
Jul 19, 2023•2 hr 28 min
Row over the laws on abortion, Cross Question & should the PM take vaping seriously? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer and former Health Minister Lord Bethell, political commentator and co-founder of Momentum James Schneider, the Telegraph's Annabel Denham and Alliance Party Deputy Leader Stephen Farry.
Jul 18, 2023•2 hr 28 min