'Aggressive begging', Bill Browder and Evgenia Kara-Murza, Question Marks and prison reform
'Aggressive begging', Bill Browder and Evgenia Kara-Murza, Question Marks and prison reform
Apr 11, 2024•2 hr 29 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.
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Are we letting children down over gender care?
Are we letting children down over gender care? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Imam Ajmal Masroor, Lib Dem director of communications Baroness Grender, barrister and former Conservative MP Jerry Hayes and the Spectator's James Heale.
Apr 10, 2024•2 hr 31 min
Should protesters stay away from Keir Starmer's house?
Should protesters stay away from Keir Starmer's house? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative peer Lord Marland, City AM's Alys Denby, Labour candidate Kevin Craig and political commentator Jonathan Lis.
Apr 09, 2024•52 min
Is it just 'middle class lefties' fighting more private sector involvement in the NHS?
Is it just 'middle class lefties' fighting more private sector involvement in the NHS?
Apr 08, 2024•2 hr 31 min
Is it fair to give more lenient sentences to people who grew up in poverty?
Is it fair to give more lenient sentences to people who grew up in poverty? Plus, comedian Matt Forde takes your calls!
Apr 04, 2024•2 hr 27 min
Should we stop sending weapons to Israel?
Should we stop sending weapons to Israel? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are broadcaster Gavin Esler, author and former Labour official Richard Power-Sayeed, businesswoman and former Cameron adviser Sarah Southern and political commentator Michael Brown - who used to be a Conservative MP.
Apr 03, 2024•2 hr 28 min
How can aid be safely taken into Gaza if humanitarian workers are being killed by Israeli airstrikes?
How can aid be safely taken into Gaza if humanitarian workers are being killed by Israeli airstrikes? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are author Jonn Elledge, former Conservative MP Angela Knight, general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union Matt Wrack and columnist Grant Tucker.
Apr 02, 2024•2 hr 30 min
Should the UK consider legalising assisted dying?
Should the UK consider legalising assisted dying? Plus, Conservative Peer Lord Tony Sewell takes your calls on racism in Britain.
Mar 28, 2024•2 hr 14 min
How satisfied are you with the NHS?
How satisfied are you with the NHS? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney, Lawyer and Activist Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, Conservative Peer Baroness Tina Stowell and Director of the Reform Think Tank, Charlotte Pickles.
Mar 28, 2024•2 hr 14 min
Will forcing the Veterans Minister to name whistleblowers put people off of ever exposing wrongdoing again?
Will forcing the Veterans Minister to name whistleblowers put people off of ever exposing wrongdoing again? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are the former Conservative Cabinet Minister Justine Greening, Green Party peer Baroness Jenny Jones, the chair of the Dignity in Dying campaign Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain and the Daily Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley.
Mar 26, 2024•2 hr 16 min
Has the UN Security Council vote made a Gaza ceasefire more or less likely?
Has the UN Security Council vote made a Gaza ceasefire more or less likely? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Shadow Cabinet Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds, Conservative peer Lord Andrew Robathan, Spiked Online columnist Ella Whelan and Momentum co-founder James Schneider.
Mar 25, 2024•2 hr 14 min
Should we stop sending British-made weapons to Israel?
Should we stop sending British-made weapons to Israel? Plus, Green Party peer and former leader Baroness Natalie Bennett takes your calls.
Mar 21, 2024•2 hr 28 min
Whose fault is it that rents are rocketing so quickly?
Whose fault is it that rents are rocketing so quickly? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh, Conservative MP and former minister Brendan Clarke-Smith, Mail on Sunday columnist Dan Hodges and political correspondent for the Independent Zoë Grünewald.
Mar 20, 2024•2 hr 15 min
Is antisemitism at our universities getting out of control?
Is antisemitism at our universities getting out of control? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are government minister Esther McVey, SNP MP and home affairs spokesperson Alison Thewliss, non-affiliated peer Baroness Hoey and Liberal Democrat campaigner Mathew Hulbert.
Mar 19, 2024•2 hr 15 min
Will they try to get rid of Rishi Sunak?
Will they try to get rid of Rishi Sunak? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are writer and director of the British Future think tank on immigration and integration Sunder Katwala, the Spectator's Cindy Yu, comedian Njambi McGrath and former Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer.
Mar 18, 2024•2 hr 15 min
Should MPs be paid a lot more?
Should MPs be paid a lot more? Plus, Royal historian Robert Hardman talks the future of the Monarchy and takes your calls. And comedian Geoff Norcott speaks with you about whether university is really worth it.
Mar 14, 2024•2 hr 17 min
Should the Tories give back Frank Hester's money?
Should the Tories give back Frank Hester's money? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and former sports minister Tracey Crouch, Lib Dem MP and home affairs spokesperson Alistair Carmichael, the Telegraph's Camilla Turner and political commentator Matthew Stadlen.
Mar 13, 2024•2 hr 15 min
Why did the government take over a day to call out racist remarks?
Why did the government take over a day call out racist remarks? Iain Dale is joined on Cross Question by economist and author Grace Blakeley, Labour MP Dame Angela Eagle, investigative journalist and former speechwriter for David Cameron Ian Birrell and Conservative MP Alexander Stafford.
Mar 12, 2024•2 hr 15 min
Should the Tories be in any way concerned as Lee Anderson joins Reform UK?
Should the Tories be in any way concerned as Lee Anderson joins Reform UK? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and chair of the Treasury Committee Harriet Baldwin, Labour MP Charlotte Nichols, Green Party candidate for Mayor of London Zoe Garbett and lawyer Natasha Hausdorff.
Mar 11, 2024•2 hr 16 min
Are we being diagnosed by 'fake doctors'?
Are we being diagnosed by 'fake doctors'?
Mar 07, 2024•2 hr 22 min
On Budget Day, Labour's Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves takes your calls!
On Budget Day, Labour's Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves takes your calls! Joining Iain Dale for this Budget Day special Cross Question panel are economist Ann Pettifor who co-authored the Green New Deal and used to advise John McDonnell, Shevaun Haviland from the British Chambers of Commerce, author and Oxford University economist Linda Yueh and financial entrepreneur and former Bank of England adviser Roger Gewolb.
Mar 06, 2024•2 hr 21 min
Is now the right time to cut taxes?
Is now the right time to cut taxes? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and chair of the One Nation group of backbench Tories Damian Green, Labour MP Nadia Whittome, social commentator and author Nels Abbey and Annabel Denham from the Telegraph.
Mar 05, 2024•2 hr 19 min
Are the Tories heading for total wipeout?
Are the Tories heading for total wipeout? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are SNP MP and former Westminster leader Ian Blackford, Conservative MP and former minister Vicky Ford, barrister and broadcaster Hashi Mohamed and Reform UK's candidate for Mayor of London Howard Cox.
Mar 04, 2024•2 hr 21 min
Simon Marks takes your US election questions!
Simon Marks takes your US election questions!
Feb 29, 2024•2 hr 26 min
Is it for politicians to tell protesters they've 'made their point'?
Is it for politicians to tell protesters they've 'made their point'? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are housing minister and Conservative MP Lee Rowley, Novara Media's Ash Sarkar, shadow Cabinet Office minister and Labour peer Baroness Chapman and Adam Hawksbee from the Onward think tank.
Feb 28, 2024•2 hr 20 min
Does the Conservative Party have an Islamophobia problem?
Does the Conservative Party have an Islamophobia problem? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Katherine Fletcher, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, former race adviser to Boris Johnson Samuel Kasumu and Lib Dem MP and chief whip Wendy Chamberlain.
Feb 27, 2024•2 hr 20 min
How do we stop our prisons filling up?
How do we stop our prisons filling up? Plus, joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening to talk about the Tories kicking out Lee Anderson, and much else besides, are political sketchwriter for the Daily Mail Quentin Letts, Conservative MP Anna Firth, chair of the Labour Muslim Network Ali Milani and Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh.
Feb 26, 2024•2 hr 19 min
Is Parliament giving in to extremists?
Is Parliament giving in to extremists? Plus: we talk defence with journalist and British Army reservist Peter Apps - he takes your calls about his book: 'Deterring Armageddon: A Biography of NATO'.
Feb 22, 2024•2 hr 20 min
Chaos in the Commons over the ceasefire vote - is the speaker in trouble?
Chaos in the Commons over the ceasefire vote - is the speaker in trouble? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are broadcaster Sir Trevor Phillips, Conservative MP Matt Warman, social activist Nimco Ali and Labour MP Barry Gardiner.
Feb 21, 2024•2 hr 24 min
Could the UK defend the Falklands?
Could the UK defend the Falklands? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and former minister Sir Conor Burns, SNP MP and cabinet office spokesperson Kirsty Blackman, Sunday Telegraph columnist Zoe Strimpel and Rob Blackie, the Lib Dem candidate for Mayor of London.
Feb 20, 2024•2 hr 20 min
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