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
Keir Starmer says Labour will keep the child benefit cap, Cross Question & ten years of equal marriage Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Green Party Deputy Leader Zack Polanski, Guardian sketch writer John Crace, Deputy Editor of CapX Alys Denby and former Conservative MP Brooks Newmark.
Jul 17, 2023•2 hr 28 min
BMA rejects Government's pay offer, Wes Streeting speaks about his new book on growing up in poverty & has your mental health ruined your career?
Jul 13, 2023•2 hr 28 min
Ukraine warned to show more gratitude, Cross Question & are young people more likely to be scammed? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Crossbench peer Lord Ricketts, President of the National Farmers' Union Minette Batters, Labour MP Beth Winter and Assistant Editor of the Financial Times Stephen Bush.
Jul 12, 2023•2 hr 31 min
Conservative London Mayoral contenders take your calls, Cross Question & is drinking still too big a part of young people's lives? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are General Secretary of the GMB union Gary Smith, Green peer Baroness Jones, Conservative peer Lord Ranger and Luke Tryl, UK Director at More in Common.
Jul 11, 2023•2 hr 27 min
Unite the union puts Keir Starmer 'on notice', Cross Question & how difficult is it for ex-prisoners to get work? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP and former minister Dame Andrea Leadsom, Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee, Chair of the Jewish Labour Movement Mike Katz and Dr Alan Mendoza from the Henry Jackson Society.
Jul 10, 2023•2 hr 27 min
Keir Starmer calls for more arts education, journalist Isabel Hardman takes your NHS calls & have you moved abroad and regretted it?
Jul 06, 2023•2 hr 22 min
Sir Tony Blair wants more private sector involvement in health service, NHS Special Cross Question & how important are ticket staff in train stations? Joining Iain Dale on this special edition of Cross Question are NHS Trust Chair and former Care Minister Sir Norman Lamb, Head of Health at UNISON Sara Gorton, Conservative MP and former A&E doctor Kieran Mullan and Telegraph columnist Judith Woods.
Jul 05, 2023•2 hr 26 min
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves takes your calls, Cross Question and is Israel's military operation on the West Bank morally defensible? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer, Labour's Shadow Employment Minister Alison McGovern, Conservative Party vice-chair Paul Holmes and the UK director of Human Rights Watch Yasmine Ahmed.
Jul 04, 2023•2 hr 26 min
UK to investigate banks blacklisting accounts, Cross Question and are religious leaders out of touch on assisted dying? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Fire Brigades Union General Secretary Matt Wrack, former Conservative Transport Minister Steve Norris, SDLP MP Claire Hanna and Robert Colvile from the Centre for Policy Studies think tank.
Jul 03, 2023•2 hr 24 min