Israeli troops mass on the Gaza border, Cross Question & how do we stop the crisis in the Middle East causing social strife in the UK? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Labour Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, Jewish Chronicle Editor Jake Wallis Simons, Conservative peer Lord Moylan and Mike Buckley, who works on UK-EU relations.
Oct 11, 2023•2 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Live from Liverpool: Keir Starmer's conference speech, Cross Question & what next for Israel? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question, live from the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, are Labour Shadow Cabinet member Nick Thomas-Symonds, Daily Express political journalist Christian Calgie, former Labour MP Luciana Berger & The Guardian columnist Owen Jones.
Oct 10, 2023•2 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Live from Liverpool: Labour look to prove their economic credentials, Cross Question & what other choices did Israel really have but to defend itself? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question, live from the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, are Labour MP Sarah Jones, the Fire Brigades Union's General Secretary Matt Wrack & political strategist John McTernan.
Oct 09, 2023•2 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Rise in transphobic hate crime, David Gauke takes your calls on the future of the Conservatives & is it OK to dislike female football pundits talking about the men's game?
Oct 05, 2023•2 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Rishi Sunak wants to be the change candidate, Cross Question & Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay takes your calls Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are True and Fair Party Leader Gina Miller, Conservative peer Lord Marland, commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and LBC's Political Editor Natasha Clark.
Oct 04, 2023•2 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Live from Manchester: Sunak says the British people don't want an election, Cross Question & are the Tories now the party of Farage? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question, live from the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, are Tory MP Peter Bone, the Mail on Sunday's Deputy Political Editor Anna Mikhailova & the political pollster James Johnson.
Oct 03, 2023•2 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Live the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester: whose vision is controlling the Conservative Party, Cross Question & are you a workaholic? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are Conservative MP Anthony Browne, social mobility campaigner and former Education Secretary Justine Greening & the Onward think-tank's director Sebastian Payne.
Oct 02, 2023•2 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Rishi Sunak dodges questions on HS2, infected blood victim Mark Ward takes your calls & have we lost touch with the natural world?
Sep 28, 2023•2 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Patients want a regular family doctor, Cross Question & are 'drug consumption rooms' a good idea? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Green Party Leader Baroness Bennett, businessman Sir Martin Sorrell, Conservative peer Baroness Fall and Akiko Hart, Interim-Director of the civil liberties organisation Liberty.
Sep 27, 2023•2 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Suella Braverman says multiculturalism has failed, Cross Question & have you had a good experience with NHS cancer care? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Crosshbench peer and former diplomat Lord Darroch, former Boris Johnson adviser Alex Crowley, foreign policy expert Sophia Gaston and journalist Jo Phillips.
Sep 26, 2023•2 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sunak refuses to deny reports he's planning to scrap inheritance tax, Cross Question & why is gay conversion therapy not being banned? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Crossbench peer and legendary Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson, social commentator and former Boris Johnson adviser Samuel Kasumu, Emma Revell from the centre-right CPS think tank and former Labour adviser Tom Hamilton.
Sep 25, 2023•2 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•3 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast Do you feel safe as an LGBT person in the UK?
Aug 14, 2023•2 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Who do you blame for record NHS waiting lists and how does Parkinson's change your life?
Aug 10, 2023•2 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you thinking of abandoning your political home and are private schools worth the money?
Aug 09, 2023•2 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Downing Street backs Lee Anderson telling migrants to ‘f*** off back to France’ & can work distract you from grief?
Aug 08, 2023•3 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Migrants arrive at the Bibby Stockholm barge & will Jeremy Corbyn run for Mayor of London?
Aug 07, 2023•2 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast