Cross Question with Iain Dale 08/07 | Watch again

Iain Dale is joined by:
Fraser Nelson - Editor of The Spectator.
Christine Jardine - Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West - who is the party's spokesperson for the Cabinet Office, Women and Equalities and Scotland.
George Freeman - Conservative MP for Mid Norfolk - who is a former Science Minister.
Paul Mason - Journalist, broadcaster and author.
#iaindale #crossquestion #lbc

[@jasonthompson7378]

Did he say the British electorate are quite sophisticated the same British electorate that voted for Brexit?

[@martinmcdonald4207]

Ouch!

[@eddiecalderone]

Because you don’t agree with Brexit?

[@primategaberocco]

Well said. 👍

[@Warbaman]

​@@eddiecalderone hardly anyone still agrees with it now they've grown up and realise how badly they were lied to

[@mrdaveythebaby]

Maybe they learned from that?

[@mrdaveythebaby]

The idea that 'The Spectator' does journalism properly is hilarious.

[@daveygee434]

How the heck has this failed wannabe Tory still got a show at LBC? Has the company no shame?

[@lcg8220]

It's the fact that he's moderating these discussions, he doesn't even try to be unbiased. I'm fine with them having a variety of political positions on for regular shows but panels like this should have someone who isn't a known Tory stooge.

[@reverendbarker650]

Voting is NOT compulsory in Australia, you have to attend the polling booth, once you register your name on the list of names you can go home if you want.

[@danmayberry1185]

Love PMQs, but it is performative. Publish Hansard, allow press to report, and it would become less entertaining.

[@goldboy150]

Why?

[@danmayberry1185]

@@goldboy150 For the reasons discussed on the programme.

[@robcarrol]

Where were the Farage fanboys now campaigning for proportional representation before Friday?

[@eddiecalderone]

Ffs. He’s been campaigning for a change in the way we elect our politicians since 1999

[@beandinner1262]

@@eddiecalderone he's been slowly destroying this country since 1999 you mean.

[@robcarrol]

@@eddiecalderone Fraser Nelson? That's news to me

[@eddiecalderone]

@@robcarrol You’re right- My bad , I should have been more specific. I meant Nigel Farage.

[@eddiecalderone]

@@beandinner1262 That’s your view. I profoundly disagree.

[@arabellacox]

Farage has been 'blown-up' out of all proportion. Hey, that's not a bad idea! 😅

[@mrdaveythebaby]

Political parties work towards winning seats with the knowledge thatbwe operate a FPTP system. They target their policies and campaigning towards that. If we had a different system parties would campaign accordingly.

[@arabellacox]

Throwing money at the NHS is not the answer - it needs a top-down shake-up!

[@mrdaveythebaby]

Interpreting the voting outcome of the FPTP system using the metrics of a proportional voting system is just childishly naive. Every intelligent party focusses their campaigning on seats they can win, hence that is the vote ls they win. Any votes won anywhere else are incidental...

[@christinefiedor3518]

I live in Australia where there is compulsory voting. I was unsure about it when I first arrived.. But having seen it in action I am a fan! It gets everyone engaged because we all have a say. Even high school kids are involved and take an interest because they know they will eventually have to vote! They say can’t complain even when the party voted for didn’t get elctedcbecause everyone had a say and that’s DEMOCRACY! If you feel very strongly about not voting and choose not to then you will be fined a token amount. But if you have a plausible and true reason for not voting this will be waived. We have PR system which also gives a much fairer representation. So sorry Christine Jardine you are dead wrong on this one. And you shouldn’t be too complacent and cocky because Reform actually got almost a million more votes than your party! And that can changed very quickly!

[@reverendbarker650]

You DON'T have to vote, you have to attend the polling booth , get your name ticked off, no one will check to see if you voted. Of course it seems futile to do so, but a lot of people just do a donkey vote, not realising that they do not need to do so.

[@christinefiedor3518]

@@reverendbarker650 well I’m not that devious! And I don’t know anyone that does that and I’ve been here over 30 years!

[@McKluskie]

We don't care about the fighting in PmQ's all we care about is nothing gets answered ever.... They might as well just have a fist fight.

[@MalachiHut]

It will be interesting to see if Nigel Farage stands the course. What was telling, his maiden speech to his Clacton constituents, he promised to stand with the local community. He then headed to a London resturant to celebrate! Is this a foreshadow of things to come? Like the out going Conservative Party, he will make all the right noises, but deliver very little….

[@arabellacox]

Can you see him attending his surgery and listening to all the whining??!!😅

[@nathan_price]

My only question is why is no one linking low turnout to Voter ID? Everyone says it's because the masses were disenfranchised or disengaged but no one is questioning the one thing that is different about this election.

[@gabrielmurphy3405]

IMMIGRATION ISN'T A PROBLEM. The reason why we have issues is the fact that nobody was doing their job. Get professional and competent people in to do the roles they need to do. We need the structure back in the NHS and we need a stronger standing globally and show that democracy can't be bought.

[@susanamal7418]

People tactical vote to send a message but if that changed we'd just vote differently and those who got seats now better not count their chickens before they hatched.

[@simonpaine2347]

Voter reform. Lords reform. Utilities under government control, where providing a service is the priority, rather than profits for their shareholders. That will be a great start.

[@xander1821]

Dam they really have to edit this better

[@danmayberry1185]

It's a live call-in programme

[@logicsconscience]

Australia does not ban election polls during elections.

[@richardpegg9265]

did i miss something - is there no labour representative?

[@eddiecalderone]

Yes you did, probably because you lack knowledge about British politics. Paul mason is as left as you can get. He says it in this little clip.

[@Driver2616]

True. There’s a left leaning journalist/author and a middle of the road Scottish MP on one side of the table. Then there’s a right leaning journalist and a right leaning Conservative MP and a right leaning presenter who’s a failed Conservative candidate all together on the other side. It all looks a bit lopsided here - 3 V 1 and another 1 thrown in to try to make it look half alright 😂 Failed Tories clinging onto each other for comfort.

[@jn4126]

​@@eddiecalderone hahahaha mason is not left wing, he is a die hard establishment centrist

[@eddiecalderone]

@@Driver2616 Well… A hard left wing journalist A centre Left Scottish liberal Mp A centre right Tory Mp An editor of a right leaning magazine (one I am subscribed to). He is also a staunch supporter of the European Union. Iain Dale personal political views are not a secret, they’re out there for everyone to see. He was the chief of staff of the leadership Tory candidate team for David Davis. I was on the other team, with David Cameron. I think cross question is a very balanced discussion, if you think that the host of a radio show is biased and will have a negative influence on the show, well then don’t listen to it. Watch or listen to something else.

[@eddiecalderone]

@@jn4126 If you say so …

[@Warbaman]

Farage is going to sit where hes most likely to be on camera because that's all he cares about. More of a sociopath than boris

[@grantdenham1782]

"every community is going to be responsible for adapting to the future" - the government

[@grahamhorne6956]

Rebuild the faith. Faith is accepting something without evidence. No.

[@stealthbum34]

Tory boy Dale is hating every minute of it. 😅

[@norawright807]

Did the words you uttered sound better in your head, amigo?

[@goldboy150]

I’m sorry but the spectator bloke has been going around every studio in the land since the election making coming up with new numbers each time as to how labour didn’t really win the election. Not a labour voter but he really needs to pull the other one. He makes the case for FPTP in one breath and then in the next is using vote share as a crux to beat labour. FPTP is about winning seats, not votes.

[@ejc636]

Cross questions gets worse each week.

[@advocate1563]

Then stop liatening.

[@ANGEL_BOB_YT]

Lol

[@thegrumpyloyal]

Are you still a "thing" Dale? 🙄

[@jn4126]

Paul mason desperately trying to stay relevant lol

[@MrMassivefavour]

Mason... direct from Broadmoor!

[@johngibson4341]

Amazing to see the arrogance of Christine Jardine re. Farage.

[@vaseline69]

she has contempt for him would you prefer she lied

[@MegaKapo12]

Who cares Farage is only relevant because of The likes of Spectator editors.

[@simonpaine2347]

​@@MegaKapo12Farage has 💯% proved that he's nothing more than a useful idiot. Anyone taking odds that he'll dissappear off to the US in October to support his idol and self styled narcissist bigot.