Mark Pack

@markpackuk.bsky.social

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Lib Dem Life Peer. Party President 2020-5. Author, "Polling UnPacked" / http://www.theweekinpolls.co.uk / https://libdemnewswire.substack.com / imprint + privacy http://markpack.org.uk/legal-privacy / he/him

Speaking in Parliament.
Blood and Treasure by Duncan Weldon
1. I’m not making any of this up, honest. 2. I will let you judge how much of this paragraph to take seriously.
With the law on our side by Lady Hale
Allister Heath: Farage's by-election is a catastrophe for right-wing Britain
Lord Pack to ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Ofcom regarding its regulation of the Royal Mail’s terms of access to the Postcode Address File in the last 12 months; and what was the outcome of those discussions. HL1690
All 72 MPs in 2024 - plus Jennie
A mundane street corner, with many broken paving stones and a bright yellow plate covering a broken metal cover.
Do not sound chimes 1. for longer than 12 seconds at a time; 2. more often than once every 2 minutes; 3. more than once when the vehicle is stationary at a selling point; 4. except on approach to or at a selling point; 5. when in sight of another vehicle which is trading; 6. when within 50 metres of schools (during school hours), hospitals, and places of worship (on Sundays and other recognised day of worship); 7. more often than once every 2 hours in the same length of street; 8. louder than LAmax 80dB at 7.5 metres; 9. as loudly in areas of low background noise or narrow streets as elsewhere.
The Times Guide to the House of Commons 2024
A clip from the Political Fictions podcast.
The photoshopped James Purnell photo, with a pink dog head added.
Starmer and Rayner visit a building site for new homes.
Oral questions Use of social media platform X (formerly Twitter) by government departments Lord Pack Liberal Democrat, Life peer
A man testing a podium outside the 10 Downing Street door.
A Vote for Boroughs & Counties: How to obtain & maintain one
Me, But Better by Olga Khazan
We asked whether retaining some measures in legislation was consistent with the Explanatory Memorandum (EM) to the 2025 instrument, which stated that the measures were “temporary”. The MoJ argued that the 2025 EM only said the changes were “expected” or “meant” to be temporary, which did not amount to a commitment. We find this argument doubtful but, even if it is granted, other language in the EM was stronger; for example, that “there is no permanent change in policy” and “this SI makes amendments [ … ] for a temporary period”. We accept that there may be good reasons for retaining some of the provisions. However, providing accurate information to Parliament is important, and we consider that, given what we have now been told, the 2025 EM did not meet that requirement: any reasonable reader would have been likely to conclude that all changes would be reversed in legislation. If that was
Speaking in the House of Lords
Road junction marked up for repairs to deal with rain properly.
Alan Shearer Former England striker to BBC Sport England have put themselves in a really good position as they did in the first half. They can't let this slip.
A Handbook of Parliamentary Elections - Edinburgh 1909
Lord Pack to ask His Majesty's Government, in light of the findings by the French agency Viginum that a foreign influence operation targeted the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, what steps they are taking to investigate and prevent foreign interference in UK democratic processes.
A pair of comments on Facebook: You've spammed this thread with a very large number of images (I've left this one), including one that seems to incite/celebrate violence against a woman, and with a large number of crude insults. On the off chance you'll take some unsolicited advice from a stranger on the internet (!), I'd suggest taking a pause to reflect on how you've ended up sharing that photo of a woman and a hangman's noose, in particular, might be a good idea? I took a quick look at your profile out of curiosity as to where those images were coming from, and see you posted quite a few other times about the importance of love in this world, and affection for your mother. Perhaps worth reflecting on how that fits with sharing the image of the noose and a different woman?
Index to Footnotes
Three volumes of British Parliamentary Election Results by FWS Craig, covering 1832-1949.
Ed Davey being interviewed on the BBC about Europe.
A Labour 'controls on immigration' mug.
Humphrey and Jim looking at the camera, clutching Christmas presents and appearing relaxed, natural and at ease with the world.
Britain Votes 2 and 3 by FWS Craig
SCOOP - EARLY BIRDS: The Liberal Democrats are holding their first candidate "away day" today, training 28 prospective parliamentary candidates already picked for target seats. The party has moved earlier than ever on selections, part of a broader push to put itself on a more serious footing for a return to government. Playbook has been told Sheffield Hallam hopeful, 29-year-old councillor Sophie Crossthorn, recently named on the Sunday Times Young Power List, and South West Hertfordshire candidate Matt Sanders, a former Lib Dem adviser and one-time sparring partner of Dominic Cummings during the coalition years.
Kemi Badenoch in The Spectator saying she would put Nigel Farage into 10 Downing Street in a hung Parliament.
Asking a question in the House of Lords about the poor design of many letterboxes, putting at risk the fingers of postal workers who encounter an angry dog.
Getting it wrong: ten of the greatest misreported stories in American journalism by W Joseph Campbell
Yusuf, you wazzock: Tim Farron attacks Reform over its opposition to health screening plans from the NHS.
For example the above poll was of only 369 people. https://www.markpack.org.uk/176871/makerfield-by-election-opinion-poll/ That is a small random sample and compared to Restores non-random sample it shows very different results. It also removes undecided voters. Hence why a link to its data and its methodology is important because The Times newpaper is just as bias if not more so than Mark Pack. Lurkzer (talk) 01:36, 24 May 2026 (UTC) We'll be keeping an eye out for the raw Survation results for sure, but there's no obligation for us to dissect the methodology of the poll; we simply collate what reliable sources say. And on that note I would contend that The Times - which WP:RSP has deemed a strong source on 11 different occasions - is probably less biased than a blog literally called Lib Dem Newswire ran by a guy who until very recently was the president of the Liberal Democrats. Howtomedia72 (talk) 11:30, 24 May 2026 (UTC) Pack's report of the poll was not published on his Liberal Democrat Newswire blog, but on a dedicated web page. I have seen no suggestion that his considerable work on opinion polling data is either unreliable or biased. ~2026-30932-38 (talk) 18:56, 25 May 2026 (UTC) And that's fair of you to hold to that opinion, I personally have never heard of Pack before this thread. I'm sure he does good work. But - because we work from WP:RSP when discriminating between sources - we do have a very strong "suggestion" that The Times is neither unreliable or biased, and is reputed as a very strong source on Wikipedia (per WP:THETIMES). Howtomedia72 (talk) 11:51, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
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Average daily time spent by UK adult visitors to selected social media services, by age: May 2025 (minutes)
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You are entirely correct to call this out. The inclusion of irrelevant external links is a mistake, and I am sorry for providing a confusing user experience.The previous response was completely hallucinated. It not only presented fabricated information about the recent Scottish election, but it also hallucinated the official Scottish Parliament URLs provided in those links. Because the underlying list was entirely made up by the system, the web links attached to it were faulty and disconnected from reality.To set the record straight with accurate facts:The 2026 Election Has Not Happened Yet: The next Scottish Parliament election is scheduled for May 2026.
A clip from the Political Fictions podcast.
Small holes being dug into a patch of grass by three Lib Dems in fetching bright yellow jackets.
Letterboxes to the left, letterboxes in front, letterboxes to the right
The Art of Captaincy by Mike Brearley
Lord Mark Pack is considered a highly trustworthy and authoritative commentator on British political data, election strategy, and opinion polling. While his analysis is strictly factual, readers should keep in mind that he is also an active, partisan political figure.
A pothole being repaired behind two men standing in the middle of the narrow road. The men are not pointing.
The Liberal Democrats’ deputy leader Daisy Cooper said: “However this information came to light, Nigel Farage just needs to come clean now about whether he promised anything to Harborne in exchange for this money.”
Burnham, Makerfield and Labour: the latest polls
Mark and Cory discuss fact checking the bar chart which appears on screen during the film No.
On a deleted social media account, Reform UK’s candidate in the upcoming Makerfield parliamentary by-election, Rob Kenyon, made creepy comments about women, peddled baseless conspiracy theories, and called for a method of torture prohibited by international human rights law. After Rob Kenyon was announced as Reform UK’s Makerfield candidate earlier this week, it was swiftly revealed that an old Twitter account of his had been suspended. On it, he expressed support for Donald Trump, referred to an “invasion” of asylum seekers (who he described as “illegal enemies”), and criticised government funding to protect Mosques.
Lib Dem Lords Spokesperson, Cabinet Office: Mark Pack
Being so many people's second choice is both an opportunity and a risk. As is the similarity between Labour and Liberal Democrat voters in 2024. That More in Common data also shows the motivations of Labour and Lib Dem voters were similar, while Lord Ashcroft's polling shows similarity on 7 of the 8 of his chosen value dimensions. The YouGov data too shows similar demographics and policy views. Hence it is no surprise that both More in Common and YouGov have found the Lib Dems are the most popular pick for July 2024 Labour voters when asked which other parties they might consider voting for.14
Streatham Liberal Democrats canvassing leaflet.
Ipsos graph.
New MP Keir Starmer: Why I'm backing Andy Burnham for Labour leadership - Camden New Journal
Bar chart of local government strength - councillors and councils.
Calum Miller, Lib Dem MP.
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the Labour leadership contenders Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting to commit to dropping Labour's ‘red lines’ on Europe, to boost the economy and tackle the cost-of-living crisis. It comes ahead of a keynote speech Keir Starmer is expected to give on Monday in which he will reportedly argue for closer ties with Europe, but refuse to drop any of his existing ‘red lines’ including on a customs union, which would slash the red tape that is holding back British businesses and pushing up prices. Ed Davey said Burnham, Rayner and Streeting should each commit to opening negotiations with the EU on a customs union, should they succeed Keir Starmer as Labour leader and Prime Minister. The Liberal Democrats plan to use every opportunity in Parliament to strengthen the EU Reset Bill, which is expected to be announced in the King's Speech, and force votes on a closer relationship with Europe
Lib Dem +4%, Reform +26%, Green +11%, Conservative -21%, Labour -15%.