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/himhttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwvoulmjcw2bState of Play: a classic BBC political drama revisited https://www.markpack.org.uk/177532/state-of-play-a-classic-bbc-political-drama-revisited/02 Oct 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvoulmjcw2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwvfsq4fxy2gLib Dems make another by-election gain in Highlands https://www.markpack.org.uk/177536/lib-dems-make-another-by-election-gain-in-highlands/02 Oct 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvfsq4fxy2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwvesx7tys2cQuite. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvesx7tys2chttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwuv2a5zea2cCould it be you? New vacancy listed on Lib Dem website: Deputy Head of Communications https://buff.ly/4O70UNH02 Oct 2026 07:48 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwuv2a5zea2chttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwusetrnad2vHappy Thames Water Level Question On Reddit day! https://www.reddit.com/r/london/comments/73ug31/why_the_thames_water_level_changes_rapidly_during/02 Oct 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwusetrnad2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwtq62qg3q2lCould it be you? New vacancy listed on Lib Dem website: Countywide Organiser (Somerset) https://buff.ly/aO9mNOQ01 Oct 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtq62qg3q2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwtaq3xcak22State of Play: revisiting a classic BBC political drama buff.ly/XSXY2ng https://buff.ly/XSXY2ng01 Oct 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtaq3xcak22https://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwsd4fze7k2kAnd the trend has continued for another year, making 2024 looking like a turning point in attitudes. What happened to change views then? [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2026 07:21 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsd4fze7k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwr7p72slf2fThe geography of Liberal Democrat potential (LDN#214) https://www.markpack.org.uk/177528/the-geography-of-liberal-democrat-potential-ldn214/30 Sep 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwr7p72slf2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwqnxdx62z2bCould it be you? New vacancy listed on Lib Dem website: Campaign Organiser and Constituency Support Officer (Woking) https://buff.ly/AfO4ZFP30 Sep 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqnxdx62z2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwpz3kgeot2fCould it be you? New vacancy listed on Lib Dem website: Campaigns Manager (Wales) https://buff.ly/fG8JUfr30 Sep 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwpz3kgeot2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwpu4fgmou2aCould it be you? New vacancy listed on Lib Dem website: Assistant Returning Officer https://buff.ly/0WpOWmX30 Sep 2026 07:48 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwpu4fgmou2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwopa7rms32bRussia's spy agency opens criminal case against Lib Dem councillor https://buff.ly/Idcy0C129 Sep 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwopa7rms32bhttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwo2b27adk2tAfter all Labour's previous dalliances with PR for the Commons, let's hope they see this through - first past the post cannot cope with the modern state of politics. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Sep 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwo2b27adk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwlrbnntdk2iIt's notable how similar the seat tallies are in the latest MRP polls, and although there's quite a variation on the right, the Conservative plus Reform total is also similar across them all. More analysis here: https://theweekinpolls.substack.com/p/the-same-but-also-different-the-picture28 Sep 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlrbnntdk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwjexaezzc2oThere's bad news for one of the blocs in modern British politics when you look at the combined picture across the five (five!) MRPs recently released: buff.ly/6joHaYs https://buff.ly/xbQrwFa27 Sep 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwjexaezzc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwicpnwoei2zHow Home Secretaries change immigration rules without telling Parliament https://buff.ly/TzOpGu327 Sep 2026 07:48 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwicpnwoei2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwh5tihib52sChristine Jardine will not be re-standing for Parliament https://buff.ly/BtWGnYE26 Sep 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwh5tihib52shttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwgm2zt6b72lLib Dems most liked by political rivals, study finds https://buff.ly/c2dzV3426 Sep 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgm2zt6b72lhttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwgczoclde2oThe Lives of Others: a powerful film about art and the Stasi https://buff.ly/XjBQe3P26 Sep 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgczoclde2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwfug7wzvs22I now have this lovely picture of people applying football tactics to their Scrabble playing. Looking forward to tips on how best to play the long letter. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Sep 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwfug7wzvs22https://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwe3m5oqgy2wLib Dems just miss out on another council by-election gain. https://buff.ly/0cAgZei25 Sep 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwe3m5oqgy2whttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwdskbu5dn2sCould it be you? New vacancy listed on Lib Dem website: Campaigns Officer (Hertfordshire) https://buff.ly/7Z7rkuu25 Sep 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwdskbu5dn2shttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwdjipvwi22xNothing quite so reassuring as a sign telling you there is no risk of things falling on your head.25 Sep 2026 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwdjipvwi22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwc4vqsmys2sHow Home Secretaries change immigration rules without telling Parliament buff.ly/XbRqCRj https://buff.ly/XbRqCRj24 Sep 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwc4vqsmys2shttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwdgqwzdf42uHow to fix the problem of money in our politics buff.ly/whrljad https://buff.ly/whrljad25 Sep 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwdgqwzdf42uhttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwdbrtjyfs2iHastings and Eastbourne MPs condemn abuse of RNLI volunteers https://buff.ly/pO2Ta8Y25 Sep 2026 07:48 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwdbrtjyfs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwc4vqsmys2sHow Home Secretaries change immigration rules without telling Parliament buff.ly/XbRqCRj https://buff.ly/XbRqCRj24 Sep 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwc4vqsmys2shttps://bsky.app/profile/markpackuk.bsky.social/post/3mwbl5hkz252iFrom idealists to struggling sceptics: how Labour’s majority depends on five progressive voter types – in charts https://buff.ly/7ny6Jdn24 Sep 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:a6wrvelwrychxwdcjmisvr2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbl5hkz252i