Mark Pack 🔶
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Author, The Week in Polls - https://t.co/BDeAuKF1sC / @LibDems President / Life Peer / imprint + privacy https://t.co/VWRvnYEwTn / he/him
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Joined April 2007
Most of my stuff appears via email these days, mainly in these newsletters:. Weekly newsletter about opinion polls:. Monthly newsletter about the Lib Dems: Sporadic newsletter about the House of Lords:.
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RT @markpack: Most of my stuff appears via email these days, mainly in these newsletters:. Weekly newsletter about opinion polls:. https://t….
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Plus the government is also pushing on with wanting to let large parts of our newspaper sector be owned by foreign governments.
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Because all they will need to do is a have a non-shell UK company to funnel money through. If you are a billionaire or a government, you can easily afford a company that would allow you to funnel multiple millions in UK politics. .
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I fear @PippaCrerar and @rowenamason's piece is too generous to the plans. Although many of these changes will be welcome, it will be a matter of closing the back door to foreign governments and billionaires while leaving the front door wide open.
theguardian.com
Exclusive: changes will end illegitimate funding via shell firms and subject donors to enhanced tests, backed by stronger fines
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How many councillors has Reform UK lost since May?
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A regularly updated list of all the local councillors that Reform UK has shed from the May local elections.
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RT @SteveAkehurst: If you are looking for some light summer entertainment (!), I went on @markpack's great podcast to talk about what's hap….
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Never Mind The Bar Charts · Episode
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Reform UK sheds another councillor: Sam Booth
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Sam Booth (Bentley ward, Doncaster Council) was elected as a Reform councillor in May but has now resigned.
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The pollsters can’t agree on what’s happened to the 2024 Labour vote. Let’s dig into the details to show how big the disagreement is, and why it matters -
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PODCAST: What’s happened to those who voted Labour in 2024?
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The latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts sees me discuss with Steve Akehurst what has happened to Labour's July 2024 vote.
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A secret about how the House of Lords works: the Chief Whip's ring binder < I have a new email newsletter.
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Reform MP James McMurdock suspends himself
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James McMurdock, Reform UK MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, has suspended himself after financial allegations were put to him.
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Council by-elections results: the quarterly stats
markpack.org.uk
Here are the scores on the doors for the latest quarter of principal authority council by-elections, showing vote and seat changes.
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Labour councillor Clive Pickering joins Lib Dems in Barnsley
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Cllr Clive Pickering (Old Town ward, Barnsley Council) has switched from the Labour Party to the Liberal Democrats.
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A year ago today, Lib Dem voters, volunteers and staff made something amazing happen. Thank you. And a little reminder about how it happened:
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Reform’s first ever council by-election defences result in defeats, including to Lib Dems
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Reform UK had to defend seats in council by-elections for the first time this week - and lost. That included to the Lib Dems in County Durham.
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Emma Macdonald selected for Shetland constituency
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Emma Macdonald, leader of Shetland Islands Council, has been selected as the Lib Dem candidate for Shetland in the 2026 Scottish elections.
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What happens to a party after it wins a landside majority? This analysis is feeling rather relevant this week.
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