PODCAST – Lessons from football for political campaigning
With the a new edition of 101 Ways To Win An Election out, I chatted with co-author Ed Maxfield for the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts. … Read the full post »
Never Mind The Bar Charts
All the latest news and episodes from Never Mind The Bar Charts, the political podcast from Mark Pack and guests, started in December 2018.
PODCAST – What Chesham and Amersham tells us about the future for the Liberal Democrats
Lib Dems love by-elections. Lib Dems love winning by-elections. And Lib Dems love getting excited after by-elections. … Read the full post »
PODCAST – Why electoral reform matters and how to get more of it
Why is PR a good thing? What’s the route to securing it for more elections? How much should Liberal Democrats talk about it? … Read the full post »
PODCAST – How are political leaflets changing (and do they work)?
We all know about the love Liberal Democrats have of delivering leaflets. So our dream professor of politics would be one who specialises in studying leaflets. So I’m delighted to… … Read the full post »
PODCAST – How good a political leader was Lord John Russell?
Lord John Russell served in government for at least part of every decade from the 1830s through to the 1860s, with two spells as Prime Minister, 13 years apart. What should we make of his political career? … Read the full post »
PODCAST – How should the Liberal Democrats approach cross-party cooperation?
Never Mind The Bar Charts and the most excellent Lib Dem Pod teamed up for another joint show, taking a look this time at lessons in coalitions and cross-party cooperation. … Read the full post »
Brexitland: The long-term factors shaping our politics, and what they mean for the future
One of the most popular episodes last year was with Rob Ford, discussing Brexitland, which takes a look and the long-term social and demographic changes driving British politics. So I’m delighted to welcome to the show for a follow-up his co-author, Professor Maria Sobolewska, … Read the full post »
PODCAST – How to make Parliament work better, with Professor Meg Russell
I’m so pleased to have on the podcast an absolute A-lister when it comes to how politics works in the UK, Professor Meg Russell of the Constitution Unit. … Read the full post »
PODCAST – How are Labour and the Liberal Democrats doing?
I was joined again by Professor Tim Bale for the last episode in 2020 of Never Mind The Bar Charts. We took a look back at Tim’s five lessons for opposition parties and discussed how both Labour and the Liberal Democrats are doing on each of them. … Read the full post »
PODCAST – The march of electoral reform in Wales
With the very welcome recent progress on electoral reform in Wales, I invited Jess Blair from the Electoral Reform Society Cymru to join me on Never Mind The Bar Charts. … Read the full post »