Mark Pack
@markpackuk.bsky.social
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
Is it just possible - bear with me - just possible, that it might be possible both to have democracy and fix potholes?
January 15, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Is it just possible - bear with me - just possible, that it might be possible both to have democracy and fix potholes?
I tried again yesterday but same answer again from government.
January 15, 2026 at 9:59 AM
I tried again yesterday but same answer again from government.
Experimenting with how LLMs do at fact-checking pieces I write. Good news for today's The Week in Polls, out at 6pm. Sign up to see if you agree: theweekinpolls.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Experimenting with how LLMs do at fact-checking pieces I write. Good news for today's The Week in Polls, out at 6pm. Sign up to see if you agree: theweekinpolls.substack.com
I am afraid this is all I can offer so far. But the shelf space is ready!
January 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I am afraid this is all I can offer so far. But the shelf space is ready!
Let's hope I get a good answer to this one.
And a better answer than the one I got from the government - buff.ly/nlSTw8H
And a better answer than the one I got from the government - buff.ly/nlSTw8H
January 7, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Let's hope I get a good answer to this one.
And a better answer than the one I got from the government - buff.ly/nlSTw8H
And a better answer than the one I got from the government - buff.ly/nlSTw8H
All options are on the table and yet... the PM's own website gives pride of place to X in where it encourages people to go to find out more about the PM.
www.gov.uk/government/o...
www.gov.uk/government/o...
January 7, 2026 at 1:16 PM
All options are on the table and yet... the PM's own website gives pride of place to X in where it encourages people to go to find out more about the PM.
www.gov.uk/government/o...
www.gov.uk/government/o...
Liz Kendall war update: her own department website puts X top of the list of social media accounts it wants people to follow it on.
January 6, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Liz Kendall war update: her own department website puts X top of the list of social media accounts it wants people to follow it on.
I wonder if I'll get the usual stonewall answer from the government which I've had to all my previous versions of this. Or will the news of the last few days prompt something better this time?
January 4, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I wonder if I'll get the usual stonewall answer from the government which I've had to all my previous versions of this. Or will the news of the last few days prompt something better this time?
Managed one more before deluge of new podcast episodes recommences. Very accessible and enjoyable account by @kimzetter.bsky.social of an early attempt to use cyberware. Has aged well - though the final section on risk of setting bad examples to others reads differently after the news this week.
January 4, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Managed one more before deluge of new podcast episodes recommences. Very accessible and enjoyable account by @kimzetter.bsky.social of an early attempt to use cyberware. Has aged well - though the final section on risk of setting bad examples to others reads differently after the news this week.
And snuck in a second one before work recommences: generalelectionbooks.substack.com/p/political-...
January 2, 2026 at 5:08 PM
And snuck in a second one before work recommences: generalelectionbooks.substack.com/p/political-...
2026 kicked off this with enjoyable, enlightening and moving book by @gordoncorera.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 9:49 AM
2026 kicked off this with enjoyable, enlightening and moving book by @gordoncorera.bsky.social
Hmm... Oxford or Oxford Street?
January 1, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Hmm... Oxford or Oxford Street?
A final bit of Lib Demmery for 2025.
December 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A final bit of Lib Demmery for 2025.
Uh oh. I may be some time.
December 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Uh oh. I may be some time.
A remarkably prolific academic, he is still writing books in his 90s! Fascinating account of a varied career.
December 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
A remarkably prolific academic, he is still writing books in his 90s! Fascinating account of a varied career.
Having fun with the footnotes for The Week in Polls, out 6pm this evening. Sign up here: theweekinpolls.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Having fun with the footnotes for The Week in Polls, out 6pm this evening. Sign up here: theweekinpolls.substack.com
Seat at the front!
December 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Seat at the front!
Future leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey was born on this day in 1965.
December 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Future leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey was born on this day in 1965.
Rather preferred this to his writing about Rachel Reeves and chess. Indeed there seems to be an ironic contrast between his reminder in the book about taking a step back and thinking about the wider context and his chess words.
But taking book on its own merits...
But taking book on its own merits...
December 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Rather preferred this to his writing about Rachel Reeves and chess. Indeed there seems to be an ironic contrast between his reminder in the book about taking a step back and thinking about the wider context and his chess words.
But taking book on its own merits...
But taking book on its own merits...
Ooh, a little guest appearance for Ed Davey on Taskmaster.
December 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Ooh, a little guest appearance for Ed Davey on Taskmaster.
Sometimes I wish you could review online reviews.
December 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Sometimes I wish you could review online reviews.
Catching up on some election news.
December 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Catching up on some election news.
Finally polished off a couple of stray chapters that had escaped me previously in this very good book from @philipjcowley.bsky.social - so good I did a podcast with him about it - www.markpack.org.uk/175771/the-s...
December 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Finally polished off a couple of stray chapters that had escaped me previously in this very good book from @philipjcowley.bsky.social - so good I did a podcast with him about it - www.markpack.org.uk/175771/the-s...