Mark Pack
@markpackuk.bsky.social
Lib Dem President and Life Peer. Author, "Polling UnPacked" / http://www.theweekinpolls.co.uk / https://libdemnewswire.substack.com / imprint + privacy http://markpack.org.uk/legal-privacy / he/him
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Mark Pack
@markpackuk.bsky.social
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A secret about how the House of Lords works: the Chief Whip's ring binder
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Could it be you? New vacancy listed on Lib Dem website: Campaigns Manager (Western Counties)
Campaigns Manager (Western Counties)
To deliver election success in priority areas across the Western Counties region, with a clear objective of putting “more gold on the map” – be it Lib Dem MPs, Lib Dem-led Councils or Lib Dem Mayors.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Could it be you? New vacancy listed on Lib Dem website: Campaigns Manager (Western Counties)
It is one of the biggest days in the UK political calendar so BBC News channel is giving extensive live coverage to... a shooting of two people in the US. A story worth noting, certainly, but the dominant story on budget day?
November 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
It is one of the biggest days in the UK political calendar so BBC News channel is giving extensive live coverage to... a shooting of two people in the US. A story worth noting, certainly, but the dominant story on budget day?
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Today on the all-new Spybrary (dot) com, dive into @markpackuk.bsky.social review of Enemies Within. Fair warning to my fellow @ColdWar nerds, his take is so compelling that I bought the book as soon as I finished reading the review.
Have you read it? What did you think? Link in 1st reply.
Have you read it? What did you think? Link in 1st reply.
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Today on the all-new Spybrary (dot) com, dive into @markpackuk.bsky.social review of Enemies Within. Fair warning to my fellow @ColdWar nerds, his take is so compelling that I bought the book as soon as I finished reading the review.
Have you read it? What did you think? Link in 1st reply.
Have you read it? What did you think? Link in 1st reply.
Two updates on this: (a) The Times has published a (limited) correction, and (b) I've got two questions in Parliament
November 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Two updates on this: (a) The Times has published a (limited) correction, and (b) I've got two questions in Parliament
Looking forwarding to finding a journalist who has written, "Compared with all the Budget leaks I have covered in last month, the OBR publishing error today is an unfortunate error, but with almost no consequences and that will be quickly forgotten except by the poor person who got the time wrong."
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Looking forwarding to finding a journalist who has written, "Compared with all the Budget leaks I have covered in last month, the OBR publishing error today is an unfortunate error, but with almost no consequences and that will be quickly forgotten except by the poor person who got the time wrong."
An update on this: today's More in Common has no change in Reform score. That fits with this trend as the five most recent More in Common results for Reform have been:
33 (oldest)
31
31
30
30 (newest)
33 (oldest)
31
31
30
30 (newest)
Change in Reform rating between latest and previous poll from each pollster in recent polls:
YouGov -2
Opinium -1
Find Out Now -1
Focaldata -2
More in Common -1
Lord Ashcroft -3
Freshwater -3
JL Partners -1
Ipsos -1
This is starting to look like a trend...
YouGov -2
Opinium -1
Find Out Now -1
Focaldata -2
More in Common -1
Lord Ashcroft -3
Freshwater -3
JL Partners -1
Ipsos -1
This is starting to look like a trend...
November 26, 2025 at 10:21 AM
An update on this: today's More in Common has no change in Reform score. That fits with this trend as the five most recent More in Common results for Reform have been:
33 (oldest)
31
31
30
30 (newest)
33 (oldest)
31
31
30
30 (newest)
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Change in Reform rating between latest and previous poll from each pollster in recent polls:
YouGov -2
Opinium -1
Find Out Now -1
Focaldata -2
More in Common -1
Lord Ashcroft -3
Freshwater -3
JL Partners -1
Ipsos -1
This is starting to look like a trend...
YouGov -2
Opinium -1
Find Out Now -1
Focaldata -2
More in Common -1
Lord Ashcroft -3
Freshwater -3
JL Partners -1
Ipsos -1
This is starting to look like a trend...
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Change in Reform rating between latest and previous poll from each pollster in recent polls:
YouGov -2
Opinium -1
Find Out Now -1
Focaldata -2
More in Common -1
Lord Ashcroft -3
Freshwater -3
JL Partners -1
Ipsos -1
This is starting to look like a trend...
YouGov -2
Opinium -1
Find Out Now -1
Focaldata -2
More in Common -1
Lord Ashcroft -3
Freshwater -3
JL Partners -1
Ipsos -1
This is starting to look like a trend...
More on this story from @peterkellner.bsky.social - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
More on this story from @peterkellner.bsky.social - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Conservatives Lose Overall Majority on North Yorkshire Council (but still have a casting vote) - This is the Coast share.google/gtIXEs8CUj3R...
Conservatives Lose Overall Majority on North Yorkshire Council
Opposition councillors say a “new political landscape” is emerging in North Yorkshire after the Conservative-led group on the unitary authority lost its majority.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Conservatives Lose Overall Majority on North Yorkshire Council (but still have a casting vote) - This is the Coast share.google/gtIXEs8CUj3R...
Fix Britain's Trade: sign the petition to gets us a Customs Union with the EU
Fix Britain's Trade
Liberal Democrats want to turbocharge our economy by forming a Customs Union with the EU, tearing down the trade barriers and red tape holding us back.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Fix Britain's Trade: sign the petition to gets us a Customs Union with the EU
Change in Reform rating between latest and previous poll from each pollster in recent polls:
YouGov -2
Opinium -1
Find Out Now -1
Focaldata -2
More in Common -1
Lord Ashcroft -3
Freshwater -3
JL Partners -1
Ipsos -1
This is starting to look like a trend...
YouGov -2
Opinium -1
Find Out Now -1
Focaldata -2
More in Common -1
Lord Ashcroft -3
Freshwater -3
JL Partners -1
Ipsos -1
This is starting to look like a trend...
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Change in Reform rating between latest and previous poll from each pollster in recent polls:
YouGov -2
Opinium -1
Find Out Now -1
Focaldata -2
More in Common -1
Lord Ashcroft -3
Freshwater -3
JL Partners -1
Ipsos -1
This is starting to look like a trend...
YouGov -2
Opinium -1
Find Out Now -1
Focaldata -2
More in Common -1
Lord Ashcroft -3
Freshwater -3
JL Partners -1
Ipsos -1
This is starting to look like a trend...
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue a year, new analysis shows
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
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November 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue a year, new analysis shows
Reminder: some Christmas gifts for your political friends
Reminder: some Christmas gifts for your political friends
Christmas, birthday, wedding, graduation, driving test pass, citizenship acquisition or candidate selection victory gift ideas.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Reminder: some Christmas gifts for your political friends
An investigation into Russian interference in our politics is long overdue
An investigation into Russian interference in our politics is long overdue
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey reacts to the conviction of Nathan Gill, former Welsh Leader of Reform UK, for taking pro-Russia bribes.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
An investigation into Russian interference in our politics is long overdue
Did The Times fall for a bit of crude spinning from Wes Streeting's department? The DHSC pulling the wool over the eyes of The Times is certainly one explanation for what happened...
Questions for both The Times and Department of Health over resident doctors poll buff.ly/FyK7qJh
Questions for both The Times and Department of Health over resident doctors poll
Welcome to the 188th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP), which returns to the curious story about a poll of resident doctors that ran in The Times. There’s more news, and more questions, about what…
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November 24, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Did The Times fall for a bit of crude spinning from Wes Streeting's department? The DHSC pulling the wool over the eyes of The Times is certainly one explanation for what happened...
Questions for both The Times and Department of Health over resident doctors poll buff.ly/FyK7qJh
Questions for both The Times and Department of Health over resident doctors poll
Welcome to the 188th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP), which returns to the curious story about a poll of resident doctors that ran in The Times. There’s more news, and more questions, about what…
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November 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Questions for both The Times and Department of Health over resident doctors poll buff.ly/FyK7qJh
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Donald Trump expects Ukrainians to be ‘grateful’ as he prepares a carve-up of the country with Putin.
We can’t let that happen - Starmer must work with our European allies to stop this stitch-up in its tracks.
We can’t let that happen - Starmer must work with our European allies to stop this stitch-up in its tracks.
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Donald Trump expects Ukrainians to be ‘grateful’ as he prepares a carve-up of the country with Putin.
We can’t let that happen - Starmer must work with our European allies to stop this stitch-up in its tracks.
We can’t let that happen - Starmer must work with our European allies to stop this stitch-up in its tracks.
Reform UK councillor says frustration led to 'punch him' WhatsApp
Reform UK councillor says frustration led to 'punch him' WhatsApp
Peter Osborne, a Kent County Council cabinet member, says his WhatsApp message is not malicious.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Reform UK councillor says frustration led to 'punch him' WhatsApp
Oh and can you guess which party leader comes out with best net ratings for being trusted on economic and financial matters?
Striking detail from latest Opinium poll: (only) 34% say they heard in the past week about ONS revising down net migration figures for 2024 by 20%.
By contrast, e.g., 77% heard news of Jeffrey Epstein case.
Full data: www.opinium.com/resource-cen...
By contrast, e.g., 77% heard news of Jeffrey Epstein case.
Full data: www.opinium.com/resource-cen...
Voting Intention: 19th November 2025 - Opinium
See the latest data tables here. Reform UK continues to hold a firm lead in voting intention, while both Labour and the Conservatives struggle to regain
www.opinium.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Oh and can you guess which party leader comes out with best net ratings for being trusted on economic and financial matters?
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It's not only factual errors that are an issue with Telegraph journalism. It's also the choice of what to leave out from a story.
November 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It's not only factual errors that are an issue with Telegraph journalism. It's also the choice of what to leave out from a story.
It's not only factual errors that are an issue with Telegraph journalism. It's also the choice of what to leave out from a story.
November 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It's not only factual errors that are an issue with Telegraph journalism. It's also the choice of what to leave out from a story.
More of the country turning into Reform-Lib Dem contests
More of the country turning into Reform-Lib Dem contests
Another pair of council by-elections showing how parts of the country are, at local level at least, turning into a new two-party system.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
More of the country turning into Reform-Lib Dem contests
Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU
Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU
Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises
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November 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU
Yes indeed on both counts.
This is very good from Peter - and basically shows how the British Polling Council rules are supposed to work.
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How Whitehall suppressed the truth about the doctors strike
The Times was fed a front-page story that misled its readers
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November 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Yes indeed on both counts.