Never Mind The Bar Charts

Never Mind The Bar Charts

Author: Mark Pack Language: English Episodes: 100
Join Mark Pack for Never Mind The Bar Charts, a podcast that digs into the mechanics, personalities, and unexpected stories shaping British politics, with a particular eye on the Liberal Democrats. This isn't a dry recitation of policy papers or a simple replay of the week's headlines. Instead, Mark and his guests pull apart the political narratives, examining the strategies, the polling data behind the bar charts, and the human moments that often get lost in the Westminster fray. You'll hear conversations that go beyond the soundbites, offering analysis that is both insightful and accessible, whether you're a political insider or just a curious observer. The tone is conversational and often wry, with those promised stray digressions into history, culture, and the occasional oddity that makes politics so perpetually fascinating. It's a show for anyone who finds the 'how' and 'why' of political life more compelling than the 'what'. New episodes of this podcast regularly feature a range of voices from across the political spectrum, all brought together by Mark's long-standing expertise and genuine curiosity about the subject.
Episodes
The march of electoral reform in Wales [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:43
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. Feedback very welcome, and do share this podcast w…
Inside the mind of Boris Johnson, with Caroline Pidgeon [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:20
Caroline Pidgeon, Liberal Democrat member of the London Assembly and someone who saw Boris Johnson up close during his eight years as Mayor, joined me for the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts. We discussed how…
The dilemma for progressives: lessons from the US 2020 elections [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:44
I was joined again on Never Mind The Bar Charts by Rob Blackie to talk about the early lessons from the 2020 US Presidential elections for the Liberal Democrats. With Rob as a guest, no surprise that we talked a lot abou…
A fresh way of talking about liberal values, with Tom King [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:55
Tom King, author of excellent pamphlet The Generous Society, was my guest for the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts. We talked about his new pamphlet, the importance of generosity to liberals and what Liberal D…
Myth busting media coverage of election campaigns and social media [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:39
I recently guested on Michael Bossetta's Social Media and Politics show, talking about... social media and politics. In particular, how the media coverage of election campaigns and their use of technology so often gets i…
The origins and course of pro-Europeanism in the Lib Dems [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:11
Why did the Liberal Party become so pro-European and how did that carry over into the Liberal Democrats? That was the topic when I welcomed back Duncan Brack to Never Mind The Bar Charts. We roamed over everything from t…
Culture wars, Brexit and electoral reform, with Rob Ford [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:49
What caused Brexit? Was it inevitable? Why do the right love fighting culture wars even though each culture war gets fought on more liberal territory? Those were just some of the questions covered in a wonderfully wide-r…
Who is going to win the US Presidency? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:08
I headed across the Atlantic in the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts to talk about the US elections. For that I was joined by US politics podcaster Karin Robinson of the Democratically: 2020 show. We talked ab…
Lib Dem European policy, how the leadership election went and more [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:50
The Lib Dem Podcast joined up again with Never Mind The Bar Charts for a special show looking at the latest issues facing the Liberal Democrats. John Potter and Tom Morrison joined me to review the leadership contest as…
The future for liberalism, with David Howarth [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:11
China's changing foreign policy, tackling populism, the role for the Liberal Democrats: my guest David Howarth and I ranged widely over the political landscape in the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts. Feedback…