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"2026-02-25T20:45:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb73-df0c-7234-ab85-281a65006db3", "title": "Media spin, 1966 vintage", "url": "https://www.markpack.org.uk/790/1966-general-election-media-bias/", "published_at": "2026-02-24T17:33:16+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb73-df0c-7234-ab85-281a6570ccf5", "title": "It’s boom time for bar charts and MRPs (LDN#206)", "url": "https://www.markpack.org.uk/176245/its-boom-time-for-bar-charts-and-mrps-ldn206/", "published_at": "2026-02-24T14:51:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb73-df0c-7234-ab85-281a662b5495", "title": "An early handwritten election letter: Charles Curtis Craig in 1910", "url": "https://www.markpack.org.uk/176233/an-early-handwritten-election-letter-charles-curtis-craig-in-1910/", "published_at": "2026-02-23T11:23:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb73-df0c-7234-ab85-281a670a8f05", "title": "A special request: my annual appeal", "url": "https://www.markpack.org.uk/157535/lib-dem-newswire-appeal/", "published_at": "2026-02-20T16:00:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb73-df0c-7234-ab85-281a67876405", "title": "Lib Dems gain seat from Labour with 20% swing", "url": "https://www.markpack.org.uk/176220/zetland-council-by-election/", "published_at": "2026-02-19T23:30:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb73-df0c-7234-ab85-281a67a87ec6", "title": "The Iron Lady: first episode of Political Fictions is now out!", "url": "https://www.markpack.org.uk/176215/the-iron-lady-first-episode-of-political-fictions-is-now-out/", "published_at": "2026-02-19T09:04:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb73-df0c-7234-ab85-281a68423213", "title": "1 kilometre of road has had 164 pothole repairs in 5 years", "url": "https://www.markpack.org.uk/176207/stroud-green-road-potholes-5/", "published_at": "2026-02-17T12:14:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb73-df0c-7234-ab85-281a68f35e67", "title": "Labour drops plan to cancel local elections", "url": "https://www.markpack.org.uk/176203/labour-drops-plan-to-cancel-local-elections/", "published_at": "2026-02-16T18:59:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb73-df0c-7234-ab85-281a697d52c2", "title": "Democracy back on as Labour drops plan to cancel local elections", "url": "https://www.markpack.org.uk/176340/democracy-back-on-as-labour-drops-plan-to-cancel-local-elections/", "published_at": "2026-02-16T15:41:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb73-df0c-7234-ab85-281a69b50c6e", "title": "Council by-elections over two days this week", "url": "https://www.markpack.org.uk/176184/council-by-elections-over-two-days-this-week/", "published_at": "2026-02-13T14:55:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb73-df0c-7234-ab85-281a69e291bb", "title": "Millions of pounds flow into elections without proper transparency", "url": "https://www.markpack.org.uk/176339/millions-of-pounds-flow-into-elections-without-proper-transparency/", "published_at": "2026-02-12T15:59:16+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb73-df0c-7234-ab85-281a6a4ccbe8", "title": "New Lib Dem councillor is former Labour council leader", "url": 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2026

The government backlog nobody is talking about original ↗

25 May 2026

First Makerfield by-election poll gives Labour three point lead original ↗

23 May 2026

Supplementary Vote to be used for any Greater Manchester Mayor by-election original ↗

23 May 2026

Joe Barratt, former Labour deputy leader, joins Lib Dems in Stockport original ↗

23 May 2026

Five arrested in Tameside over allegations of fake independent candidates original ↗

23 May 2026

Lib Dems get new by-election cycle off to a double winning start original ↗

22 May 2026

Jake Austin picked as Liberal Democrat candidate for Makerfield original ↗

22 May 2026

Rob Kenyon: Reform’s vetting has failed in Makerfield original ↗

21 May 2026

Two cracking maiden speeches from Lib Dems original ↗

21 May 2026

How many councillors have the Greens lost since the May 2026 elections?original ↗

19 May 2026

When will the government get to grips with WhatsApp?original ↗

19 May 2026

A podcast about a controversial, country-changing referendum (but it’s not Brexit)original ↗

14 May 2026

Bad News: What the Headlines Don’t Tell Us original ↗

13 May 2026

First thoughts on the Lib Dem results (LDN#210)original ↗

12 May 2026

Tribal Politics: How Brexit Divided Britain – and lessons for pro-European campaigners original ↗

3 May 2026

Government both sacks Capita and gives it a new contract original ↗

2 May 2026

The Greenland episode from Borgen original ↗

1 May 2026

Conservatives lose another by-election to Reform original ↗

1 May 2026

How many Scottish Parliament candidates has Reform lost?original ↗

1 May 2026

Happy birthday, The Week in Polls!original ↗

1 May 2026

Council by-election results scorecard 2025-2026 original ↗

30 Apr 2026

How many councillors has Reform UK lost since May?original ↗

30 Apr 2026

6 ways to judge the Liberal Democrat election results (LDN#209)original ↗

30 Apr 2026

What went wrong with the vetting of Peter Mandelson?original ↗

29 Apr 2026

Opinion polling in wartime original ↗

26 Apr 2026

Two council by-elections on two different days original ↗

24 Apr 2026

Q. Are we delivering too many leaflets? A. No, and here’s why… (LDN#208)original ↗

22 Apr 2026

Meet some Reform UK local council candidates original ↗

22 Apr 2026

Who said “All AI amounts to is plausible nonsense”?original ↗

22 Apr 2026

The Home Office tackles an apostrophe but not Elon Musk original ↗

21 Apr 2026

‘When not if’: why the Lib Dems are aiming for second original ↗

19 Apr 2026

Military procurement problems, 18th century style original ↗

19 Apr 2026

Another failed Reform defence in a council by-election original ↗

17 Apr 2026

How many Welsh Senedd candidates has Reform lost?original ↗

16 Apr 2026

All The President’s Men, and the myth it sells you original ↗

16 Apr 2026

Reform councillor convicted of breaking law original ↗

16 Apr 2026

Two steps forward but also two missed opportunities to improve our democracy original ↗

14 Apr 2026

Q. Are we delivering too many leaflets? A. No, and here’s why…original ↗

13 Apr 2026

A rather unusual local election leaflet original ↗

13 Apr 2026

Dogs pushing dogs racing dogs pushing dogs original ↗

12 Apr 2026

Why does so much of Whitehall move so slowly?original ↗

10 Apr 2026

Local election predictions 2026 original ↗

10 Apr 2026

Green gain from Reform in this week’s by-election original ↗

10 Apr 2026

A brilliantly baffling Labour bar chart original ↗

6 Apr 2026

All four seats change hands in council by-elections original ↗

3 Apr 2026

How declining public services boost the populist right original ↗

2 Apr 2026

The Thick of It, Series 1: Political Fictions podcast original ↗

2 Apr 2026

The importance of posters for political campaigns original ↗

2 Apr 2026

Election law: the tidy-up that might, finally, begin original ↗

1 Apr 2026

EXCLUSIVE: New focus group insights on political party leaders original ↗

1 Apr 2026

Council by-elections results: the quarterly stats original ↗

31 Mar 2026

Reform candidate who appeared to have done a Nazi salute quits original ↗

27 Mar 2026

Two seats change hands in council by-elections original ↗

27 Mar 2026

Why the Lib Dems need more candidates (LDN#207)original ↗

25 Mar 2026

MPs are turning away from using X/Twitter original ↗

25 Mar 2026

Reform suspends candidate Chris Parry over offensive comments original ↗

24 Mar 2026

A lovely award at Lib Dem conference original ↗

23 Mar 2026

Cllr Kate Crawford joins Lib Dems from Labour original ↗

23 Mar 2026

Reform suspends Stuart Niven as Scottish Parliament candidate original ↗

20 Mar 2026

Just one council by-election this week original ↗

19 Mar 2026

Good news! Government is, hopefully, serious about improving poll cards original ↗

19 Mar 2026

This House: James Graham’s play reviewed original ↗

19 Mar 2026

Britain Votes: The 2024 General Election original ↗

18 Mar 2026

Are parcel firms getting away with poor service?original ↗

17 Mar 2026

Ed Davey: A new Magna Carta to save our country from Farage original ↗

15 Mar 2026

Sarah Teather’s cracking maiden speech in the House of Lords original ↗

14 Mar 2026

Three seats change hands in this week’s council by-elections original ↗

13 Mar 2026

We need to crack down on crimes related to public office original ↗

12 Mar 2026

Still hooked on X: why won’t the government even look at Bluesky?original ↗

11 Mar 2026

A rare Labour by-election gain from Reform original ↗

6 Mar 2026

PODCAST: Election with Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick original ↗

5 Mar 2026

Electoral Commission to get full independence back after welcome government U-turn original ↗

3 Mar 2026

Courts grant Reform legal relief over missing imprint original ↗

2 Mar 2026

Whitehall inertia: even a cost-free idea to please Martin Lewis took years original ↗

2 Mar 2026

Lessons from this week’s by-elections original ↗

27 Feb 2026

Two more councillors join the Lib Dems in Huntingdonshire original ↗

26 Feb 2026

Another two councillors join the Lib Dems original ↗

26 Feb 2026

Will Labour now curb government’s power to cancel elections?original ↗

26 Feb 2026

Cllr Fran Lister joins Lib Dems from Labour original ↗

25 Feb 2026

Media spin, 1966 vintage original ↗

24 Feb 2026

It’s boom time for bar charts and MRPs (LDN#206)original ↗

24 Feb 2026

An early handwritten election letter: Charles Curtis Craig in 1910 original ↗

23 Feb 2026

A special request: my annual appeal original ↗

20 Feb 2026

Lib Dems gain seat from Labour with 20% swing original ↗

19 Feb 2026

The Iron Lady: first episode of Political Fictions is now out!original ↗

19 Feb 2026

1 kilometre of road has had 164 pothole repairs in 5 years original ↗

17 Feb 2026

Labour drops plan to cancel local elections original ↗

16 Feb 2026

Democracy back on as Labour drops plan to cancel local elections original ↗

16 Feb 2026

Council by-elections over two days this week original ↗

13 Feb 2026

Millions of pounds flow into elections without proper transparency original ↗

12 Feb 2026

New Lib Dem councillor is former Labour council leader original ↗

9 Feb 2026

Agenda published for Lib Dem Spring Conference 2026 original ↗

8 Feb 2026

Green councillor Manu Singh joins the Lib Dems original ↗

7 Feb 2026

Three council by-elections this week original ↗

6 Feb 2026

Howard Sykes retiring as a councillor original ↗

5 Feb 2026

Capita, the Cabinet Office and the civil service pensions fiasco original ↗

5 Feb 2026

It’s the Fifth of February!original ↗

5 Feb 2026

Labour U-turns on devolving powers over cattle-grids original ↗

3 Feb 2026

Jackie Pearcey selected by Lib Dems for Gorton and Denton original ↗

30 Jan 2026

Lib Dems gain seat from Conservatives in by-election original ↗

30 Jan 2026