Never Mind The Bar Charts

In the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts, I welcomed back to the show academic Paula Surridge. We talked about what the British Election Study is and what its polling data from the 2019 general election shows, including its implications for the future for the Liberal Democrats. Show notes Paula Surridge on Twitter. Is politics still about left versus right? - the previous show with Paula Surridge. The British Election Study (BES). Sign up for more polling news with Polling UnPacked. Find Never Mind The Bar Charts on social media Like the show? Do follow on Twitter or Facebook. It's a great way to hear more about the podcast - and to let your friends and colleagues know about it too.

In the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts, I talk with Councillor Anton Georgiou from Brent, who won a spectacular by-election victory in January and is now getting to enjoy being a councillor. What's it like? How did he win? And how can others emulate him? Listen to find out... Show notes Anton Georgiou's by-election victory. His tweets about being a councillor. The importance of pointing at potholes. Daniel Brown, former Lib Dem councillor for Alperton and his autocorrection tip. Siobhan Benita's campaign to be Mayor of London. Stephen Robinson on what it's like to be a council leader. ALDC. Find Never Mind The Bar Charts on social media Like the show? Do follow on Twitter or Facebook. It's a great way to hear more about the podcast - and to let your friends and colleagues know about it too.

In this episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts, the Liberal Democrat leader of Chelmsford Council, Stephen Robinson is interviewed about what Lib Dem council leader does, and how he got to be one in the first place. Show notes: The Chelmsford team were great at welcoming and making good use of volunteers who came to help. Read the then Conservative leader of Chelmsford Council explaining before polling day that, "we have mostly avoided canvassing up to now". A big vote increase but a long way off winning: the Chelmsford result at the 2019 general election. Black Box Thinking: the lessons of marginal gains. Find Never Mind The Bar Charts on social media Like the show? Do follow on Twitter or Facebook. It's a great way to hear more about the podcast - and to let your friends and colleagues know about it too.

Professor Tim Bale, one of the leading experts in political party membership, talks about who joins parties, why they join and how those who join the Liberal Democrats differ from those who join other parties. Plus he gives his top tips on how to persuade people to join a party. Show notes: Footsoldiers: political party membership in the 21st century. Why supporters don't always join parties. The research on how to get members involved. Five Year Mission: Tim Bale's study of Ed Miliband. Tim Bale used the phrase, "That's a great question". Here's a whole other podcast episode just about that phase, from Freakonomics. The previous Never Mind The Bar Charts show with Paula Surridge. The preamble to the Liberal Democrat constitution. Find Never Mind The Bar Charts on social media Like the show? Do follow on Twitter or Facebook. It's a great way to hear more about the podcast - and to let your friends and colleagues know about it too.

Welcome to the first episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts's second season, featuring for the first special guest former Liberal Democrat MP Lynne Featherstone. Show notes: Lynne Featherstone's book on legalising same-sex marriage. The Guardian story which chose to highlight a coffee shop in the headline rather than a library. Lynne Featherstone and a pothole. An example of the sort of local campaigning that was so central to Lynne Featherstone's electoral successes. Find Never Mind The Bar Charts on social media Like the show? Do follow on Twitter or Facebook. It's a great way to hear more about the podcast - and to let your friends and colleagues know about it too.

In the final episode of season one, Mark and Stephen pick over the general election result, another less important election result and the plans for Season 2 of Never Mind The Bar Charts. Find Never Mind The Bar Charts on social media Like the show? Do follow on Twitter or Facebook. It's a great way to hear more about the podcast - and to let your friends and colleagues know about it too.

Welcome to the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts, taking a look at the key role for targeting in general elections, how the Lib Dem Brexit policy is going down with voters, some seats to watch out for on election night and a very large number of digressions. Show notes Reactions to Jo Swinson's interview with Andrew Neil. The BBC's fact check of that interview. Fiona Bruce's Question Time mistake. The Boris Johnson interview question about him lying, missing any of the obvious follow-ups. The latest YouGov polling on revoking Article 50, along with evidence from earlier in the year: #1, #2 and #3. How to make a difference in the last week of the election. How Lib Dem members can find a target seat to help in. Fact check: thanks to @SoupDragon0 for pointing out a mistake in the episode about the letters than British Prime Ministers write setting out what to do with the country's nuclear weapons. Find Never Mind The Bar Charts on social media Like the show? Do follow on Twitter or Facebook.

In Episode #24, Stephen and Mark take a look at how the Liberal Democrat general election campaign is going so far. They used a blog post from Mark about the YouGov MRP results to structure their discussion, so here as the show notes is an updated version of that post: https://www.markpack.org.uk/160501/yougov-mrp-polling/. Find Never Mind The Bar Charts on social media Like the show? Do follow on Twitter or Facebook. It's a great way to hear more about the podcast - and to let your friends and colleagues know about it too.

Welcome to the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts, which takes a look at the general election and in particular the policy-heavy message the Liberal Democrats are pushing. Show notes The David Davis 'look, no notes' photo. One, two, three, four Lib Dem candidate problems. Not Enough Campagne podcast on the impact of candidate deals. A summary of the Liberal Democrat policies. The problem with the Liberal Democrat message in 2005. Liberal Democrat party committee election results. Find Never Mind The Bar Charts on social media Like the show? Do follow on Twitter or Facebook. It's a great way to hear more about the podcast - and to let your friends and colleagues know about it too.

With the general election underway, Stephen Tall and Mark Pack discuss how things are going so far for the Liberal Democrats, what the constituency polls are saying, the role of bar charts and the latest on the party's internal elections. Show notes What the national opinion polls are saying. All the constituency polls made public so far. The full list of Unite to Remain seat arrangements. What went wrong with the Liberal Democrat constituency polling in 2015? Responsible bar charting. More information on voting in the Liberal Democrat internal elections. Find Never Mind The Bar Charts on social media Like the show? Do follow on Twitter or Facebook. It's a great way to hear more about the podcast - and to let your friends and colleagues know about it too. Find Never Mind The Bar Charts on social media Like the show? Do follow on Twitter or Facebook. It's a great way to hear more about the podcast - and to let your friends and colleagues know about it too.

Once again, an MP has kindly timed their decision to join the Liberal Democrats for just before the recording of an episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts. So Stephen and I discussed the party's latest Parliamentary recruit along with the outlook for the general election. Show notes Antoinette Sandbach joins the Liberal Democrats. How many Liberal Democrat MPs are there now? The new Liberal Democrat election slogan. Got problems voting in the Liberal Democrat internal elections? Email elections@libdems.org.uk. Find Never Mind The Bar Charts on social media Like the show? Do follow on Twitter or Facebook. It's a great way to hear more about the podcast - and to let your friends and colleagues know about it too.

In the first live audience recording of Never Mind The Bar Charts, host Stephen Tall talks to two people who have worked with Dominic Cumnings: Polly Mackenzie and Sean Kemp.

Welcome to the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts, in which Stephen Tall and I discuss the growing number of recruits to the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party, the unusual set of seats the party is targeting for the general election, why Will Hutton is wrong about Jeremy Corbyn and why everyone should go read Gaby Hinsliff. Plus an extended digression about cake, apples and grandmothers. Show notes Mark is running to be Liberal Democrat Party President. The must-listen interview with Paula Surridge about British politics and the place for the Liberal Democrats. Local Lib Dem PPC Ian Sollom graciously welcomes Heidi Allen to the Lib Dems. Rob Castell, formerly Lib Dem PPC for Beaconsfield, previously did a brilliant campaign video. Cake, having and eating thereof. Grandmothers and machine guns. Gaby Hinsliff's excellent piece on the end of the liberal Tory.

Welcome to the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts, a variation of the usual format in which I interview Paula Surridge about her research into the British electorate. She's been one of the pioneers in understanding how there is more than left versus right to modern British politics. Listen to hear what she has to say about what this means for the Liberal Democrats... Show notes A good introduction to some of Paula Surridge's work. Paula Surridge on Twitter. Paula Surridge on Medium.

Welcome to the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts, which takes a look at the news that the Liberal Democrats may run in the general election on a simple 'revoke Article 50' platform. Stephen Tall attempts to fisk my Remainer optimism. He possibly fails. Or does he? Show notes Keep count of how many Liberal Democrat MPs there are. Monica Harding is the Lib Dem PPC for Dominic Raab's constituency. Demand Better sets out the wider Lib Dem policy plans beyond Brexit. Boris Johnson on Damian McBride.

Welcome to the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts, in which I go full-on cheerleading for Remain. Stephen Tall responds with half a bucket of cold water. Show notes: Beatrice Wishart wins in Shetland. Reasons to doubt the Boris Johnson / Dominic Cummings strategy. The public doesn't like prorogation. Tom Chivers on Dominic Cummings and a game of chicken. Charles Moore's biography of Margaret Thatcher. The Led By Donkeys anti-Breixt campaigners. Come and watch us record a special episode: "Is Dominic Cummings a genius?".

Welcome to the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts, in which Stephen Tall and I discuss the two latest recruits to the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party, as well as lessons from Winston Churchill on when to hold a politician's past against them. Show notes Get tickets for our first live show recording. Jane Dodds wins in Brecon and Radnorshire. Sarah Wollaston joins the Liberal Democrats. The mixed party politics of Winston Churchill. Deltapoll, or what Joe Twyman did next. The newsletter that I don't mention much.

Welcome to the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts, in which Stephen Tall and I pick over the results of the Liberal Democrat leadership election. Why did it turn out that way and what next for the party? Show notes Results of the Liberal Democrat leadership election. The Lib Dem Newswire survey on the 2019 contest. The Lib Dem Newswire survey on the 2017 contest, showing what a strong position Jo Swinson started the 2019 one in. Find Never Mind The Bar Charts on social media Like the show? Do follow on Twitter or Facebook. It's a great way to hear more about the podcast - and to let your friends and colleagues know about it too.

Welcome to the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts, in which Stephen Tall and I reflect on the Lib Dem leadership contest so far and quite spectacularly fail to end the show promptly after we say we should. Show notes Jo Swinson interview for Never Mind The Bar Charts. Ed Davey interview for Never Mind The Bar Charts. Launch of cross-party electoral reform campaign, including The Brexit Party. Leadership survey from Liberal Democrat Newswire. Leadership survey from Harry Samuels. The similarity of Ed Davey and Jo Swinson. Hustings: it's been a long time gripe of mine. Tim Farron's pledges on diversity in 2015. The Morrissey Report, not yet all implemented. Examples of the evidence on the benefits of diversity. Find Never Mind The Bar Charts on social media Like the show? Do follow on Twitter or Facebook. It's a great way to hear more about the podcast - and to let your friends and colleagues know about it too.

Following the special Never Mind The Bar Charts interview with Jo Swinson, now out is the matching interview with her rival for leadership of the Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey: Mark Pack interviews would-be Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey about why he's decided now is the time to run for leader. They also discuss the Coalition Government, environmental policy and how to defeat Boris Johnson. Stephen Tall and I are recording our reflections on both interviews early next week. Do let us know either on this post or the social media channels below what you made of the interviews before we record that show; listener feedback is always gratefully received. Find Never Mind The Bar Charts on social media Like the show? Do follow on Twitter or Facebook. It's a great way to hear more about the podcast - and to let your friends and colleagues know about it too.