Never Mind The Bar Charts

About Never Mind The Bar Charts

Mark Pack and guests talk about the Liberal Democrats, British politics and a few stray digressions. Only a few.

Publisher

Mark Pack

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Dec 2018

Latest episode

13 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

3 of 147 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   13 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   What people get wrong about secondary legislation: interview by James O'Malley

   James O'Malley interviews [Host Name] about common misconceptions surrounding secondary legislation and its broad societal impact.

2. 

   3 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

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

   Authors Sara Hobolt and James Tilley discuss how Brexit forged new political identities and offer lessons for pro-European campaigners in this interview.

3. 

   2 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Thick of It, Series 1: Political Fictions podcast

   Mark and Cory discuss the political realities and fictional policy proposals within "The Thick of It" Series 1, exploring its enduring relevance.

Inside a recent episode

What people get wrong about secondary legislation: interview by James O'Malley

Published 13 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So I was expecting when I joined one of the committees that scrutinises this in the Lords, I was all braced to try to be the valiant protector of saying, whoa, slow down, not so quick. And... The picture I found was almost the exact opposite. Now, to be fair, there are definitely some genuine, legit concerns about, on occasion, stuff being done very quickly without proper scrutiny through secondary legislation. But much to my surprise, the overwhelming picture is what that was six years ago that the consultation took place or what you're kidding me that was a decade ago that we sound that international treaty that so much of it moves so slowly and so in a way secondary legislation is very much the spiritual sibling of many of the things that you like talking about on this podcast james where really the right reaction is come on how slow is that going really I was going to say, it sounds like I should be going through your transcripts to try and find some material for the pod. […]

Who has been a guest on Never Mind The Bar Charts

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Sara Hobolt
• James Tilley
• Paul Webb
• Rob Ford
• Tim Bale

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

51,008

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

48

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

90

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