The LibDems are now selling their conference tickets for just £1. Before everyone attempts to capitalise on what party president Mark Pack calls a “brilliant offer“, however, there are two important caveats: it’s only for members who’ve never been to LibDem conference before (which to be fair, is probably quite a few people), and more importantly, the conference is entirely virtual. Which is certainly one way of ruling out the need for vaccine passports on entry…
Pack has also gone into some detail about the party’s new HQ. They’ve now left Great George Street and moved into a new property at Vincent Square, which Pack admits is “smaller” and “cheaper”, although apparently that’s just to accommodate the switch to work-from-home culture. “No holes in the floor here”, he insists…
Political bookworms will no doubt be eagerly awaiting the forthcoming publication of, “101 Ways to Win an Election” – now available to pre-order on Amazon. The book’s author, Mark Pack, claims it’s “packed full of information on how to win elections”. Oddly, the book’s biography doesn’t inform potential readers that the expert electioneering advice is coming from… the president of the Liberal Democratic Party.
The book is the third edition to be released; in the time between the first edition, out in 2012, the second edition in 2016 and the new 2022 edition, his party have fallen from 57 seats to 11. The book promises “advice and practical tips”.
The author, Mark Pack, saw his career highlight when he was appointed co-leader of the LibDems in 2019, following the loss of Jo Swinson’s seat. She clearly didn’t read his book…
The other co-author of the book, Ed Maxfield, seems to at least practice what he preaches: he quit the LibDems in late 2020, citing “shifting values”, having become “disillusioned with the party’s disastrous approach to Brexit and its 2019 general election campaign. Finally, some practical election-winning advice from at least one of the authors: quit the LibDems…
