Mark Pack, Baron Pack

Welcome to Political Fictions, a podcast which is surprisingly relaxed about the prospect of a Paxman interview.

My name's Corey Hazelhurst and pulling a face of mock incredulity is Mark Pack.

Hello Mark.

Hi Corey.

I have been interviewed once by Jeremy Paxman so I'm hoping for no flashback terrors during this episode.

I can't believe

we didn't use that as the title of this podcast.

Maybe when you host a chat show, Mark.

The first case before the court.

Should politicians be allowed to get paid for their social media posts? The Lib Dem peer Mark Pack is calling for a ban on parliamentarians accepting cash payments if they go viral online.

Lord Pack says the potential of money could incentivise extreme commentary.

Reform UK's Nigel Farage and Richard Tyser, between them, received payments from X worth a little shy of £4,000.

My name's Corey Haynes-Lurston.

Listening to me in the room next door is Mark Pack.

Hello, Mark.

Hello, Corey.

Welcome to Political Fictions, a podcast that's trying to work out how much they can tell the police about this bag of evidence they've just been given.

My name's Corey Hazelhurst and I'm taking top legal advice from Mark Pack.

Hello Mark.

Hello Corey.

We're going back in time to the early 2000s to watch the classic miniseries State of Play.

Give us a moment to work out how two seemingly random deaths are inexplicably connected and then we'll talk about them over a bottle of red.

First item on the agenda, events, dear boy.

This was your pick, Mark.

Welcome to Political Fictions, a podcast that sat in the workers section of a stancy canteen to prove their socialist credentials.

My name's Corey Hazelhurst and sitting next to me making an awkward joke about Eric Honecker is Mark Pack.

Hello Mark.

Hello Corey.

And this week we're talking about the lives of others, a film about secret police surveillance and collaboration.

Give us a second to install some bugs in the light switches and then we'll start recording.

Music So first item on the agenda, Mark.

Events, dear boy.

Daisy Cooper, MP for St Albans and Lib Dem Deputy Leader.

And Mark Pack, Baron Pack, former President of the Lib Dems and now the party spokesperson for the Cabinet Office in the House of Lords.

Sum up conference in a sentence, Daisy.

Oh, it's so, so much fun.

This is our springboard for the next couple of years.

We've consolidated our seats and we are now ready and up for the fight to win more.

Mark Pack.

Beautifully sunny, which also matches the moods in our hearts and our souls, Matt.