Is Ricky Gervais Short On Ideas?
Mark Thompson reviews Ricky Gervais' latest comedy Life's Too Short.
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David Cameron Is Not A Failure
Mark Thompson thinks those who are saying Cameron is a failure are simply being foolish.
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Mark Thompson looks at whether Nick Clegg should have held out for the Chancellorship during the coaliton negotiations last year.
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Paddy Ashdown, Come On Down
- Oct 9, 2011
Mark Thompson thinks Paddy Ashdown's time has come. He should be the new Defence Secretary.
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We Need A Fairer Funding Model For The BBC
- Sep 16, 2011
Mark Thompson argues that we need to get rid of the licence fee if we are to save the BBC.
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A Day That Defined My Generation
- Sep 9, 2011
Mark Thompson thinks 9/11 had a direct or indirect effect on everybody's life. And he is no exception.
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Howard Jacobson Should Read More Blogs Before Attacking Them All
- Sep 2, 2011
Mark Thompson takes Howard Jacobson to task over his recent comments on bloggers.
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I'm Not a Middle Class Placenta Scoffer
- Aug 28, 2011
Mark Thompson defends the National Childbirth Trust against unfounded accusations on the Guardian website.
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Tuition Fees: Let's Bust the Myths
- Aug 22, 2011
Mark Thompson says the tuition fee changes have been poorly communicated. No kidding.
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Rebuild Reeves
- Aug 10, 2011
Mark Thompson is raising money to help rebuild the symbol of the London Riots, the House of Reeves furniture store.
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Where's Cleggy?
- Aug 6, 2011
Mark Thompson is amazed that the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister appear not to have coordinated their holiday plans.
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I Admire Louise Mensch, But I'm Disappointed In Her
- Jul 30, 2011
Mark Thompson explains why he admires Tory MP Louise Mensch, but her comments on drugs reform leave him disappointed.
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Theresa May Just Be Our Next PM
- Jul 19, 2011
Mark Thompson looks at who could replace David Cameron, should the proverbial bus knock him down.
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What If This Is As Good As It Gets For The Lib Dems?
- Jul 15, 2011
Mark Thompson reckons that this Coaliton government is the best the Liberal Democrats can hope for. Is he right?
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Reflections On a Day Trip to PMQs
- Jul 13, 2011
Mark Thompson lost his PMQs virginity today. He recounts his experience...
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Will PM's Honesty on Press Influence Spread to Drug Policy?
- Jul 10, 2011
We need politicians to be honest about drugs policy, says Mark Thompson.
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Is This the Media's 'MP's Expenses' Moment?
- Jul 7, 2011
There are some striking similarities between the MPs' expenses scandal of 2009, reckons Mark Thompson.
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What Would a No2STV Campaign Look Like?
- Jul 3, 2011
After the disaster of the Yes to AV campaign, its supporters are still licking their wounds. One of them, Mark Thompson, looks to the future and wonders how the forces of conservatism would fight a No2STV campaign.
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About Mark Thompson
Mark is an award winning Liberal Democrat blogger.
He first came to wide attention in May 2009 with two blogposts that showed an apparent correlation between the safety of an MP's seat and the likelihood of them having been involved in the expenses scandal: "Has our electoral system contributed to the MPs expenses scandal?" and "MPs Expenses and safe seats correlation - update".
His biggest passions in politics are electoral reform and drugs policy. He is also a big comedy and music fan and treads the boards in amateur dramatics.
Mark has appeared on BBC Radio 4, Sky News, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC World Service and LBC as a political pundit and co-hosted 40 episodes of the widely admired "House of Comments" political podcast between 2009 and 2010.
He is a co-founder and director of Southfacing Services Ltd which deals with energy efficiency in buildings and produces computer software.