mˈɑːɹkwænd wʌz ɐmˌʌŋ θˈɜːɾi pˈiːpəl tə pˌʊt hɪz nˈeɪm tʊ ɐ lˈɛɾɚ tə ðə ɡˈɑːɹdiən "lˈɪb dˈɛmz ɑːɹ ðə pˈɑːɹɾi ʌv pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs" ɪn səpˈoːɹt ʌvðə lˈɪbɚɹəl dˈɛməkɹˌæts æt tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən bˌʌt wɪθdɹˈuː ðɪs səpˈoːɹt lˈɛs ðˌænə mˈʌnθ ˈæftɚ ðɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃən.
Marquand was among 30 people to put his name to a letter to The Guardian – "Lib Dems Are The Party of Progress" – in support of the Liberal Democrats at 2010 general election but withdrew this support less than a month after the election.