@stephentall’s weekly Twitter updates for 2010-10-01
by Stephen Tall on October 1, 2010
- @stephen_gilbert Well, we all have our own chat-up lines
in reply to stephen_gilbert # - RT @BetaRish Well obviously I bought 'Freedom' at lunchtime, obviously. >> Amazon delivering mine today, yay #
- RT @ TimGatt
@AdamBoulton's guide on what to expect in the Labour leadership election announcement http://bit.ly/d3S8p5 < useful b'ground # - RT @OllyGrender: Nick Clegg chats with Barack Obama backstage http://bit.ly/dp8mDF << d'you think Obama was nervous before meeting him? #
- YouGov's public trust poll for Prospect http://bit.ly/d0PIro (1) < LibDems more trusted than journos on (eg) Mail/Sun/Mirror. #
- YouGov's public trust poll for Prospect http://bit.ly/d0PIro (2) < Massive drop in trust for serious news media organistns (BBC/ITN/bsheets) #
- YouGov's public trust poll for Prospect http://bit.ly/d0PIro (3) < Trust in "my local MP" hasn't plummeted despite expenses scandal #
- "Labour will not regain power if it pretends that money grows on trees." Good article by Andrew Grice in today's Indy http://bit.ly/bLw9O1 #
- The result of the #lableadership is now known: just not yet public. Will any news leak out? And if it does can we trust it? #
- @mjturner1975 fairly sure quote is accurate. View that globalisn costs jobs not least from outsourcing abroad. in reply to mjturner1975 #
- @sunny_hundal Lab's gen sect Ray Collins now knows (told by ERS), Harriet also by now I think. in reply to sunny_hundal #
- @sunny_hundal Think we've some crossed twires here. I just said the result was now known to someone (but not yet public). I've no idea, obvs in reply to sunny_hundal #
- RT @mrchrisaddison Who's this guy? He's good. Telegenic, funny, passionate. The kind of guy Labour needs << Indeed. Shame he cdn't lead. #
- People keep tweeting their faces say it all… not to me. Am I missing something? #
- RT @wdjstraw Ed M looks dead cert to win now << please say it's so #
- Nick Robinson calls it for D Miliband. #
- Trade union votes give it to Ed Miliband. Labour chooses to stay in opposition. Fascinating. #
- Congrats to @wdjstraw and @leftfootfwd and YouGov for startlingly accurate polling in impossible-to-predict contest. #
- Everything you need to know about Labour democracy >> RT @wdjstraw MPs 53-47 to David; Members 54-46 to David; Unions 60-40 to Ed. Ed wins. #
- Indeed – RT @markpack Blogged: BBC, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! – http://bit.ly/alyQku < Indeed, @nextleft + @wdjstraw more informative than BBC. #
- Ballots issued to 178k Labour members. Given 35k increase since electn, does this mean Lab m'ship fell to 143k? (Was prev c.155k, I think?) #
- RT @politicshomeuk Andy Burnham refuses to deny he voted DM second preference on Sky News >> he did: http://bit.ly/dxIZPE #
- RT @guardian_clark Miliband's 1.3% margin identical to Clegg's in 2007 < yes, but we use quaint system called 1-member-1-vote (democracy). #
- @Natt But they don't have one member one vote when not every vote counts equally. It's not very edifiying democracy. in reply to Natt #
- @Paul0Evans1 It was a genuine question re Lab m'ship figs. L-t trend 4 all parties is down, but Lab/LD both bucking trend atm. Will it last? in reply to Paul0Evans1 #
- RT @iainmartinwsj Ed Miliband: Don’t Write Him Off Yet http://bit.ly/bOSzjf << suprisingly wise words. #
- RT @libdig What really happens at Federal Policy Committee | Neil Fawcett: The insider's account http://libdig.co.uk/2235 #
- @lindylooz Btw, meant to say what a fab job you did of guest editing @libdemvoice on Fri. Some really interesting posts across LD spectrum. #
- @Natt alas for yr argument, you're wrong. Lib Dem MP's vote worth same as any single member's vote. #truedemocracy in reply to Natt #
- RT @alexfoster Ah, it's a Tall Tale from Stephen, rather than a @stephentall tale http://bit.ly/bJtKSB > to be fair, we're often confused. #
- Is it socialist to want to regulate masturbation, asks Slate http://bit.ly/diPFix #
- RT @ollygrender good successn planning sign of healthy business, politic parties rubbish at it > true but business isn't democratic: helps! #
- RT @CllrIainRoberts @mrchrisaddison don't diss two pints – great show. < you forgot your [/irony] tag, Iain. #
- RT @annapascoe @stephen_gilbert @pimlicat @chriswiggin @SusanGaszczak @sarabedford @mariejenkins < add me to #ldconfbug chicken soup run pls #
- Bad news: in bed with lurgi. Good news: in bed with Franzen's Freedom. #
- RT @libdemvoice Blog of the Year Awards: The movie http://ldv.org.uk/21361 > would've dressed smartly if I'd known. #radiocouture #
- @NickThornsby @helenduffett You can't put a price on authenticity, Nick. in reply to NickThornsby #
- RT @JohnRentoul Ed M owes the unions nothing. RT @johnmcternan http://bit.ly/bHcshx < good theory, shame about Lab's massive financial debt. #
- @xtophercook Surely "let sunshine win the day" was from 05 speech? A line Cameron is said to look back at & wince about now. in reply to xtophercook #
- @jamesgraham @xtophercook Damn, ok only other line can recall was abt needing young, energetic new leader "not such a bad idea". That was 05 in reply to jamesgraham #
- RT @paulwaugh Diane Abbott will stand 4 Shad Cab. If elected, she'll quit The Week. > Good shd improve quality of both Shad Cab & This Week. #
- @jamesgraham Was the ID of the Third Abstainer ever made public? in reply to jamesgraham #
- RT @mpntod I'm going to be interim Deputy Director of Communication, Policy and Campaigns at Shelter. > Congrats, Martin! #
- RT @mrianleslie Are Tom Bradby's reports always so opinionated? http://bit.ly/b4Qkw2 > Yes. Maybe one reason public trust in ITN's plummeted #
- @sarabedford Does UberTwitter work for you? Keeps crashing on my BlackBerry. Have had to delete/reinstall it twice. Now given up on it. in reply to sarabedford #
- So I'm looking for a Twitter app for BlackBerry that will work (ie, isn't UberTwitter). Any recommendations? #
- @alexfoster I haven't no, but web browser in BlackBerry quite slow. Is dabr quick? in reply to alexfoster #
- @ShodanAlexM yeah but I found Twitter for BlackBerry drains the battery. ubertwitter much better for that (when it works). in reply to ShodanAlexM #
- @sarabedford I liked it too. But has failed twice now
in reply to sarabedford # - @jimthehedgehog twice now Ubertwitter has stopped updating. Weirdly will still search in real time but won't update home timeline. in reply to jimthehedgehog #
- @sarabedford @jamesgraham Thanks for Ubertwitter big-up, maybe I just need to give it a third chance! in reply to sarabedford #
- RT @libdig 'Ed Miliband: not red, but definitely of the left' | Bagehot (The Economist): Great analysis. http://libdig.co.uk/2243 #
- RT @libdig "We're not technocrats. We mustn't sound as if we are" | David Boyle: Liberals should back free schools http://libdig.co.uk/2244 #
- RT @libdig Freak Schools by @MillenniumDome: The speech that never was, in praise of the principle of free schools http://libdig.co.uk/2245 #
- @stealthmunchkin for record, @libdemvoice open to anyone (Lib Dem or not) to write for it. We publ'd Farron article cos he sent it to us. in reply to stealthmunchkin #
- @CatTurner about 400k Kindle books. Inevit not all the ones u want. Best reason: take 100s of books on h'day with you. in reply to CatTurner #
- @CatTurner I'm sure you can get an app for that. I still buy books. But Kindle is fab for portability. in reply to CatTurner #