@stephentall's weekly Twitter updates for 2011-11-25

@stephentall’s weekly Twitter updates for 2011-11-25

by Stephen Tall on November 25, 2011

One great thing about 5am starts: 7am on a Sat feels like an indulgent lie-in. #
Today's Indy http://t.co/s1qyrj6a picking up on @libdemvoice's story y'day that David Laws is only 100% Coalition loyal b/bench Lib Dem MP. #
Here is that original David Laws story btw: http://t.co/2eTD6B3l. No accreditation from Indy of course. #
Whisky Galore author Compton Mackenzie's banned spy memoirs to be published (at last) http://t.co/uQy56RmD #
Excited! Not one but TWO sequels to Hilary Mantel's Booker-winning Wolf Hall http://t.co/0pqMaXkW *applauds* #
"I have to have my jumper back. I need my jumper back." http://t.co/CceKMmvA Countdown to #forbrydelsen2 is on: fewer than 12 hours to go 🙂 #
Believe me, if you've not seen #xfactorusa #039;s Astro do his thang you're missing out. #
New from me: On the dramatic similarities between The Killing and Downton Abbey. (Go with me on this.) http://t.co/SDKaZen7 #
Not often I agree with Simon Heffer, but… 'Why on earth is it taking so long to decide whether to charge Mr Huhne?' http://t.co/v4abC5cc #
@mjturner1975 Assume so, too. But /this long/, really? Anyway don't agree w/ trial-by-meedja so I shall stop there. in reply to mjturner1975 #
Is it usual for a cat to sleep like this? http://t.co/BkXXtwrz #
'The Liberal Case' from 1959. And not a single thing in it about vintage luggage. http://t.co/Dy9GN9Sp #
@markpack @artesea Are they not the same person? #shatteredillusions in reply to markpack #
I love love love love love Rev. #thatisall #
@JoeMurphyLondon No, no, no, you're wrong. Scrap the police, courts, juries, judges! Let's replace justice with the MoS smell test instead! in reply to JoeMurphyLondon #
*mind boggles* RT @charlotteahenry This weekend I have mainly been @stephentall 😉 #
@matttcasey Is it the left, or is it incumbents? in reply to matttcasey #
@matttcasey But is that exception rather than rule? Sarkozy looking dodgy for re-election in 2012. in reply to matttcasey #
D'you know? I've a sneaky feeling Rihanna's miming… Feel free to shout me down (but do at least try lip-synching if you do). #xfactor #
Btw, can I point out I'm reading Political Quarterly while watching #xfactor I feel I ought to. #
This what I'm reading btw – Mili-D's lecture on why the left is losing elections across Europe: http://t.co/z6jMtCbD Seems apt today. #
@TimMontgomerie Do you not catch up with your political reading while watching #mufc Tim? *feigns surprise* in reply to TimMontgomerie #
@MatthewDoye The exception. Poss to be joined by France. in reply to MatthewDoye #
@SamanthaRedJane I would've. I'm all about the music 🙂 in reply to SamanthaRedJane #
@TimMontgomerie Don't forget the 7 minutes' extra time, Tim 🙂 in reply to TimMontgomerie #
Yay for MIscha B 🙂 The British public has redeemed itself and is now certain of its place in next week's show. #xfactor #
@TimMontgomerie Evertonian. Only thing Dizzy and I ever agreed on 🙂 in reply to TimMontgomerie #
Sad tho that Mischa had to resort to dull Whitney cover to get thru. Oh well. We all make compromises to survive. <cough>Coalition</cough> #
@IainDale Never remind people of what they'll be missing, Iain 😉 in reply to IainDale #
Esp if u say u work in 'Haitch'R > MT @RufusHound If you pronounce 'H' 'haitch' rather than 'aitch' then throw yourself into a frozen canal. #
Shame about Craig. Think he was undone by fellow scouser Marcus's success. Shows the danger of vote-splitting. #xfactor #
@caronmlindsay @sarabedford And anyway surely that's David Laws' role 🙂 in reply to caronmlindsay #
Last week I was a bit mean about TOWIE Mark. I apologise. He is clearly a nice, genuine, emotionally intelligent guy. With abs. #iacgmoh #
PP doing better / PSOE doing even worse than earliest predictions: undoubted big win for Rajoy / big loss for Spanish socialists. #
@CllrDaisyBenson Aha, now you're getting to the really good stuff 🙂 in reply to CllrDaisyBenson #
Huge congrats to Cambridge University (@CARO1209) on reaching £1.2billion fundraising goal in 800th anniv campaign: http://t.co/HjqX8C5A #
'What do we mean when we talk about press freedom?' Onora O’Neill in today's FT is fascinating http://t.co/ikb5Q04P #
Interesting idea re media standards: 'permit the regulation of media process but prohibit the regulation of content' > http://t.co/ikb5Q04P #
@CllrDaisyBenson Once you start you won't be able to stop! (Tho parts of post-Sorkin series 5 are duds.) in reply to CllrDaisyBenson #
Fab pro-Coalition line by David Willetts "it's evidence-based. You can't get anywhere with an appeal to tribal loyalty" http://t.co/zHJ4WatA #
I think David Willetts is officially my favourite Tory. Good interview w/ Grauniad's Decca Aitkenhead here http://t.co/zHJ4WatA #
RT @BBCNewsnight #newsnight Congrats to our new political editor, @allegrastratton < good stuff 🙂 #
*Frantically looking up capitals of England of yore.* #iacgmooh #
RT @ChrisWhite17 Lib Dems: we don't want to see you coming every few months to apologise. « #ambiguous #
Love my local picture house http://t.co/Omu7hIgE « some fab flims uppcoming. (Plus, ahem, Harry Potter double bill.) #
@CllrDaisyBenson Shush: don't you have some #westwing to be watching 🙂 in reply to CllrDaisyBenson #