@stephentall's weekly Twitter updates for 2012-01-20

@stephentall’s weekly Twitter updates for 2012-01-20

by Stephen Tall on January 20, 2012

A list I'm half-qualified to appear on > '23 Successful People Who Wake Up Really Early' http://t.co/hbjHPjii #
On bus out of London, listening to Babyshambles, reading Economist. Looking forward to Sat morning lie-in… Til, say, 6.30 am? #
Delighted to know I've been doing it right > 'Panelist Tips for Success' by @hopisen http://t.co/WzNratUL (h/t @markpack) #
Genuinely very sad to read of death of Reginald Hill, my absolute favourite crime writer http://t.co/etrf6ppv #
Initiated this morning into work tradition by @eleanorlondon et al: b'fast at iconic Regency Cafe (Pimlico/Victoria) http://t.co/y0IzhTlB #
@xtophercook @eleanorlondon sorry, Chris, I was lurking round a corner. Next time tho! in reply to xtophercook #
@xtophercook @eleanorlondon ah, yes, but not to me 🙂 in reply to xtophercook #
@Boris_Backer @graemearcher Hmm, is Boris too nice or perhaps too complacent? "Too nice" isn't a phase I often hear hurled at the Mayor 🙂 in reply to Boris_Backer #
So Lab is starting to face up to econ facts & back cuts: http://t.co/WyXqBnEi Interesting to see if they can maintain consistent narrative. #
Thing is, Lab has been here before. Remember Alistair "we will cut deeper than Thatcher" Darling? http://t.co/KYZX9a0I Wait for back-track. #
Labour's and Miliband's current problem as much their chopping 'n' changing of economic msg – cuts necessary/evil, strikes good/bad. #
The best thing Mili-E and Balls can do for Lab is inject some consistency into their message (wrongly matters more than the message itself). #
@pimlicat Agreed 🙂 Had sausage, beans, egg and toast. Loved it. in reply to pimlicat #
@markpack Will take yr word for it. Chips for breakfast a bit heavy … Obvs diff if choc-coated I realise 🙂 in reply to markpack #
THIS> MT @PeterWatt123 I strongly suspect Guardian piece reflects instability at top. Much as I want it 2 be strategic shift I fear it's not #
Explains much >> 'Labour, the West Ham United of politics' by @richardmorrisuk here: http://t.co/KJ5lwpC8 #
Don't worry, Ed Balls will agree in 18 months' time >> RT @TomHarrisMP BREAKING: France's national debt is Labour's legacy, says Osborne. #
Brilliant. Just brilliant >> 'Tim Dowling: my life without alcohol' http://t.co/QHNSnjb0 #
'How to dress coloured jeans' http://t.co/WuDGf4Jr < great description of red jeans as "braying" and "West London" #
Oh, and especially love the moment she *just* avoids describing "sexy boyfriend" lilac jeans as gay: http://t.co/WuDGf4Jr #
Cameron shd have called it The Local Society » 'Why does place matter more than ever in a global virtual world?' http://t.co/KKnD4BDo #
@alexfoster Tried on pink jeans at Xmas in Zara. Looked cool. I thought. in reply to alexfoster #
'To return to Ed Miliband’s worst PMQs ever' http://t.co/wW2lKk42 « an eviscerating fisk, concludes he'll be gone by Easter. #
Here's the T'graph's Reginald Hll obit http://t.co/ZnCcQ0eg "His novels bristle with shrewd perceptions and whimsical wit." #
Over 800 people have voted so far – have you? The Liberal Voice of the Year poll *closes tomorrow*, Sunday 15 Jan: http://t.co/u3SecJY1 #
Agreed, shd have been trending. RT @alexfoster Can't believe a) Reginald Hill has died and b) barely anyone on Twitter is talking about it! #
@alexfoster Sorry just seen your tweet – no hat, sadly. Otherwise wd def have bought jeans even tho they were a bit Frankie Cocozza for me. in reply to alexfoster #
RIP Reginald Hill by @alexfoster here: http://t.co/R8YZ3UEf #
@bengoldacre @AndyCharlwood @xtophercook "Untied Kingdom"? in reply to bengoldacre #
'Inside Danish TV's thriller factory' http://t.co/9i8IPMU4 Yay: #BorgenNight #
@NickThornsby Thanks for the RT Nick 🙂 in reply to NickThornsby #
Congrats to @MarkJLittlewood RT @libdemvoice And the winner of our Liberal Voice of the Year award is Mark Littlewood http://t.co/caWAFMq3 #
To prove what?> MT @OwenJOnes84 How about tracking down S Times journo who commissioned 'is Ed too ugly?' poll & sticking face on HotOrNot? #
A must-read post from Matthew Green > 'Ballsed up – Labour’s economic narrative implodes' http://t.co/tF0lUxL0 #
@AAEmmerson @AGilinsky @And_no_one_else Correct: currently no robust preferential voting poll available. in reply to AAEmmerson #
@AGilinsky @AAEmmerson @And_no_one_else Does that (1) prevent repeat voting, (2) hide result from public, (3) allow any # of votes? in reply to AGilinsky #
@AGilinsky @AAEmmerson @And_no_one_else Thanks will take a look. in reply to AGilinsky #
Loved loved loved Sherlock. Even a decent female character at last. #
And special congrats due to Sherlock writers for making one of most famous endings ever genuinely tense. #
Killing my rep with kindness 🙂 RT @donpaskini very good piece by the infernally reasonable @stephentall http://t.co/6CYu2V2a #
Sutton Trust & EEF chair Peter Lampl urges opening up all independent schools places solely on basis of merit http://t.co/Vx1jspY8 #
I have fought the good fight for mainstreaming use of pipes | in LibDemVoice headings – but admitted defeat to @markpack. *crushed* #
Once watched this cannot be unwatched. Sadly >> Jedward get naked for 'Jexy And I Know It' video http://t.co/b9aB4Es2 #
@jpshaddock Tbh, I suspect most LibDems are very much in favour of just that kind of thing 🙂 in reply to jpshaddock #
Worth reading (& not just cos it quotes me!) > RT @lordbonkers: The Sutton Trust, private schools and social mobility http://t.co/iLuvYvPd #
@lordbonkers I do indeed. Especially for being (quite accurately) labelled 'wary' and 'guilty' 🙂 RT-lurve already tweeted. in reply to lordbonkers #
Dumbed-down UK, pt.94> link to Jedward's LMFAO video http://t.co/b9aB4Es2 has x2 click-thrus as post on schools funding http://t.co/9DZ1phcS #
@mjturner1975 You may be right, but where's the data – esp to show they'd have done as well in state schools… in reply to mjturner1975 #
@mjturner1975 Evidence is the bright-but-poor fare *much* worse than the less-bright-and-rich – cos of the school they attend. in reply to mjturner1975 #
*shocked* RT @phil_reilly @markpack @helenduffett I'll only accept it if it omits Oxford commas. #
@mjturner1975 Not necessarily. At Belvedere, Sutton Trust-funded ind school, 30% of pupils from households on incomes <£16k. in reply to mjturner1975 #
'Public funding of private schools – an idea worth considering, if only because it’s better than the current reality' http://t.co/9DZ1phcS #
An ugly article from @cristinaod1 > Huhne: all the malice of Machiavelli http://t.co/qwSa0BXr (& wrong @patrickwintour http://t.co/142cvFGJ) #
@SteveCooke Agreed! in reply to SteveCooke #
Phone hacking settlements: @guardian's full list of who got what http://t.co/2BefAV3h #
Fascinating read » Andrew Sullivan: How Obama's Long Game Will Outsmart His Critics http://t.co/dv214j84 via @newsweek #
Cheers, Oxford Bus Company, for your No 5 driver's decision to delib ignore me & not stop at, erm, your bus stop. Nice. #longercommute #
RT @KP_LD I wish it was Friday, anyone else wish that? « well, only 3 hours to go. #
@cristinaod1 "Openly" you say – so why not quote them? V unpleasant piece. in reply to cristinaod1 #
@cristinaod1 Okay, so why not write a non-attrib piece about that & drop the personal sneers? Ie, journalism. in reply to cristinaod1 #
@cristinaod1 S'alright, I have friends who write for the Telegraph. (Not best friends obvs.) in reply to cristinaod1 #
Right, to bed at 9.45 pm. That's just how I roll (over). #tfifriday #almost #
Worth a read: RT @libdig Why Zoe Williams tale of Tesco subsidies only tells half story by @JamesGraham here http://t.co/6qVhEV0i #
About to go and visit the excellent folk at SHINE: http://t.co/ZhuVxEzE #