@stephentall’s weekly Twitter updates for 2012-03-02

by Stephen Tall on March 2, 2012

Breaking: Blow for Coalition as champion of NHS reforms #GreggJevin passes on. Had been in perfect health, too. #
**Final day to apply** Paid internship at major grant-making educational charity, Educational Endowment Foundation http://t.co/z3CVQjYg #
@stephen_gilbert Wld be vv interested to hear about how schools in Cornwall using PP & measuring its impact, Stephen (prof interest). in reply to stephen_gilbert #
Ooh, exciting > JK Rowling's new book: clues suggest a turn to crime fiction http://t.co/bBSLzU6X via @guardian #
Shocking but nor surprising > Phone hacking: News International accused of email deletion policy http://t.co/EjZRkS24 via @guardian #
@christopherward Ever seen them in the same room together? (http://t.co/ZQW40o1e) in reply to christopherward #
RT @johndunford: @stephentall Lib Dem welcome for Stephen Twigg's plan for an Office of Educational Improvement: http://t.co/nQkCIKbf #
@johndunford Thx for the RT, John – wld be great to be in touch (from EEF perspective rather than LD!) about mediating layer etc issue. in reply to johndunford #
RT @willhowells: Delicious sushi. My compliments to the suchef. < David or John Suchef? #
Agreed > The Lib Dems are fighting the wrong battle over Andrew Lansley's health bill – Telegraph http://t.co/bRauIpUS via @Telegraph #
How good schools make a diff to poorer children > 'The social mobility challenge is not impossible' http://t.co/Zc7s9fPI by @BeckyAllen77 #
RT @spectator_ch: The Lib Dems' tax plans would give the economy a boost, according to the OECD, says @JJ_159 http://t.co/NvckQBIl #
I'm attending an RSA event (29 Mar): "Defending Politics – Why Democracy Matters" http://t.co/hSrp3ebM #
Worth reading » MT @miss_mcinerney Bill Gates desperately tries to put 'blame-the-teacher' genie back in the bottle: http://t.co/kQB62Wc1 #
Interesting combo: elected police, Jersey, & justice » The Economist | Bagehot: Crime and democracy http://t.co/Y1leqpH0 #
I'm attending on 22 Mar an RSA event, 'Networked – the news in transition" http://t.co/w7KRvJzG #
Incl 2 of my posts >> The LDV Friday Five: 24 February 2012 http://t.co/XePWQDRY via @libdemvoice #
LibDem policies best for econ growth http://t.co/wI5IEWa5 >"leftist spin from the depressing leftist Spectator" as one commenter puts it #
@jj_159 Y'see you came up with the wrong answer. All the evidence shows the best tax cuts are those that benefit Spectator readers most. in reply to JJ_159 #
It's Fri night. So chances are you'd like to open a spreadsheet with all declared Lib Dem donations, 2001-11, yes? http://t.co/9N5UKCv7 #
Okay, slightly scared there are now 6 other people currently sharing my Google doc of Lib Dem donations 2001-11 http://t.co/9N5UKCv7 #
Oh lawks, there's 11 of you now looking at a spreadsheet of the last decade's Lib Dem donations http://t.co/9N5UKCv7 #politicogeeks #
Just stop it now. I mean it. No-one else open this spreadsheet http://t.co/9N5UKCv7 #
@sarabedford Don't worry, it'll still be there in the morning… in reply to sarabedford #
Here's the spreadsheet of all Conservative Party donations 2001-11 http://t.co/IC6sLsb0. I'm spoiling you guys, I really am. #
Ah, only 1 viewer for the spreadsheet of Tory donations 2001-11 http://t.co/IC6sLsb0 I've reached your tolerance threshold. #
So in the last half hour 65 people have opened a spreadsheet of Lib Dem http://t.co/9N5UKCv7 or Tory donations http://t.co/IC6sLsb0, 2001-11 #
I think you can guess what treat I might have coming up for you next… #
Here it is: the spreadsheet of complete Labour party donations 2001-11 http://t.co/QuPrFrFU Knock yourselves out on it… #
@danielmrussell What can I say – market demand compels me. in reply to DanielMRussell #
@cllrannmarie I'd never have had time when I was a councillor 😉 in reply to CllrAnnMarie #
@krustyallslopp Use it wisely. in reply to KrustyAllslopp #
@tonybrett Tbf, I am enjoying a nice glass of wine whilst doing all this. in reply to tonybrett #
Quick recap: s/sheets of all party donations 2001-11 for LibDem http://t.co/9N5UKCv7 Tories http://t.co/IC6sLsb0 Labour http://t.co/QuPrFrFU #
Love the Indy caption (+ capitalisation) to the pic here http://t.co/Lqgb7tmK (ht @JohnRentoul): "Photograph of Michael Gove reading A Book" #
@tonybrett Don't get me started on %-ages – that's what I'm calculating now in reply to tonybrett #
@libdemdaisy Takes a neo-con to like a neo-con, I guess in reply to libdemdaisy #
@timgattitv You mean you missed Jedward's classic LMFAO? http://t.co/rumzmLH2 in reply to TimGattITV #
Fascinating stuff » 'Ron Paul quietly amassing an army of delegates while GOP frontrunners spar' http://t.co/gZSI8XEk #
'Is this the worst penalty ever? – video' http://t.co/e2n2GBaC « quite possibly #
'Tory document warns of chaos if health reforms are dropped' http://t.co/UtmOR6m0 « feat. comments by Tim Farron. #
Some good points (many bad ones) » Letters: Being an MP is a tough job – it's time we supported them again http://t.co/ubuwvbB9 #
Essential reading for left/right/liberals from Deborah Orr » 'The slanging match over workfare is getting us nowhere' http://t.co/9fOKhZcX #
A good, ultra-balanced Chris Patten review of Collini's book » University challenges – http://t.co/VswyLYn1 #
I'm ambivalent about Les Ebdon's Offa appointment. But this truly dire Mail piece makes me like him a whole lot more http://t.co/7SOtAu3O #
Coalition throws up odd couples where intellect/chemistry clicks: Cable/Willetts on Higher Ed; IDS/Webb at Work & Pensions. #coalitionworks #
@timmontgomerie That's 5 #CoalitionCouples then. Prob equiv to most govts (eg, remember Alan Clark/Tom King dysfunction?). in reply to TimMontgomerie #
Interesting Economist article (from 2006) on the perceived success of the Clinton/Republican welfare-to-work program http://t.co/FFJlZ44S #
RT @schoolofcomedy1: A cop pulled me over and said 'papers?' So I said 'scissors. I win' and drove off #
RT @tonyox3: Conservatives on twitter as @ouroxford. The word 'conservative' doesn't appear anywhere. Hmmmm. < Wonder why not [/irony] #
MT @tonyox3: Conservatives canvassing/leafleting down our street today. < Working hard, erm, for 2 months every other year in bits of Oxford #
I spoil you: s/sheets of all party donations 2001-11 for LibDem http://t.co/9N5UKCv7 Tories http://t.co/IC6sLsb0 Labour http://t.co/QuPrFrFU #
Cat 1 (Max) had forgotten what it's like when the sun shines http://t.co/DQkL6hMX #
Cat 2 (Leo) enjoying the sunshine from a comfortable altitude http://t.co/wn7qo8iF #
Cat 3 (Mia) prefers a comfy chair in the shade http://t.co/nGnPUKc3 #
RT @libdemvoice: The Weekend Debate: Should we boycott the Murdoch machine? http://t.co/nV6CaRmZ by @carlquilliam #
'Thom Tuck Goes Straight to DVD' was totes ace http://t.co/wWk6937K You may still be able to d'load podcast via BBC 'Comedy of the Week'. #
Torygraph hack Vicki Woods goes to great lengths to show she's 1) deeply stupid, & 2) deeply uncharitable http://t.co/v30xOuU6 #doublewhammy #
@itstomhaynes Gift Aid is easy. Unless you're a Torygraph hack with a column to fill, I guess. in reply to ItsTomHaynes #
Now THAT'S a Sat night » RT @NickThornsby Uh-oh http://t.co/fxIKeR2K #
I see @NickThornsby his port & raise him an unmarked bottle of Spanish liquor (60% proof) http://t.co/uLl02OG1 #
@NickThornsby I hope you're drinking port out of a wine glass? #officiallytheonlywaytodrinkport in reply to NickThornsby #
Oh good. Another reason not to buy the Daily Star Sunday. #
Love love love the wallpaper in #upstairsdownstairs That is all. #
@jockox3 @jamesgraham Thanks, James. Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd innit. Now corrected. in reply to jockox3 #
Watson & Oliver http://t.co/MfL5gUWg < Not bad, not bad at all. #
@DigitalPolitico In a word, no But tbf I don't pay for papers, ever, these days. in reply to DigitalPolitico #
Choose yr battles carefully » The Tories have lost the public on health but not on welfare reform | Andrew Rawnsley http://t.co/ZgVA4AgI #
Our cities need devo-max » Why we need to rethink our cities if Britain is to thrive | Will Hutton http://t.co/btHocTxh #
Absolutely fascinating posthumous profile » Private papers of Anthony Sampson, Anatomy of Britain http://t.co/sbjHelva #
You know that Sunday morning feeling…? http://t.co/m3ybmolc #
@alansm 'Persisten' (n.) = hurried typo, hastily amended with gratitude. in reply to alansm #
@digitalpolitico Alas, no. Have never made it to a spring conf forshame. Am sure you'll manage to go astray w/out me tho in reply to DigitalPolitico #
For an economically innumerate & amusingly biased take on Lib Dem tax policies @IainMartin1 is a must-read today http://t.co/N9ltuPjy #
My thoughts on 'workfare' & the challenge for the Lib Dems to come up with some distinctively liberal answers http://t.co/Lbrq4l6b #
@mjturner1975 Quite & no mention of analyses of which tax policies most likely to boost growth – ie, higher wealth taxes w/ lower inc taxes. in reply to mjturner1975 #
RT @acdefyg123: @stephentall Excellent article. I agree with everything you say. < Thx…. #
RT @brandrepublic: Encouraging early signs for News Int > The Sun on Sunday – The battle at the newsagent http://t.co/didxy7By /@Campaignmag #
@aaemmerson Hadn't, have now Thoughtful post, too few like it over past week! in reply to AAEmmerson #
Lol » RT @mrianleslie "Santorum has one of the finest minds of the 13th century." http://t.co/9ZJSCNx3 #
Lib Dems shd be wary of Tory tactics, says ex-CEx > David Cameron wants nothing less than Tory hegemony by @LordRennard http://t.co/x3LBBxvT #
Top Tory Mark Harper to @ConHome: The public want an elected Lords & this Coalition will deliver it http://t.co/hHKA17aX #
Indy poll: 60% of public support Lib Dems’ flagship policy – tax wealthy more to cut income taxes for low-paid http://t.co/Ar9dDxOK #
T'graph in 'Foreigners are humans too' shock »RT @benedictbrogan Foreigners to be offered free treatment for HIV on NHS http://t.co/rp7Ce70L #
@jananganesh Which is also what will prevent D Miliband from mounting a comeback. #reversenepotism in reply to Jananganesh #
@Michael_Mooney You'll only be sure of getting Lib Dem pledges enacted when there's a Lib Dem majority. Same true for Tory pledges! in reply to Michael_Mooney #
@kenkenholmes Higher income tax threshold already happening because of Lib Dems in govt. in reply to kenkenholmes #
@RyanCPS @TimMontgomerie And it's easy to do as well. More importantly it's fairer & will help promote growth. in reply to RyanCPS #
@robvsnature Ironically a lot of people also oppose a tax they'll never have to pay: inheritance tax. in reply to robvsnature #
@MichaelSWithers Not sure that qualifies as an argument against it! in reply to MichaelSWithers #
@Jananganesh But would be tainted by time Lab comes to change leader. Even cf Clintons. #noveltywins in reply to Jananganesh #
@robvsnature Ah, so you're not a fan of Adam Smith then … http://t.co/ETpLzanW in reply to robvsnature #
Ex-Lab ed sect Estelle Morris backing evid-based policy » Proposals for new education body could prove revolutionary http://t.co/xdnpAnNN #
Indy: 60% of public support the Lib Dems' flagship policy – raising tax on wealthy to cut tax for low-paid http://t.co/S7nDf7T7 #
@alexvtunzelmann Tho thankfully his brand of charm won't be put to the presidential test in reply to alexvtunzelmann #
@alexhilton Hi Alex, sorry, can't DM a reply til you follow me (Unfort I don't have his email addy but maybe can suggest who wld.) #
But charit grants & individ giving significantly up » RT @GdnPolitics Corporate arts philanthropy drops 7% in a year http://t.co/QlEoEfLd #
@CllrIainRoberts @GdnPolitics Shhh #inconvenientfactstheleftdontlike in reply to CllrIainRoberts #
@hopisen @MichaelLCrick In TV adaptation left ambiguous if Perkins deposed by right-wing coup or if he wins re-election. in reply to hopisen #
@chriswiggin And yet still Coalition parties are polling 50%+… in reply to chriswiggin #
@TimMontgomerie (If Tories serious about ousting LDs, Lords reform perfect policy to deliver & appeal to LD/Con floaters.) #justsaying in reply to TimMontgomerie #
@TimMontgomerie It's a niche issue, but don't underest impact on Lib/Con waverers. Not that I'm trying to assist you in Chippers, obvs in reply to TimMontgomerie #
@TimMontgomerie Actually I am serious. You need some policies which surprise voters (cf ring-fencing int'l aid, also not obv vote-winner). in reply to TimMontgomerie #
@DissentingLib It's not the issue per se. It's showing voters Tories have changed that matters. in reply to DissentingLib #
@steve_jolly Not enough – which is why we need to keep reminding them! in reply to steve_jolly #
I've just taken the plunge… I've applied for a provisional driving licence. Feeling all growed up. #
@ryancps True, tho that question poorly phrased – assumed only tax-cuts for business cld stimulate economy. Wld have skewed results. in reply to RyanCPS #
@stevetierney robbing Peter to pay Paul = futility of taking from one to give to another who is similar. Diff to redist from wealthy -> poor in reply to stevetierney #
@ryancps I'm genuinely surprised Tories aren't doing more to try and claim this policy as their own. in reply to RyanCPS #
@andycavster It's very kind of you to believe I'll pass! #JustHoping in reply to AndyCavster #
But, but 'mirror, signal, manoeuvre'. *Surely* you look back? RT @alexfoster: I passed on my 8th attempt … I've never looked back since! #
@alixmortimer Tut-tut. *Puts away childish things in manner of 1 Corinthians 13:11* in reply to alixmortimer #
@alixmortimer @jamesgraham A driving licence covers me for a jetpack too, tho, right? Right? in reply to alixmortimer #
Will never work for me but great stuff » RT @mrianleslie Superb > How to fold a suit in a suitcase without wrinkling http://t.co/9NRfHVvt #
Ie, Tory part of Coalition » RT @Phil_Baty Nearly 2/3rds of people underest value of int'l students to UK economy http://t.co/hw0JGJjJ #
Head of Ofsted Michael Wilshaw answering Educn select c'ttee questions here http://t.co/vzmPc0AO #
Excellent news for @oxford_thinking campaign > Atlantic Records founder bequeaths £26m to Oxford University students http://t.co/kte9h1qK #
Silly @alexispetridis article arguing pop has lost its gay edge http://t.co/Ak9OrcWG < ignores Scissor Sisters, Franz Ferd, Pet Shop Boys… #
Inevitable but wow > RT @telegraphnews: James Murdoch steps down as Executive Chairman of News international #
RT @ruthoporter: @iealondon is looking for a new Communications Intern – http://t.co/VuMpN5sE #
RT @mustberead: Chris Huhne was right to take the £17,000 severance money says @richardmorrisuk http://t.co/MKPSQ5sJ #
RT @jameschappers: BREAKING Jenny Tonge resigns from Lib Dems after refusing to apologise over her remarks on Israel #
@lordbonkers Hmm, but did you really find the c'ttee system worked when you were a cllr? Didn't in my time: full-time officers ran things. in reply to lordbonkers #
@lordbonkers Interesting. Oxford was mostly NOC for my 8 yrs. Ostensibly democratic but snr officers mostly in charge. in reply to lordbonkers #
@jeremyharg @alixmortimer FTP? What new voting system is this? in reply to jeremyharg #
Why Conservatives should back Lords reform http://t.co/65gjlFVe via @libdemvoice by @nickthornsby #
@xtophercook @SchoolDuggery All the news that's fit to breed. in reply to xtophercook #
Have just used word 'redistribution' approvingly re ending higher-rate pension relief. I remain an Orange Booker & I approve this message. #
Trouble with working from home: you often forget to stop. However, I am now. That's it. *resists temptation to tinker further with document* #

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