@stephentall's weekly Twitter updates for 2012-04-13

@stephentall’s weekly Twitter updates for 2012-04-13

by Stephen Tall on April 13, 2012

THIS (mostly) > RT @emmafreud: Just incase you thought you were unique, the 46 Stages Of Twitter http://t.co/HWzCZMWF #
RT @andynairn: First we hailed Him as our saviour, then we crucified Him and now He suffers for others' sins. #easterclegg #
@tonybrett Ah, had just emailed you some text and photo. Thx fr best wishes! in reply to tonybrett #
@tonybrett I'm so much more man-of-the-people than that tho 🙂 Enjoy the allotment. in reply to tonybrett #
@steven_barber Any chance @libdemvoice wd be able to use yr Prince Charles / Tim Farron photo for our next caption comp (with credit to you) #
Lib Dem sole trader Brian Paddick credited by Labour Uncut, as Ken's craft tax avoidance measures take a hammering http://t.co/zfP1YezL #
*Waiting for viralness* > RT @stephentall: My 2012 Lib Dem election profile. Only a matter of time before it goes viral http://t.co/qp0z8B7v #
.@xtophercook Deliberate attempt to court the pasty-faced and wan-looking vote. in reply to xtophercook #
*Still waiting* RT @stephentall: My 2012 Lib Dem election profile goes live. Only a matter of time before it goes viral http://t.co/qp0z8B7v #
My 2012 Lib Dem election profile goes live. Only a matter of time before it goes viral. http://t.co/qp0z8B7v #
*Gives up waiting, goes campaigning* RT @stephentall My 2012 LibDem election profile. Matter of time be4 it goes viral http://t.co/qp0z8B7v #
@timfarron @Steven_Barber Thx to you both! in reply to timfarron #
Prob don't even have a permit RT @LieslElder Our new neighbours, who keep taking all of the good parking spaces. http://t.co/xfNyR7sH #
@timfarron Your post is now up on LDV Tim. Have a great Easter weekend, S. in reply to timfarron #
*Love* Baroness Orczy » The Teahouse Detective http://t.co/nHITHHg0 #
John Tomasi defiimg the 4 ideas of market democracy: a sound combination http://t.co/2gdnk6dm #Kindle #
I think this means John Tomasi will say he's an economic and social liberal (aka market democ here) http://t.co/mlWKUxBw #Kindle #
.@PolProfSteve But 'Yes, Minister. pins blame for political inertia on civil service. Hacker portrayed as thwarted idealist. That's why. in reply to PolProfSteve #
.@polprofsteve Agree re Hacker vote-catching/media-obsession. But eg The Whisky Priest ep shows Hacker The Idealist boxed-in by reality. in reply to PolProfSteve #
Shock! Horror! Daily Mail misleads! >> 'People wearing crosses at work: what is the government doing?' http://t.co/wr2bnHJf via @libdemvoice #
@polprofsteve What about Power to the People ep of YPM? Radical devolution of power to local people championed. in reply to PolProfSteve #
@polprofsteve Fair enough. And of course Anthony Jay not exactly a radical liberal-lefty-type! in reply to PolProfSteve #
RT @electoralreform 46.9% of the vote, 100% of the seats!? A look at the best of the worst of England's local elections http://t.co/ZyPeaJjQ #
RT @libdemvoice: Why RIPA is flawed http://t.co/tXZhR6ix by @markpack #
.@afneil Don't you find it startling how little attention UK media pays French pres election cf US election? in reply to afneil #
Strangely honest admission! > MT @cllrmmills: Tory chairman @SayeedaWarsi admits party unlikely to win seats in Oxford. http://t.co/NRevsl88 #
@jamesgraham @PoliticalParry Surely should be Staines *are* pretty. #weakgrammarjoke in reply to jamesgraham #
@joepanderson Dave Stones' comments were out of order. At least he apologised tho: http://t.co/W3NPnZyx in reply to JoePAnderson #
I think I ought to write a long article about Samantha Brick. The world's just crying out for it. There's so much more to be said. #
.@jpshaddock Yeah, I'm just too fanciable to win elections. in reply to jpshaddock #
@jpshaddock Don't I know it. Especially the laydeez. in reply to jpshaddock #
There are things I miss about working for Oxford University. Feigning interest in the Boat Race isn't one of them. #
Hmm. Stay classy, Ken » RT @stackee This does sound like a game of one-upmanship: http://t.co/DOB5y02M #
@TimMontgomerie Is that because Boris could afford to pay, while Dave would ask you for £250k instead? 🙂 in reply to TimMontgomerie #
.@twodoctors @stackee Ken did some great things for equality in the past. He ain't half burning thru his remaining political capital tho. in reply to twodoctors #
I think the final 2 in both London mayor & French presidential contests are going to be tied in the dontwanteithertowin stakes. #
Time to #giveitbackgeorge » George Osborne faces revolt over 'tax on giving' as charity donations dry up http://t.co/8CEXAXPT #
Icky article by @DeborahJaneOrr slamming Bazalgette for Big Brother http://t.co/KOSBTQdU Whatever it became, original C4 format was superb. #
S'true » Big Bang Theory: 100 episodes in, it has never been better http://t.co/dLMR33P5 « loved the Lord of the Rings episode. #
*Slavers in anticipation* » Aaron Sorkin turns to TV journalism for new drama series http://t.co/UBVWsp2N #
Eg here http://t.co/9E0DH6bI @itsmotherswork in reply to itsmotherswork #
@itsmotherswork Yes, all down to relief-taper. Max relief will be £200k or 25% of ann income (whichever greater). in reply to itsmotherswork #
@MustBeRead Many thx for the RT in reply to MustBeRead #
Dammit #iagreewithzac Curse you, Osborne! MT @ZacGoldsmith Making it harder 4 people to make donations surely madness? http://t.co/AkSxDv8c #
#giveitbackgeorge campaign hits the mainstream press (at last) > http://t.co/9Jaqp9f0 #
Waiting for Dick Van Dyke to burst into rendition of 'Where me keys? Where me dog and bone?' #marypoppins #
Kudos to #thevoiceuk RT @tvratings 'The Voice' UK closes gap on 'Britain's Got Talent' http://t.co/6jnm5KiN #
From me this morning > ‘Big Society’ hits back at Coalition’s Charity Tax #giveitbackgeorge http://t.co/9Jaqp9f0 #
Am making a fleeting guest re-appearance as mein host of this week's @libdemvoice Golden Dozen at 7pm. Fret not, @helenduffett will return. #
Alluneed2knoboutPollyin1tweet MT @pollytoynbee V annoying when u follw gd tweeters on politics but they blather on re ftball cycling or pets #
He means Twitter, right? RT @willhowells: I may have to turn this off. The combin of ropy writing and dodgy productn irritating me too much. #
Right, now the footie's over, time to feed the cats & bike to the gym to work off that breakfast #SpecialTweetForPolly #
But when I return I shall bemoan the horribly evil Coalition policies (even the ones I cheered when Labour did them) #SpecialTweetForPolly #
@RobinMcGhee Polly… "Easily read"… Difficulty computing… in reply to RobinMcGhee #
Blissful states, both » RT @mjryandaly @stephentall I can never understand Polly fully. I'm getting old 🙁 #
@mjryandaly Especially. in reply to mjryandaly #
Now back from gym. Looking for my next football/cycling/pet/breakfast tweeting inspiration. #SpecialTweetForPolly #
.@robinmcghee And Jackie Ashley too. Don't make it a hat-trick Robin. in reply to RobinMcGhee #
Miriam Margolyes. Legend: http://t.co/e4wGpHue 'Nuff said. #alwaysthevoiceofthecaramelbunnytome #
"Tax is a distraction in the London mayoral race" says Ken. #mandyricedaviesapplies #
@robinmcghee Still. It's a Warning. Stannes has form in turning out the politically confused. I escaped. in reply to RobinMcGhee #
@RobinMcGhee Yeah, not got a great liberal tradition, St Anne's, has it? Til now obvs. in reply to RobinMcGhee #
From me this morning > ‘Big Society’ hits back at Coalition’s Charity Tax #giveitbackgeorge http://t.co/9Jaqp9f0 #
Steak with champagne. Cat asleep on lap. Silent Witness on telly. http://t.co/QwfXheh0 #easterbliss #
Good article by @maryreid (a fellow Baptist-by-upbringing) » “Relig people are more likely to be politic progressive” http://t.co/P5gYmGmk #
Great stuff 🙂 RT @Everton FT: Everton 4-0 Sunderland. A comprehensive Easter Monday win for the Blues. #COYB #
Post-Easter catch-up > @MASieghart socks it to Quentin Letts for “witheringly misogynistic” assault on @LFeatherstone http://t.co/83asw4ey #
Post-Easter catch-up > ‘Big Society’ hits back at Coalition’s Charity Tax #giveitbackgeorge http://t.co/9Jaqp9f0 #
Post-Easter catch-up > Tory chair Baroness Warsi writes off party’s chances of “immediate electoral success” in Oxford http://t.co/w3c6MYwV #
.@markpack @pollycurtis But only UK (therefore regulated) charities qualify for Gift Aid relief. in reply to markpack #
.@pollycurtis @markpack It is possible to give tax-efficiently cross-border (http://t.co/x70zxXI6) but never seen it linked to tax avoidance in reply to pollycurtis #
@markpack @pollycurtis I'd be stunned – choosing to give away yr money is worst possible tax-avoidance dodge! Impossible to end up richer. in reply to markpack #
@gabyhinsliff Interesting is one word! Shows danger of last-min policy-making: unitend conseqs not thought thru, but now scared to row back. in reply to gabyhinsliff #
@markpack @pollycurtis If charity is bogus that's already illegal, no? Whereas tax avoidance is legal. Sounds like No.10's confused! in reply to markpack #
.@mjturner1975 @markpack @pollycurtis Hmm, 15 years in fundraising, I've never heard of this problem's existence before. in reply to mjturner1975 #
Curiouser & curiouser > No.10 claims Charity Tax needed to clamp down on bogus offshore charities http://t.co/7TrVn6pr (ht @mjturner1975) #
.@kiranstacey V interest report re alleged bogus offshore charities > did No10 indicate any legal route by which such donations can be made? #
@kiranstacey Thx – only tax-eff cross-border giving I'm aware of is TGE http://t.co/x70zxXI6 Hard to believe it's a tax-avoidance route! in reply to kiranstacey #
@kiranstacey Agreed – 15 yrs in f'raising I've never heard of this as a prob. There can be issues re UK trusts, but that's Charity Comm bus. in reply to kiranstacey #
@imi_ahmed @kiranstacey @pollycurtis But 1) No10 said prob is offshore charities, yet not poss to make standard tax-eff gifts to non-UK char in reply to kiranstacey #
@imi_ahmed @kiranstacey @pollycurtis And 2) HMRC doesn't vet UK charities (that's Charity Commission job). in reply to kiranstacey #
@Imi_Ahmed @pollycurtis @kiranstacey But HMRC only checks that charity has charitable status not how it's operating. in reply to Imi_Ahmed #
Intriguing job title » @OxfordCity: City Council job vacancy – Streetscene Operative (Static Toilets), salary £16,440 http://t.co/D1y3yvxe #
@travelling_wolf Am worried I might get a shock from a static toilet. in reply to travelling_wolf #
@travelling_wolf But if you rub a static toilet on your jumper will it stick to the ceiling? in reply to travelling_wolf #
@MattSellwood Without the static toilet, the security services will have nothing to go on. #bigbrother #badoomtss in reply to MattSellwood #
From me this morning > http://t.co/1QXi0pDO National Theatre boss says Jeremy Hunt blindsided by Coalition 'Charity Tax' #giveitbackgeorge #
It's a portent, soon-to-be-Cllr Stott 🙂 > RT @duncanstott: I'm 27.6 years old and the average age of people in Carfax Ward is 27.6 #
@jananganesh Least popular with people who won't ever vote liberal, true. But people who won't ever vote liberal not our top target audience in reply to JananGanesh #
RT @kahunter: Could the Chancellor's charity tax stop the flow of philanthropy to universities? http://t.co/owY2KiFx #giveitbackgeorge #
So does the Santorum 2016 campaign start today? (Assuming Romney loses… and perhaps even if he doesn't.) #
Or will Santorum go the way of Huckabee and Palin and cash-in instead? #
@jockox3 No. They're the most noble 🙂 in reply to jockox3 #
@gabyhinsliff On which note 🙂 http://t.co/rnc47sTl in reply to gabyhinsliff #
For all the Clegg/Cam fuss today, they are probably the closest political double-act* in Govt in living memory (* not incl Major/Currie) #
@motionjoanna @MotionJoanna Sadly true (tho /may/ be more easily remedied if unintentional) in reply to MotionJoanna #
H/t to @kiranstacey for today's FT blog (linked herein) > RT @stephentall: A 24 carat Government cock-up unfurls… http://t.co/pO375kvV #
.@LonWon Never been an ultra-loyalist, just generally agree with Coalition direction. & not a red-line, but a genuine disagreement. in reply to LonWon #
@LonWon no, don't usually hear radio in day – who was on? in reply to LonWon #
@LonWon *breathes out* in reply to LonWon #
@sarabedford @LonWon "awkward squad" sounds way cooler, tho 🙂 in reply to sarabedford #
@LonWon ah ok – saw her remarks reported hadn't realised from #wato in reply to LonWon #
RT @politicshomeuk: Tomorrow's Daily Telegraph front page: Charities fear learge donors will walk away http://t.co/oPWqzGw4 #
@sjoh0050 Not cheaper for higher-rate taxpayer: tax relief is the difference between higher-rate and basic rate so it's equal (@tonybrett) in reply to sjoh0050 #
@sjoh0050 Tax changes won't stop philanthropy, but will reduce amount given: http://t.co/6cOeXgoD in reply to sjoh0050 #
*Sigh* BBC > "Among ploys used by very rich to cut income tax bills to nothing are giving all their money to charity" http://t.co/w0pXIdlG #
Re last tweet did @ianpollockatbbc u/stand what he'd just written: that "giving all your money away" is somehow smart tax-avoidance?! Sheesh #
@kiranstacey Thx for the RT! in reply to kiranstacey #
@mjturner1975 I think a section labelled 'Analysis' shd attempt some objectivity! in reply to mjturner1975 #
@sarabedford Good on him – charity beginning at home 🙂 in reply to sarabedford #
@mjturner1975 I think it's more arguable that the success of the charity sector saves Treasury *a lot* of money. in reply to mjturner1975 #
@mjturner1975 Fact that Jeremy Hunt not consulted backs up this was a rush-job. Charity Tax implications now being retrojustified. in reply to mjturner1975 #
#IagreewithLonWon RT @lonwon: To clarify: @stephentall's about as far as one can get from "My party, right or wrong". He's polite & incisive #
@sjoh0050 No – charity benefits just as much from £10 from basic rate as from higher-rate taxpayer. Gift Aid reclaim is same = £2.50. in reply to sjoh0050 #
@sjoh0050 Higher-rate relief not about recognition – it's about the money charities will have to spend on the services they deliver. in reply to sjoh0050 #
@sarabedford Ah – agree that's a different case (sounds like a fraud/regulatory issue) in reply to sarabedford #
@richardmorrisuk Too kind! in reply to richardmorrisuk #
From me last night > 'If you want to see a 24 carat Government cock-up gradually unfurl before your very eyes…' http://t.co/pO375kvV #
My latest #giveitbackgeorge post > A 24 carat Government cock-up unfurls…' http://t.co/pO375kvV #
@aaemmerson My very great pleasure! in reply to AAEmmerson #
Size 14 today was Size 18 in 1975, apparently » Clothing sizes: Dressing up http://t.co/YA5CVOPw #justsayin #
Cul-de-sac or continuez tout-droite for Sarkozy? » The French election: Climbing mount improbable http://t.co/8Swsd3IW via @theeconomist #
@NickThornsby Ouch. Hope went okay all things considered. in reply to NickThornsby #
The Govt keeps on digging http://t.co/LB56D4Sx (@kiranstacey) < retrojustification of Charity Tax makes No10 look silly #giveitbackgeorge #
@kiranstacey Acc to Treasury, only 100s of individs will be affected by this proposal – surely not hard for HMRC to check their affairs… in reply to kiranstacey #
@kiranstacey … without penalising charitable sector as a whole. (Lesson to politicians: don't let Treasury run your policies!) in reply to kiranstacey #
.@kiranstacey Quite. But Treasury wants the revenue & the politicians are parroting the Treasury's "all philanthropists a bit dodgy" spin. in reply to kiranstacey #
Labour's local election broadcast ignores local elections http://t.co/pNOzs9JV < that's how much they value local decision-making. #
I came out closest to Brian Paddick on @Votematch #votelondon (for graph see here: http://t.co/OlTFejYO) #paddickpower #
@kiranstacey That is interesting. Certainly what I've been told is this is being pushed by Treasury (which never has u'stood philanthropy) in reply to kiranstacey #
Pure @JeremyJHardy genius "My children are *so* bright!" > RT @bbcradio4: Audioboo: Jeremy Hardy's New Quiz Buddha rant http://t.co/4TTn9vMT #
4-day weeks are all very well, but it already feels like Thursday to me. #
"Labour’s not-so-very-local election broadcast shows how unimportant local decision-making is to Ed Miliband’s party" http://t.co/pNOzs9JV #
RT @simoncooper: Nick Clegg webinar at LDHQ @ Liberal Democrat HQ http://t.co/1vCAw4Vy #
I'm 74% Brian http://t.co/OlTFejYO > which London mayoral candidate are you closest to? #
Oh gawd, #10oclocklive has appeared unbidden on my screen. It hasn't improved. #lazytritetedious #switchedoff #
@themsley There should clearly be a 74%-ers club! in reply to themsley #
From me last night > 'Labour’s not-so-very-local election broadcast' http://t.co/pNOzs9JV #
Torygraph: 'Clegg faced financial scrutiny during last general election in 2010'. Erm, that would be this smear then: http://t.co/fd1mLftd #
From me last night > I should vote for Brian as London Mayor (but alas I don’t have a vote) http://t.co/OlTFejYO #
.@malcolmbruce To your questions: 1) No. 2) Yes, but not as much. http://t.co/pO375kvV #giveitbackgeorge in reply to malcolmbruce #
@polprofsteve Interesting. A Very British Coup also c.'85? 1980s period when light began to be shone on security services. in reply to PolProfSteve #
.@kiranstacey Many thx – have linked & written-up here: http://t.co/9sOBpeml #giveitbackgeorge in reply to kiranstacey #
Good stuff > RT @caronmlindsay: Good to see @lfeatherstone nail the media myths on wearing of crosses http://t.co/5Iuz1Vy1 #
Good to see Vince gets it > Vince Cable concerned at charity tax relief caps http://t.co/tZqtRKh8 #giveitbackgeorge #
'Donors or dodgers? – the tax relief cap saga so far' < terrific post by @Nick_Ald here http://t.co/6YftBmiv #
5 signs of hope the Govt may be listening to reason on the Charity Tax – blog by me here > http://t.co/lftcf1zN #giveitbackgeorge #
RT @karlwilding: @stephentall and the LibDem PPC for #stalbans get its too Stephen: http://t.co/tgGIX17c #giveitbackgeorge #
.@adrianbeney's guide to the Chancellor's grab on giving http://t.co/CgrPHbRT #giveitbackgeorge #
@mjturner1975 Apols, this one correct http://t.co/wT5c5M77 in reply to mjturner1975 #
RT @commentisfree .@GuardianJoanna Wow – the pace of commenting on CiF is amazing. « "amazing" is one word for CIF comments, I guess. #
A fan crew » RT @DuncanStott Check out our fantastic full slate of Oxford Liberal Democrat candidates at http://t.co/RVzrT1Z6 #
From me this morning > 'Telegraph smears Clegg. Again. (Y’know, I’ve a sneaky feeling they don’t like him.)' http://t.co/ibUqLHHM #
Great interview with @alexvtunzelmann in @historytoday about her work on the Cold War, US & the Caribbean http://t.co/gyfO6aLW #
Consecutive tweets in my timeline about loud unexplained bangs, in Oxford http://t.co/zZDSmy0S & in Warwickshire http://t.co/v9xD6mV9 … #
… That's loud, unexplained bangs shortly after Boris bans the anti-gay bus ads. Someone Up There ain't happy #justsayin #
David David joins Vince Cable in speaking out against Charity Tax http://t.co/v4L7zPWK #giveitbackgeorge #
.@rebelrevell No. The wealthy will still give. But some will give less. The wealthy won't be any worse off. Charities will be. in reply to RebelRevell #
@MartinChelt Until now there hasn't been a Govt accusing philanthropists of tax-dodging. Am sad it's a liberal govt breaking that mould. in reply to MartinChelt #
On tax avoidance, allow me to leap to defence of the super-rich | Nicholas Hytner http://t.co/2PcO8Fsh « good stuff from Nat Theatre boss. #
Not at all sure absence of alternative Tory leader really is Cameron's single greatest advantage @TimMontgomerie: http://t.co/pCVte1Vs #
I'd say Cam's advantgs are being centrist & articulate; & the implosion of Labour thinking http://t.co/pCVte1Vs #
@rfenwick Has it ever been acceptable to say the reverse? in reply to rfenwick #
@rfenwick Ah. One of many reasons your presence is missed! in reply to rfenwick #
@mjturner1975 Thank you! in reply to mjturner1975 #