@stephentall's weekly Twitter updates for 2012-05-04

@stephentall’s weekly Twitter updates for 2012-05-04

by Stephen Tall on May 4, 2012

From @libdemvoice > Simon Hughes calls for independent inquiry into Jeremy Hunt http://t.co/q5n9OVon #
From @libdemvoice > Good news as Charles Taylor found guility http://t.co/KPHBAXbe #
From @libdemvoice > Six reasons the Interception of Communications Commissioner has failed http://t.co/0Kukj9jN #
From @libdemvoice > Lib Dems hold Waterside, North Norfolk – From the Norfolk Evening News: The Liberal Democrats ha… http://t.co/YldGRgNg #
From @libdemvoice > LibLink: Paddy Ashdown I understand why many voters on the progressive wing of politics are st… http://t.co/sOFqz03W #
From @libdemvoice > PMQs: Miliband hits barn door twice – Britain back in recession, embarrassing emails about gove… http://t.co/NqJhewRX #
#meta » RT @rupertmurdoch Interesting #
From @libdemvoice > LibLink: Stephen Gilbert This half-baked pasty tax is offensive http://t.co/FMacbcIk #
@loveandgarbage Intriguing that he questions concept of quasi-judicial: established in planning law, no? in reply to loveandgarbage #
@loveandgarbage Thanks. When u say q-j 'a tag', what does that mean? Interested bec q-j still big issue in local govt (planning, licensing). in reply to loveandgarbage #
Including, ahem, from me » RT @GdnHigherEd NEW: 15 tips to increase charitable giving in higher education http://t.co/QJ2xilGW #
Incl 3 posts from me this week #shamelessplug » RT @libdemvoice The LDV Friday Five: 27 April 2012 http://t.co/PcfDAt4y by @helenduffett #
Such a shame I was right to be so cautious re LD breakthru » Clegg, Obama & the new Lib Dem voters http://t.co/UcY4RW5V « from April 2010 #
@RobinMcGhee It certainly doesn't auger well for Wills. in reply to RobinMcGhee #
Worth a RT 😉 @DigitalPolitico I'd give @stephentall a #ff for exclnt Leveson piece http://t.co/dShtF9Sn but he's bigging himself up enough #
@adriansalmon @gdnhighered By don't of quantity only 🙂 in reply to adriansalmon #
@loveandgarbage Would love to have made that point in various planning meetings over the years 🙂 in reply to loveandgarbage #
From @libdemvoice > The LDV Friday Five: 27 April 2012 – It's Friday. It's five o'clock. Here's a fistful of lists t… http://t.co/MhYctqQt #
RT @colingale: @stephentall I thought he was coming across very anti playing Don Foster piece you did well < TY 🙂 http://t.co/m1GMAgtE #
Bless > RT @pinkhumanist: @stephentall U continue 2 want 2 associate yrself with the #NASTYPARTY Can't wait for Thur. Champagne ready. RIP #
@CllrDaisyBenson Many thx for the #ff Daisy (tho I'll never catch yr follower count!) in reply to CllrDaisyBenson #
Accidentally? Tell that to the mothers of those little seal-pups > RT @willhowells: I have accidentally gone clubbing. #
From @libdemvoice > The Weekend Debate: Who'd get your 2nd preference after Brian in the race for London Mayor? http://t.co/vLTPppsH #
From @libdemvoice > Julian Huppert in five minutes – How can you possibly compress Cambridge MP Julian Huppert into … http://t.co/9JD9L0Rb #
From @libdemvoice > First of the new style Federal Policy Committee reports published http://t.co/aWTvJIUJ #
From @libdemvoice > Poll shows Labour's vote up but Livingstone's vote down http://t.co/CUd4D3my #
From @libdemvoice > LDVideo: Clegg we don't need Hunt inquiry. Hughes we need Hunt inquiry http://t.co/vuYqpkoq #
From @libdemvoice > LDV Caption Competition: David Cameron & Jeremy Hunt "Human shield" Edition http://t.co/0b5OrIXD #
@xtophercook Univ? I didn't know you were sporty 🙂 in reply to xtophercook #
@xtophercook Ah. That fits better 🙂 in reply to xtophercook #
'Tis the time of year, just after Easter, I begin to realise I'm never actually going to finish reading the Xmas issue of The Economist. #
RT @artesea: and they are both back >> RT @artesea: both @libdemvoice and LibDemBlogs down due an issue at our datacentre. #
@alansm working fine for me…? in reply to alansm #
@alansm Always worth the effort tho 🙂 in reply to alansm #
I liked an @YouTube video http://t.co/Y0BP7Ict Stephen Tall on reforming the House of Lords #
Hmm. #applyvatofsalt > MT @andrew_comres: ComRes survey suggests PM's "support for same-sex marriage cd cost 30 seats" http://t.co/6poegJ5r #
I believe YouGov tonight as little as I believed it last night. But as it shows Tories at lowest ever fig & LibDems in double-figs I will RT #
RT @suttonnick: YouGov in Sunday Times tmrw – Lab 40%, Con 29%, LD 11%, UKIP 10%, Oth 10%. (1717 adults. Apr 26-27) http://t.co/onlSmVRH #
Thanks @oflynnexpress for cheering me up massively 🙂 "Nick Clegg is killing the Tory party" http://t.co/OGNMuy29 #
@stackee @MsNoetiCat Can I request a #StickWithNick twibbon please&thankyou. in reply to stackee #
@stackee @MsNoetiCat Pls don't, y'know, feel you should. On a Saturday night. #beingtakenseriously #feelsguilty in reply to stackee #
@DigitalPolitico @stackee And to think the public reckon there's something odd about politicos, eh? #werejustspecial in reply to DigitalPolitico #
@stackee @MsNoetiCat @DigitalPolitico *impressed face* in reply to stackee #
LibDems – want to #StickWithNick Then pin your twibbon to your avatar with pride http://t.co/WayeJJbT (many thx to @stackee) #
@DigitalPolitico okay, just a tech-geek then 😉 in reply to DigitalPolitico #
@stackee Will do tmrw morn – too fiddly on mobile. Not sure I'll get it trending tho. in reply to stackee #
That's what other people's misery can do for you MT @tobyhelm: Balls enjoying himself more than at any time since he was a Cabinet minster. #
From @libdemvoice > Simon Hughes challenges Harriet Harman over Labour's record in Sheffield http://t.co/cGIC9gFO #
RT @john_self: Maybe @UKIP and @Nigel_Farage can say whether Dr Gasper is expressing the party line on gay issues. http://t.co/qhNI02Dp #
From me last night > Britney versus Jordan: the fickle correlation of celebrity and baby names http://t.co/mBticQpc #
Must-read Indy piece from Hamish McRae: UK *not* in recession, but growing at c.1-2% pa http://t.co/IAgiHwse #
Fascinating post & graph here via @OECD_EDU > 'How can education help tackle rising income inequality?' http://t.co/Ny2xeEdX #
@masieghart @tobyhelm Erm, Jenkins was Chancellor & reforming Home Sect. How about another Roy, Hattersley? in reply to MASieghart #
From @libdemvoice > Barbara Janke to step down as Lib Dem leader in Bristol http://t.co/JRpwNZX5 #
@masieghart @tobyhelm Ah fair enough – Jenkins def qualifies then. RAB Butler prob ultimate 'Colin Montgomerie' fig; perhaps Ken Clarke too. in reply to MASieghart #
@stackee I did try this morning, honest. But failed. Tho #StickWithNick registered on twibbon 🙂 in reply to stackee #
From @libdemvoice > Chris Rennard writes: Dick Newby to be new Liberal Democrat Chief Whip in the House of Lords http://t.co/jGrGIMSU #
From @libdemvoice > Stephen Gilbert MP writes The Pasty Tax is unfair, unworkable and unenforceable http://t.co/0ECOJu0X #
@jamesgraham Ah, Julia Gasper. Well known to us here in Oxford East. Lives in my old ward. in reply to jamesgraham #
@stackee I didn't want spheres. The Twitter made me do them. in reply to stackee #
Leo: yawning not growling http://t.co/erResj2b #
From @libdemvoice > In other news Lib Dems close no libraries, Paddick pledges 360,000 homes, & Newby is new Lords w… http://t.co/3OgPTK0G #
From @libdemvoice > Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #271 http://t.co/xm9DJZ5K #
In the FA's defence, Roy Hodgson has a track record of taking truly woeful teams & transforming them into adequate mediocrity. #
@shodanalexm Indeed. And the one time he tried, at Liverpool, the big names / prima donnas won. in reply to ShodanAlexM #
@richardmorrisuk @sarabedford @MarkReckons @jeremyharg @markpack Isn't it usually at first PLDP after election? in reply to richardmorrisuk #
Back-to-work-Monday, so weather turns gorgeous http://t.co/IBAFn1nM. Still nice Oxford view to home-work to today. #
From @libdemvoice > How much chocolate can you put on a gingerbread man before he becomes standard-rated for VAT? http://t.co/kBqponEr #
A special #followmonday to @TristanPithers who's just joined the LibDems from Labour. Welcome! #
From @libdemvoice > Opinion: We can't let councils discriminate against house-sharers http://t.co/vlXEMUae #
I see the @London2012 ticket website is proving as woeful as ever. I understand waiting times, but loadsa error messages… Pah. #
From @libdemvoice > Opinion: Vince for No.11 – for growth and investment http://t.co/8MxcJPmn #
No cat should fall asleep in this position. #unbecoming http://t.co/TezRfipY #
From @libdemvoice > Sarah Ludford MEP writes Deal on transfer of passenger data to the US was least worst option http://t.co/9N0VmTXv #
Another email from allegedly reputable polling company headlining stat that "almost half" public agree with a statement. #underwhelmed #
I'm curious: did Ed Balls visit Spain today to let them know their recession was also created in Downing Street? #cojones #
From @libdemvoice > Lib Dems see silver lining in Tories' cloud http://t.co/RM0xi0uB #
@stackee Ha! Just blogged that very point: http://t.co/P1lv6oxG in reply to stackee #
@stackee Natch 🙂 in reply to stackee #
RT @legalaware: This is a brilliant post @libdemvoice http://t.co/MilEmtsX about use of a sense of humour in political interactions #
"The EveStd hasn't been as impartial as 4 years ago": @timmontgomerie. Quite! Am no Ken fan but bias has been appalling http://t.co/cVHivuV7 #
From @libdemvoice > David Cameron's jibe at Dennis Skinner: forget the ageism, it was just badly done. http://t.co/9tkS01Ar #
Ooh. The title race just got interesting again… Well done City! #stilljusthalftime #calmdown #
I'm quoted here on BBC http://t.co/L1Wsfm73 re my Cam/Skinner post … http://t.co/XTB383kf #
Now *that* was a game » RT @sundersays Not a patch on Liverpool v Arsenal 1989 tonight … #
From @libdemvoice > ITV: Three ex-News International executives misled Parliament say MPs http://t.co/pVeURKqK #
My 18th year waking up in Oxford on 1st May. Still never made it to #MayMorning Not a major regret, I have to say. #
From me last night > David Cameron’s jibe at Dennis Skinner: forget the ageism, it was just badly done. http://t.co/4ohfyYff #
RT @headingtonnews: Election for same Headington area council seats 4 yrs ago included majorities of just 4, 16, and 37 http://t.co/uvXqxNde #
From @libdemvoice > Yesterday in the Lords: flightless poultry call for a postponement of Christmas? http://t.co/GftGzB4l #
From @libdemvoice > Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: a Lib Dem success story http://t.co/TuQstVb2 #
From @libdemvoice > The True Cost of Energy: why Ed Davey must act http://t.co/ie2rXcjJ #
From @libdemvoice > ELDR: a caucus in the Caucusus – When I was elected to the Liberal Democrat delegation to the Co… http://t.co/6BPju2e4 #
From me this morning > ‘Brand Clegg’ continues to out-poll ‘Brand Miliband’: what it means for the Lib Dems http://t.co/Ywz2zCbs #
@MattChorley Thx for the RT, Matt! #
From @libdemvoice > Yesterday in the Lords: Labour prepare the ground for rejection of Lords Reform http://t.co/gQDJqb0j #
@MattChorley Re Mili, will be interesting to see if okay HoC turn y'day can help turn perception tide. A lot depends on Thur, I suspect. in reply to MattChorley #
From @libdemvoice > Tom Brake MP writes A landmark achievement in fight for our civil liberties http://t.co/KdqW3oEn #
From @libdemvoice > Police arrest BNP candidate for Mayor of Liverpool http://t.co/8vkH47Z7 #
@williamsiwjames I will happily & necessarily take your word for it 🙂 in reply to WilliamSiwJames #
From @libdemvoice > LDVideo: What are your memories of 15 years ago today, 1st May 1997? http://t.co/IU6xZJKm #
@alexwilcock Thx for the RT, Alex 🙂 in reply to alexwilcock #
From @libdemvoice > Something you can do to win Lib Dem votes today http://t.co/lXfUBazf #
From me last night > The Oxford Ukip candidate who says people who ‘choose’ to be gay should stop ‘complaining abo… http://t.co/sX12XWj3 #
From @libdemvoice > Nick Clegg trashes Liam Fox's economic policy demands http://t.co/vEJwgh97 #
From @libdemvoice > Vote for change in London – Ashdown, Steel and Williams http://t.co/6mO6eA05 #
From @libdemvoice > Annette Brooke MP writes: Progresss at last for park home owners? http://t.co/5azZ7qbD #
A thing what I wrote about this year's elections > The Lib Dems must weather these mid-term blues http://t.co/3of27XDj via @politics_co_uk #
From @libdemvoice > Tales from the Campaign Trail: Danny Alexander to the rescue http://t.co/bsAns4LJ #
Ukip – they're just so cuddly, aren't they? > RT @helenduffett: UKIP burn pictures of gay mayoral candidate in Soho. http://t.co/lDZct8Lh #
@sadielsmith Thx Sadie – and I agree the old truth holds: where we work we can win. It's just a whole lot harder in govt! in reply to sadielsmith #
@PJWestlake Fingers-crossed! in reply to PJWestlake #
From @libdemvoice > Michael Moore MP's Westminster Notes – Liberal Democrat Secretary of State for Scotland writes a… http://t.co/oYDSVh75 #
New post from me > What I wrote at http://t.co/xsRzF28n: The Lib Dems must weather these mid-term blues http://t.co/IgAeOJCR #
@steverichards14 @JananGanesh Not just unlikely. Impossible. (And I say that as a fan of the Coalition, in the main.) in reply to steverichards14 #
From @libdemvoice > LibLink: Stephen Tall The Coalition's mid-term blues: a problem shared (is still a problem) http://t.co/V90qT7lo #
@markpack @binny_uk or the Peter Cushing? in reply to markpack #
RT @BBCStephanie Just tried to vote. My polling station, in Hammersmith, had closed two hours early. Has anyone else had same problem? #
Me neither #mystery » MT @helenwalsh @timprater why do I not get these emails? Nick Clegg never emails me anymore. I'm sure he did once. #
From @libdemvoice > UKIP burn picture of Brian Paddick in Soho http://t.co/4QgL7Rd1 #
So *that's* what confused Stephanie Flanders » RT @bbcnickrobinson Just been rehearsing for election night #bbcvote2012 #
And beyond M25 too! » RT @alexhilton I'm loving that Scottish Councils are elected by STV. We should do that in London #
.@DuncanStott @alexhilton Quite. And on that basis 11 MPs should be elected in 2015 by AV. #whynot in reply to DuncanStott #
From @libdemvoice > Police investigate Labour in Leeds over fake poll card allegations http://t.co/BMrNGw7G #
The very best of British to all activists trudging through the rain today to remind y'all to exercise yr right to vote #especiallytheLibDems #
And especially good luck to those candidates who've actually put their heads above parapets to stand for what they believe in #esptheLDs #
Erm, maybe you just follow more Tory MPs? » RT @GregHands Noticeable on Twitter now how many Conservative MPs up early, and how few Labour. #
But what if they actually wake up bec of their spouse's? RT @mjturner1975 @stephentall I demand publicatn of every MP's alarm clock setting #
Best of luck to all Oxford's LibDem candidates today, including m'fellow tweeters @RuthWilk @DuncanStott @SamFowkes1 & @RobinMcGhee #
There's a deep irony in Independent candidates standing on anti-party platform then saying 'Vote for me because my label says Independent.' #
From @libdemvoice > How to vote and what to do once you've voted http://t.co/5l7w07Rq #
Very droll 🙂 > RT @mattchorley: BLOG: Unfocussed Clegg makes a spectacle of himself http://t.co/jBrrNqbo #
@tonybrett Thx Tony! in reply to tonybrett #
As are synonym and oxymoron. Clearly > RT @jackofkent: *weeps* RT @jim0thy: @JackofKent Rebut and refute are synonyms. #
From @libdemvoice > Two weeks, two major achievements for the Liberal Democrats in government http://t.co/zc19imSf #
Thank you! > RT @lieslelder: @stephentall Good luck today! x #
*Thinks… Time for a write-in campaign* RT @caprosser: @stephentall P.S. Good luck today! I'd vote for you but I live in Summertown. #
@rfenwick Not simplistic at all. May as well suggest weekends cost the economy a third of output. #
Day I forget my headphones = day sat by loud woman who thinks making squeaky noise with footrest is HILARIOUS. #passiveaggressivecommuting #
Looking forward to return to Oxford to Get Out My Own Vote. Remember to get yours out, too. #
Thx, tho not all will see this as recommendtn! MT @TonyOX3 Congrats to @stephentall, most prolific tweeting election candidate in Headington #
Bayrou's backing for Hollande surely spells end for Sarkozy. What next for Nikolas? #
More political, y'mean? MT @alansm @stephentall I'd beg voters not to drag you away from LDV but a bit of election cd spice up yr posts 😛 #
@martijn_grooten I hope we'll win the ward I've helped work. Sadly that's not been mine (this year). in reply to martijn_grooten #
@travelling_wolf you mean no candidates' pictures on the ballot papers? You've been disenfranchised! in reply to travelling_wolf #
My vote is cast. Went LibDem in the end. Good luck, one 'n' all. #
Fascinating profile of Sefton council wards in Mesreyside by @andrewteale (I grew up in Church ward, solid Lab) http://t.co/rIwmWlnh #
From @libdemvoice > How to show you're a party member when you post a comment http://t.co/qcU3036i #
Bizarre modern media phenomenon: less important newspapers become the more TV allows its news agenda to be dictated by them #allpaperreviews #
Dilemma: up early tmrw to do LBC radio, so shd I stay up a bit longer now to try & get early overview, or just get up stupidly early on Fri? #
Surely lesson of Boris's success is a simple counter-cyclical one: it's much easier to win mid-term if you're seen to run against the govt? #
@saturngirl My view too…. Soon 🙂 in reply to saturngirl #
From @libdemvoice > The local elections results open thread – The polls have closed, so where are we? England Electi… http://t.co/3ATTBla7 #
Ouch RT @lev1977uk: Two sources saying Manchester will be another LD wipeout. If this is true – Labour will be almost unstoppable in 2014. #
Unsurprising but still… RT @paultwinn: Sunderland's lonely LD councillor has lost his seat. #
Nice 🙂 RT @neilmonnery: Lib Dem hold Blenheim Park. Lib Dem hold all three seats they are defending. #southendvotes #
Congrats! RT @lordrennard: I hear my friend Howard Sykes LD Leader in Oldham re-elected he thinks. #Election2012 #
@davidlhennigan @lev1977uk Sorry to hear that… I'm not expecting to be Cllr Tall by the end of the night! in reply to DavidLHennigan #
Wow! RT @jockox3: “@tonybrett: Oxford Marston: LD 84, IND 877, Con 195, Green 122, Lab 636 IND Win!” by a country mile! Well done Mick! #
@DavidLHennigan Erm, key word was *not* (but that's fine I wasn't expecting to win) in reply to DavidLHennigan #
LibDem gain from Tories? RT @theoxfordmail: Elizabeth Poskitt takes woodstock and bladon off Ian Hudspeth in west oxon #elections2012 #
RT @phil_reilly: Sounds like Lib Dems will hold 8 seats in Hull. Lost all but two held seats there last year. #election2012 #
Well done! RT @peterwelch12816: lib dems hold all their seats in Southend #
RT @aldc: In West Oxfordshire, #libdems Elizabeth Poskitt takes the seat of the Conservative leader of Oxfordshire County Council #
Bad luck @RobinMcGhee > RT @tonybrett: Oxford Holywell: Lab: 204, Green: 356, LD: 197, Con: 145 Green gain from LD. #
@jockox3 Sadly 🙁 in reply to jockox3 #
But a good liberal campaign! > RT @robinmcghee: Well that didn't work. My most delighted and wondrous thanks to everyone who voted for me. #
@xtophercook Though that would be as inaccurate as people saying "Lots". in reply to xtophercook #
@xtophercook But there is clear correlation between local election performance and national election results on constituency basis. in reply to xtophercook #
RT @bbcpeterh: Lib Dems fortifying Eastleigh stronghold – 3 gains – though some from defectors #
@xtophercook No time to write a short paper then 🙂 in reply to xtophercook #
RT @libdems: Liberal Democrats gain 2 seats from Conservatives in Brentwood #election2012 #
RT @phil_reilly: RT @LordRennard: LDs make 3 gains in Eastleigh stronghold! #libdems #Election2012 #
Not good > RT @oxfordcity: Labour gain in Carfax and North wards #oxfordelections2012 Full results on our website: http://t.co/BrJ6eJ9z #
Me too > RT @jockox3: @DuncanStott sorry to hear your result 🙁 #
North not looking good for LibDems #understatement RT @lev1977uk: @MShapland Manchester – looks like we win 0 lose 12. 🙁 #
Sheesh! RT @theoxfordmail: Tories lose third seat of the night in true blue W Oxfordshire – Witney Central goes Labour http://t.co/rWu8e52Y #
THE result I've been waiting for – my old ward Headington (which I won from Lab in 2000) stays LibDem thx to excellent work of @RuthWilk #
What's happening?! RT @theoxfordmail: Tories have just lost a fourth in W Oxfordshire. This is looking very interesting http://t.co/zDiGyMSJ #
@MShapland Ta but all congrats belong to > @ruthwilk in reply to MShapland #
@matttcasey Ta, but it was Ruth (and her colleague David Rundle) who deserve any plaudits in reply to matttcasey #
RT @jockox3: #UKIP Gaspar gets a 69 at count to cum last in Oxford Quarry ward 🙂 < Hurrah – here's why http://t.co/sX12XWj3 #
RT @lordrennard: I hear we will hold Cheltenham. Doing well in councils we control. #libdems #Election2012 #
RT @mshapland: Via @AndrewSparrow: early BBC figures suggest Labour 39% nationally, Tories 31%, Lib Dems 14% -> I said 40% 29% 18% #
A bright spot! > RT @danlew0: LD GAIN in Cambridge ward Southport was a 10.5% swing #winninghere #
LibDems doing better in south > RT @nichstarling: #bbc ignoring Lib Dem gains in Eastleigh, Portsmouth, Brentwood, etc, etc. #
Local factors I assume?! RT @theoxfordmail: Fifth Tory ward lost in West Oxfordshire now. LibDems take Charlbury and Finstock #elections2012 #
@jockox3 Yes – by huge 2:1 majority! in reply to jockox3 #
Well, I beat Ukip :~ RT @tonybrett: Oxford H'tonHill&Northway: Green 156, Lab 589, UKIP 97, Con 273, LD 110 Lab hold. Bad luck @stephentall #
@jockox3 A life's ambition 🙂 in reply to jockox3 #
Many thanks to the 110 people who voted for me today. Now if you can all of you find 5 friends we're in business here. #timeforbedmethinks #
RT @carlminns: Hull lib Dems lose holderness by 1000 last year lose after 3 recounts this year. Well done jackie dad. Next tme 🙂 #
RT @ldkatz71: Delighted to have won in #brentwoodwest tonight with a huge majority. 1003 votes to Con 667 and Lab 148. Cllr Karen… #
The voters are always right. Bastards. > RT @chriswiggin: @stephentall hang on, you got fewer votes than I did? #
@mjryandaly S'okay, was not unexpected. Am v happy with next-door Headington result. in reply to mjryandaly #
So LbDem @ruthwilk won the highest number of votes of any councillor in Oxford today. My old ward couldn't be in better hands 🙂 #
@mjryandaly Headington = LD @RuthWilk 983, Lab 557, Con 178, Green 111 in reply to mjryandaly #
@martijn_grooten Sorry to hear that, Martijn in reply to martijn_grooten #
Turn-out 29% in Oxford cf 33% in '08. That's because not enough wards competitive this year. Residents will be the losers #labourcomplacency #
@neilmonnery @chriswiggin Never mind the width, feel the quality 🙂 in reply to neilmonnery #
I note the Labour councillor in the ward where I live won 666 votes. #nocomment #
@spencer__uk Don't have figs to hand but look lower to me. in reply to spencer__uk #
RT @bbcpeterh: Portsmouth Lib dems cleaned up, 2 LAB gains from T, two LD gains from Tories, no losses for LD #BBCVote2012 #
In 2011, the elections were anti-Lib Dem. In 2012, they're anti-Coalition. Tories also feeling pain of government. Well, a problem shared… #
Looked at another way, the Lib Dems and Tories really are all in it together now. #
From @libdemvoice > Elections 2012: It's another bruising night for the Lib Dems http://t.co/EBtfaozW #
@mjturner1975 Lost heavily in the ward where I was standing; did really well in my old ward where I was helping. in reply to mjturner1975 #
From me last night > 5 predictions for election night http://t.co/Ewj9Sp8y #
@mjturner1975 TY! in reply to mjturner1975 #