@stephentall's weekly Twitter updates for 2012-05-11

@stephentall’s weekly Twitter updates for 2012-05-11

by Stephen Tall on May 11, 2012

@sundersays Ben Ramm also. #
From @libdemvoice earlier > Elections 2012: It's another bruising night for the Lib Dems http://t.co/by99MAPs #
Off to Cambridge for friend's wedding this aft – nice way to remember there's more to life than politics. #foronedayonly #
@sundersays edits defunct mag, The Liberal, & tho not a LD often labelled 'voice of grassroots' by media looking for rent-a-quote. in reply to sundersays #
From me this morning > Elections 2012: It’s another bruising night for the Lib Dems http://t.co/o0vFbCAe #
From @libdemvoice > London elections results open thread – The count for the Mayor of London and the members of the … http://t.co/G9mqevII #
From @libdemvoice > From today's Lib Dem News – * Mary Reid is one of the Day Editors on Lib Dem Voice. http://t.co/EoXEL2Gh #
From @libdemvoice > LibLink: David Laws Borrowing to cure a debt problem is not the answer http://t.co/cR6XX5bR #
Ha! Labour has fallen into the LibDems & Tories' #SaveEd trap. Tho we may have set it a bit too successfully… #
From @libdemvoice > LibLink: Mark Pack Which Liberal Democrat MPs have the media pulling power? http://t.co/P1Itxkti #
At wedding in Cambridge enjoying a very tranquil (& only slightly cold) view with a glass of bubbly http://t.co/kZFoptNK #
From @libdemvoice > The LDV Friday Five: 4 May 2012 – It's Friday. It's five o'clock. Here's a fistful of lists that… http://t.co/ImcDpDdU #
From @libdemvoice > Six thoughts on the results so far (UPDATED) http://t.co/Db8rYBbY #
Have been strutting my funky stuff on the dance-floor amid the debris of drunk uncles. Least London cld do is sort mayoral race in meantime. #
@spencer__uk Ah. I see you don't do irony. in reply to spencer__uk #
@SweetHandmade erm, don't understand your tweet…? in reply to SweetHandmade #
From @libdemvoice > First thoughts on the Scottish Local Election results http://t.co/m5mzekYO #
A little bemused @sweethandmade what you're talking about, so not sure I'm going to be able to help. But email me if u think you've a point. in reply to SweetHandmade #
From @libdemvoice > Baroness Tyler writes To improve social mobility, we need to shine a spotlight on early years http://t.co/27362Oes #
From @libdemvoice > How many people are on the electoral register who shouldn't be? http://t.co/PQPFcSht #
He's mastered proper nouns. Next up, verbs and adjectives… RT @rupertmurdoch: Louise Mensch #
From @libdemvoice > LDV Caption Competition: Boris & Dave “Happily ever after” Edition http://t.co/W0AgIdrQ #
Not really getting the whole LOL of 'penguin beats LibDem'. After all a monkey was elected Hartlepool's mayor in '02 http://t.co/mXbmLzUm #
RT @jimmnelly: @stephentall H'angus the Monkey now a Labour member, so are we to believe Labour are full of Monkeys? < full of something… #
That's it for Liverpool, surely? Shame. *tries unsuccessfully to wipe smile off Evertonian face* #
From @libdemvoice > Opinion: Reflections on the elections – This is the third election since 2010 where I’ve watched… http://t.co/7Y9iVmlI #
Okay, I hoped too soon… Liverpool back in it. *groan* #
Wow. That was an incredible save. Or goal. #
I see LibDems in my timeline complaining re latest party email for mail-merge fail – at least you receive them. Have had none for 2 years 🙁 #
Don't know why I don't get 'em @cllrdaisybenson @kavya_kaushik. Have asked & had it checked. But still none & not in spam either #conspiracy in reply to CllrDaisyBenson #
Poor @helenduffett's already checked it out for me 🙂 But I am still included out. @kavya_kaushik @CllrDaisyBenson in reply to kavya_kaushik #
@mjryandaly But I want to have the chance to complain about them too 🙂 in reply to mjryandaly #
@mjryandaly Already checked – but TY for offer! in reply to mjryandaly #
@kavya_kaushik – that's kind, but I'll survive 🙂 (@helenduffett @CllrDaisyBenson) in reply to kavya_kaushik #
.@alexfoster Shocking, I know. Personally I'm still watching the KITTENZ LIVE-CAM you sent me to http://t.co/8OwaYlSJ in reply to alexfoster #
Okay who sent the tweet that crashed Twitter? Own up. #
What a simply splendid video from 1943 > http://t.co/zIqiW1zE < ''The Work of Local Authorities' #
Ever wondered how the '45 gen election was fought? Here's the Kettering contest http://t.co/JBAbwY70 (including John Profumo) #
@miss_s_b You've pinned arseholes? #win in reply to miss_s_b #
Moments like this, the liberal in me dies, and I just want TO BAN ITV for making me feel unclean. #bgt #
@matttcasey I'm just on the room while it's on. #notmychoice #honest in reply to matttcasey #
@_deborah_king #justsayin in reply to _Deborah_King #
From me this afternoon > "Women too have their place at Oxford" http://t.co/tKCCAeuu #
@colingale I loved the little boy earnestly wishing he'd become a councillor when he grows up. Wonder if he did? in reply to colingale #
In TES this week, my boss points out there are 100s of schools where children from poorer b'grounds out-perform average http://t.co/xlySYTDE #
How Twitter works > Half day spent bemoaning inaccuracies of biased news media. Other half spent attacking pols based on media reports. #
@travelling_wolf 17% on a range above the average. in reply to travelling_wolf #
@travelling_wolf have mentioned before, not a stat-expert 🙂 Based on number of schools where FSM pupils exceed national average at GCSE. in reply to travelling_wolf #
@travelling_wolf I understand the figures I quote, just not the questions you ask. in reply to travelling_wolf #
@travelling_wolf Not being obtuse, but "how variable are % pass routes between schools" – ?? in reply to travelling_wolf #
@travelling_wolf "controlling for covariates" – intended to help me, is it? 🙂 Don't know what you mean by 'over time', figs for last year. in reply to travelling_wolf #
@travelling_wolf I guess 100s of schools cld simultaneously be lucky. But point of article is to show they exist at all. in reply to travelling_wolf #
From @libdemvoice > Opinion: Time for women, grey hairs and drastic action http://t.co/WTJEsrpD #
From @libdemvoice > How you can help Liberal Democrat Voice – The Voice is only a success because of the interest an… http://t.co/6polKTTk #
From @libdemvoice > SHOCK NEWS: A bill that wasn't going to be in the Queen's Speech isn't going to be in the Queen'… http://t.co/HVOa3AqJ #
From @libdemvoice > LDVideo: From the archives 'The Work of Local Authorities (1943)' http://t.co/m97NKhYE #
RT @neilmonnery: How Nick Clegg's Sheffield Hallam constituency voted on Thursday – http://t.co/7T78JYiL #
As so often @IainMartin1 is as perceptive about Tories here http://t.co/UMhN6dAc as he is wrong about the Lib Dems. #
Martin Wolf very good here on the state of the UK economy http://t.co/4ZNJyMp4 (h/t @peterwelch12816) #
@lev1977uk @MsNoetiCat @Gary_Mckenna Have you checked out http://t.co/HVOa3AqJ? in reply to lev1977uk #
What the right-wing press don't want you to know > Equal marriage is happening! http://t.co/L27hMeFf via @lfeatherstone #
From me this morning > When Oxford said No to an elected mayor (and how I came to change my mind) http://t.co/xeGZNu86 #
@robinmcghee Belief in collegiate decision-making & suspicion of vesting power in one person are main (legit-ish) reasons for opposition. in reply to RobinMcGhee #
From @libdemvoice > Norman Lamb writes Putting two national treasures back on their feet http://t.co/V5nFMYJq #
From me this morning > In case you were wondering, here's how I did in Thursday's election http://t.co/z3NkCyXH #
So it's just possible the rosemary bush may need a small trim http://t.co/IETta6jb #
From @libdemvoice > Opinion: Learning lessons from London two and half quick reflections http://t.co/faNsuFwG #
@hashbangperl You genuinely think full-blown Tory govt would be behaving just as this Coalition govt is? I don't. in reply to hashbangperl #
Grim news from Greece elections: no majority for any party. Instability beckons. At least it looks like France has settled on a winner. #
His Leveson sesh will be interesting RT @andrewsparrow: Cable feels 'vindicated' over handling of NewsCorp bid 4 BSkyB http://t.co/RPVfcJyz #
If Sarkozy loses, I've no sympathy. Whatever kudos he gains for small liberal advances on econ outweighed by cynical immigrn dog-whistle. #
From @libdemvoice > Top of the Blogs: The Lib Dem Golden Dozen #272 http://t.co/JpeA7MqZ #
@SweetHandmade still waiting for your email re earlier bizarre chain of tweets… in reply to SweetHandmade #
From @libdemvoice > French and Greek election results open thread http://t.co/m9HAsdOX #
From @libdemvoice > MORE SHOCK NEWS: Bill that was going to be in Queen's Speech will be in Queen's Speech http://t.co/SIbuo6lZ #
From @libdemvoice > Vince Cable: Free Radical what the memoirs say about the man http://t.co/DxM0hjnH #
Sarkozy chucked out: as I said last yr, anti-incumbency (not left/right) is dominating trend (unsurp) of politics now http://t.co/dxzm2RJ6 #
From me yesterday > "A stoical and resilient lot" – Andrew Rawnsley's verdict on the Lib Dems. Here's what I think… http://t.co/2o5zcpVi #
@markpack @CllrDaisyBenson Yes please! in reply to markpack #
From @libdemvoice > Opinion: This graph of income tax rates might surprise you http://t.co/3EFf0HWt #
@stevenlambert1 Thank you! in reply to stevenlambert1 #
@cllrdaisybenson @markpack Cool… Am doubting they'er on his iPod 🙂 in reply to CllrDaisyBenson #
I have done the deed: elections are over, so first driving lessons now booked. Wish my fellow road-users all the best in the coming weeks… #
RT @libdig: Reflections on the elections | Ben Norman @libdemvoice Well worth a read here > http://t.co/dbj1pPuC #
@msnoeticat Ah, but soon I'll be able to travel 🙂 in reply to MsNoetiCat #
Sarkozy chucked out: as I said last year, anti-incumbency (not left/right) is dominating trend of politics now http://t.co/dxzm2RJ6 #
@sadielsmith Thanks, Sadie – sorry to hear your result. Hope you've had a relaxing weekend tho! in reply to sadielsmith #
From @libdemvoice > LibLink: Nick Clegg This coalition is stable and the centre will hold http://t.co/upawi328 #
From @libdemvoice > How to get Lib Dem Voice by email – Why not join hundreds of other Lib Dem Voice readers in gett… http://t.co/TdNfKA6d #
From @libdemvoice > NOW PLAYING: A post-election playlist – Like a lot of Lib Dems this Bank Holiday weekend I’ve be… http://t.co/ZWweeT0w #
Take Shakespeare's Richard II. Translate into Arabic. Mix with with @Creationtheatre & Ashtar Theatre. Result: fab 2 hours at Oxfam HQ. #
From @libdemvoice > LDVideo: From the archives 'How Members of Parliament Are Elected (1945)' http://t.co/H0bYWJVQ #
What should be in next Queen's Speech? I'll be on BBC Radio Scotland just after 8am tmrw talking about how the Coalition can re-boot. #
Just off to BBC Millbank studios to do Radio Scotland interview just after 8am – what should be in the Coalition's 3rd Queen's Speech? #
You can hear @jameskirkup and me talk about "Coalition 2.0" on BBC Radio Scotland this morning here http://t.co/H68XRKXV (starts c.2:09 in). #
From @libdemvoice > What do the academics say? How an intention to move effects turnout http://t.co/MvXm1eDU #
At RSA for debate on 'Total academisation' with Christine Gilbert, Chris Husbands + @teseditor #acadcomm #
From @libdemvoice > The Independent View: A Queen's Speech that liberals can get behind http://t.co/7C2Vw5pB #
Chairs on desks at end pls "@xtophercook: #acadcomm launch really bringing home primary school places crisis by not having enough chairs." #
Am following #rosegarden2 via Twitter. Follow lots of journos but most too busy wise-cracking to tell me what's actually happening. #
Honestly, journos on Twitter at political events are like naughty kids passing funny notes secretly during history class. #rosegarden2 #
So glad Cam said this, not Clegg RT @paulwaugh Cameron: 'What you call austerity, what I might call efficiency'. Brave minister, very brave. #
V good point » RT @LibInsight_Tom Surely there's less chance civil servants would present erroneous analysis if it was made public? #NHS #
TY for the PSA 🙂 RT @trevdick @stephentall Clegg and Cameron reiterated committment to get economy going and get banks functioning #
RT @nicola_prigg @stephentall started new hashtag #LetCleggBeClegg « I shall add it to pile along with #StickWithNick (@Stackee) #
@stackee *technologically challenged face* in reply to stackee #
@LibInsight_Tom just rec'd interesting article from David Heath on this issue, will be on LDV shortly. in reply to LibInsight_Tom #
Luxury of opp v Reality of govt MT @kiranstacey Diff btw Q&As; EdM listening, Cam/Clegg explaining & persuading. You decide which is better. #
A little premature *crosses fingers & hopes* RT @MShapland So much for the great reforming coalition of 2010 – 2015. RIP #
post hoc ergo propter hoc in excelsis > RT @alexfoster: "Do you like books? Do you like new books? Then you'll love New Books in German!" #
I have turned down the BBC News channel today. Sorry, but 1 hour of my evening for 2 mins (if that) on tellybox? However… #
I'll be on BBC Radio 5Live just after 11pm tonight (cos I can skype in without leaving my sofa). #meedjawhoreinPJs #
Neat point RT @matttcasey: @stephentall Try to link Lords Reform with the Tory right contradiction with the unelected EU if it all possible. #
The Ebuzzing list of top LibDem blogs is over @markpack's gaff here http://t.co/oyEcLFjV < I'm inexplicably in top 5, waiting to slide back. #
From @libdemvoice > Is this the day the Coalition admitted reality and buried its claim to be a radical government? http://t.co/ZZl1bCa1 #
New from me tonight > On the election of President Hollande, I refer you to the answer I gave some months ago… http://t.co/O5lQxlGX #
@alansm You mean its colours? in reply to alansm #
New from me tonight > Is this the day the Coalition admitted reality and buried its claim to be a radical government? http://t.co/P4aI4KNn #
RT @alansm: @stephentall It has a very temporary "I'm being built" feel to it, IMO. < ah, well there's truth in that 🙂 #
Readying myself for @tonylivesey on BBC Radio 5 Live just after 11 – the Lib Dems and the state of the Coalition etc. #
New from me last night > Is this the day the Coalition admitted reality & buried its claim to be a radical government? http://t.co/P4aI4KNn #
Love this David Laws quote in FT: "When people say govt must focus on priorities, they really mean it shd drop policies they disagree with." #
The full David Laws' article is here btw http://t.co/4KoPNKIb. Fantastic good sense as usual. (h/t @NickThornsby) #
@alansm Er, no idea sorry – over to @markpack! in reply to alansm #
.@aligoldsworthy Quite so, tho improvement = irreg verb: I improve, you intervene unnecess, s/he destroys fabric of our social construct. in reply to aligoldsworthy #
New from me today > The Daily Mail front page that could serve as the Lib Dems' next general election poster http://t.co/1UICDpSv #
From @libdemvoice > When did the Tories stop supporting Lords reform? http://t.co/JOYhsb7M #
@MertonLibDems In 2001. And 2005. And again in 2010 – twice! in reply to MertonLibDems #
From @libdemvoice > LibLink: David Laws "My second half Coalition agenda" http://t.co/IFejOZ0i #
@geekofhearts Many thx for the RT! in reply to geekofhearts #
From @libdemvoice > Opinion: Austerity and Defying the Laws of Gravity http://t.co/7x9vtqZf #
Many thx for all the RTs of this > Daily Mail front page that could serve as the Lib Dems' next general election poster http://t.co/1UICDpSv #
From @libdemvoice > Queen's Speech what have the Liberal Democrats brought to the table? http://t.co/dgflFZSJ #
From @libdemvoice > How to get the most out of your Lib Dem Voice comments http://t.co/QfFJQ3v5 #
From @libdemvoice > Two anniversaries: Norman Baker and Stephen Williams http://t.co/HgrBA3MK #
@pmberry2007 Each to their own. Labour lost my vote 13 years ago. in reply to pmberry2007 #
From @libdemvoice > Julian Huppert MP writes: What does the Queen's Speech mean for Civil Liberties? http://t.co/GM0BaM0k #
From @libdemvoice > Nick Clegg e-mails party members: Queen's Speech has a firm Liberal Democrat stamp on it http://t.co/9cgXySJk #
Interesting » RT @YouGov Why you need to go beyond mentions to understd influ on Twitter & how McD's weathered a storm http://t.co/ZeJkM4xe #
From @libdemvoice > Michael Moore MP's Westminster Notes – Every week, Michael Moore MP writes a column for local pa… http://t.co/wqgSaEGo #
It would be wrong not to intrude on private grief by failing to RT this so RT @ConHome Tory MPs at war with each other http://t.co/e20LuJfV #
From @libdemvoice > And I would have succeeded if it hadn't been for these pesky Liberal Democrats David Cameron op… http://t.co/ookr898i #
@hopisen think you may have answered your own question there! in reply to hopisen #
Sigh: return of Labservatives RT @GdnPolitics Labour plans to side w/ Tory rebels to disrupt coalition's Lords reform http://t.co/naMDP3W4 #
New blog post from me > State of the Coalition: What I said on BBC Radio 5Live http://t.co/CRCVzMEZ #
Just in case you missed it yesterday… Here's the Daily Mail front page that's a LibDem poster just waiting to happen http://t.co/1UICDpSv #
Interested in helping fund educational projects to raise attainment among most disadvantaged children? Apply here: http://t.co/z3CVQjYg #
From @libdemvoice > Opinion: Civil Service strike the follow up http://t.co/HUzRSIBJ #
RT @amberelliott: Duncan Brack says what it was like to be Chris Huhne's special adviser in a coalition government http://t.co/DZKzGuEG #
RT @kiranstacey: Lab govt in Wales appar refused request to publish NHS risk register. Awkward given what Lab is trying to do in Wminster. #
From @libdemvoice > Opinion: Lib Dem communications must improve to capitalise on our successes in government http://t.co/ARYiN9sg #
Interesting to see M Gove use @EducEndowFoundn research http://t.co/xlySYTDE showing 440 schools where disadvntg children do better than av. #
Fab piece from @economist's Bagehot pointing out how Tories' dirty No2AV campaign came home to roost re elected mayors http://t.co/zntp7WQs #
@doctorcdf Thx, hadn't seen that. As it happens I'm pro-elected mayors but still amused Tories reaping what they sow! in reply to doctorcdf #
Am live online with the Cleggster now thx to @helenduffett http://t.co/6Tmx0cYr (tho I'm on mute. He's not) #
From @libdemvoice > A five point plan to reform the media post-Leveson http://t.co/sJxRAo3v #
RT @aaemmerson: "Q: Is Nick aware that #Clegginar is now trending on twitter, and does he know what this means?" << Question submitted. #
Have just posted #clegginar question on the pupil premium *looks hopefully @helenduffett* #
RT @jrfgrahame: Would be VERY interested in reply @stephentall if Q gets on @helenduffett list of Qs < will let you know! #
Nick Clegg answering my Q on pupil premium: how do we stick up for policy while not leaping to instant unproven solutions? #clegginar #
Nick Clegg will be talking about pupil premium successes on Mon: on illiteracy, transition betwn primary & secondary. #clegginar #
Nick: pupil premium (and lifting tax allowance for low-paid) are the two policy achievements that will endure no govt will unwind #clegginar #
@hmatthews92 Thanks Harry – the answer will do me… til Mon 😉 in reply to hmatthews92 #
@thomoli Thx Thom! in reply to Thomoli #
RT @aaemmerson: That was a bit cheeky from @helenduffett on behalf of @stephentall and @libdemvoice #Clegginar < Too right 😉 #
@jrfgrahame Thx – and I agree 🙂 in reply to jrfgrahame #
Banking reform most popular LibDem Queen's Speech measure; Internet Surveillance Bill least popular accord to #Clegginar participants. #
My first #clegginar – excellent format – congrats to @helenduffett and the Cleggster himself: honest, unspun, informed performance. #
@CllrDaisyBenson Quite. I think whoever set the poll Qs was prob trying to re-inforce the point 🙂 in reply to CllrDaisyBenson #
From @libdemvoice > Opinion: A bad election result what now ? http://t.co/Y9tcN28G #
This is awesome. Really. Prince Charles presents the BBC weather forecast: http://t.co/DXZCklXE #
@helenduffett You can only borrow the trilby if you appear on cam yourself (as its value will appreciate considerably). in reply to helenduffett #
From @libdemvoice > Mystery of fake leaflets in North Richmond http://t.co/erVY1nkR #
If Guardian's drip-drip hadn't forced Coulson out in Jan '11, implicns for Cam when #hackgate broke wld have been dire #minorcounterfactuals #
From me this aft > What I asked Nick in today's #Clegginar about the 'pupil premium' http://t.co/3OFpfLHE #
@loveandgarbage Don't think wld have made front pages without Graund's relentless pressure tho. They put Coulson front & centre. in reply to loveandgarbage #
From @libdemvoice > Opinion: Land Value Tax an old idea with lots of modern supporters http://t.co/npiMtldi #
Normally when a LibDem politician feats in Popbitch you fear for the result, but Brian Paddick comes out of this q well http://t.co/tO3BYTEV #
.@jrfgrahame In case you missed it btw here's my quick write-up of my pupil premium question to Clegg http://t.co/3OFpfLHE in reply to jrfgrahame #
From me earlier today > What I asked Nick in today's #Clegginar about the 'pupil premium' http://t.co/3OFpfLHE #
Another record-breaking poll result! > RT @mikesmithsonogh: YouGov tonight – 34/44/7/7. This equals the LD's lowest rating with the pollster #
What a gorgeous sunny morning, London! Here's the view from @EducEndowFoundn Towers at Millbank http://t.co/7J4D23ke #
@adrianbeney @simoncoxreports Tom Hunter is a good example of impact: big single gifts to foundns out of capital likely to take biggest hit. in reply to adrianbeney #
Queen's Speech #ff for @UnlockDemocracy for all their work on trying to inject some democracy into the UK http://t.co/L8neS3TA #