@stephentall’s weekly Twitter updates for 2012-06-01

by Stephen Tall on June 1, 2012

From @libdemvoice > LibLink: Sarah Teather Special needs children deserve more http://t.co/wdxrPdWW #
From @libdemvoice > PMQs: Wouldn't you also crack under this sort of pressure? http://t.co/wJrJfFNh #
From @libdemvoice > Local liberal heroes: Peter Truesdale – A while back, I penned a series of posts profiling forgo… http://t.co/2MYBnwys #
From @libdemvoice > Do you think News International could be done for stalking? http://t.co/B8fXX4kV #
A definite #ff to @CommonsHansard. My Twitter timeline is now complete. #
Well worth a read » RT @rickmuir1 Great blog from @IPPR_NickP on what the Lib Dems and Labour can take from Jo Grimond http://t.co/l0FqvBdd #
From @libdemvoice > From today's Lib Dem News – * Mary Reid is one of the Day Editors on Lib Dem Voice. http://t.co/NL7I54Bn #
In-jokes usually get lost in translation. But the incestuously homoerotic Hunt/Michel "daddy" texts are a whole new level of meta-metaphor. #
@philipfh The campaign starts here. in reply to philipfh #
@timfarron @philipfh Big question, tho, is does @CommonsHansard call @LordsHansard 'Daddy'? in reply to timfarron #
From @libdemvoice > The LDV Friday Five: 25 May 2012 – It's Friday. It's five o'clock. Here's a fistful of lists tha… http://t.co/PmfyWjPO #
Excellent insight here > RT @guardian_clark: Adam Smith was too special an adviser to overstep the mark | Tom Clark http://t.co/hbxwUEw6 #
Stirring stuff, in more ways than one, from @caronmlindsay > 'Some white men spoke in a cinema' #yesscotland http://t.co/d5QKHDJG #
Even more scary how The Day Today hasn't aged > RT @cllriainroberts: On The Hour on BBC Radio 4 Extra. Still comedy genius after 20 years. #
It was at comment 14 that the discussion of a second-declension neuter plurals Vs gerunds really kicked off http://t.co/CNNaZNms #
Referendums or Referenda? You decide… #
Just posted a photo http://t.co/veclnFPi #
I want it known this #Eurovision shrine is not of my doing http://t.co/sJnvYiPv *stares at @Noasarx* #
Just posted a photo http://t.co/D5efUL80 #
Sorry, not feeling the love for the Engelbert aka Arnold #Eurovision #
Hungary were okay in an East 17y kinda a way #Eurovision #
So some extraordinary things you can do with your voice just shouldn't be done. Ever. #Eurovision #
@LieslElder maybe on a second hearing. Maybe. in reply to LieslElder #
The hips don't lie, I thought Kimonos were okay actually. At least something happened. #Eurovision #
GO RUSSIAN GRANNIES. (But watch out for Wayne Rooneyski). #Eurovision #
Violins always do it for me. Especially when wielded by Icelandic blondes. #Eurovision #
@colingale well quite. in reply to colingale #
La-la-laving Cyprus in fact. #Eurovision #
Well France has given us all something to look at & enjoy here. Oui, merci. #Eurovision #
Italy have well & truly arrivedercied in #Eurovision Genuinely great song. #
A better looking, more boring Gary Barlow from Estonia. Who'd have thought? #Eurovision #
Norway doing an unrequested encore I see. #Eurovision #
Romania are clearly playing #Eurovision bingo. #
So the drummer's okay. #denmark #Eurovision #
Warning: this next song contains scenes of a sexual nature. #Eurovision # #
And *this* is the favourite? Srsly #Eurovision you disappoint me. #
It's all gone a bit gay Durmstrang courtesy Turkey. #Eurovision #yay #
BEST. COSTUMES. EVER. #turkey #Eurovision #
Esta una cantata muy bien. #vivaespana #Eurovision #
Never liked that style of earring. #germany #Eurovision #
If Malta had been on half an hour ago I'd have paid attention to them. #Eurovision #
Ooh, Macedonia's just perked up. Rocking key change. Dreadful dress tho. #Eurovision #
TWINCEST-TASTIC! #Eurovision #
Ooh, Moldova. Always my #eurovsion faves. And by jove they've done it again. #
All music & dance should come from Moldova. Always. By law. #Eurovision #
So my points are: 12 Italy, 10 Russia, 8 Moldova, 7 Ireland, 6 France, 5 Turkey, 4 Cyprus, 3 Romania, 2 Hungary, 1 Lithuania #Eurovision #
Half of room asks: which one was Sweden? Other half replies: Y'know, the boring one that's the favourite. #Eurovision #
12 to Sweden, 3 to Russia? I am deeply ashamed. #Eurovision #
Tough competition but this might rank as Grauniad's weakest anti-Lib Dem story ever http://t.co/0Q7mHA3M « all smoke (& mirrors), no fire #
.@willhowells Actually I videoed #Eurovision so how about doing it all again tmrw? My ad lib tweets will be much better scripted by then in reply to willhowells #
We have Sunday morning visitors http://t.co/MSfOLoTG #
@matofkilburnia Did you read my post or just reply to the tweeted headline? in reply to MatofKilburnia #
@matofkilburnia Fair enough. As your tweet didn't deal with any of the post's points I leapt to a clearly wrong conclusion. in reply to MatofKilburnia #
"a definite modern classic in the making": Congrats! MT @Yayeahyeah: Pea's Book of Best Friends by @mssusieday is FAB! http://t.co/lPWYqJOd #
Second driving lesson beckons *gulp* I remember I have to close the driver's door, after that my mind's a blank. #
I like Borgen. But The Killing is much better. And as for Mrs Brown's Boys winning… don't even get me started. #baftas #
@bubbalou Yes, loved it in reply to Bubbalou #
Aka Miriam González Durántez > RT @johnrentoul: Cherie Blair and Miriam Clegg herding goats over London Bridge http://t.co/wlAJ7VWf #
Unreconstructed Torygraph still can't bring itself to call Miriam González Durántez by her actual name (not Mrs Clegg) http://t.co/fwJSa0ax #
Quite right > RT @robinmcghee: @stephentall Aka Booth! #
Not just discourteous to call Miriam González Durántez something other than her name it's also wrong (Span women don't take hubby's name) #
@eleanorlondon True – not just Spanish women! – but would be regarded as utterly weird to take husband's name in Spain. in reply to eleanorlondon #
@aaemmerson @helenduffett I am also *outraged*! Now I just need to understand why… in reply to AAEmmerson #
@aaemmerson You can – there is an 'Other' option to write-in your favourite. But I cldn't list all ministers. in reply to AAEmmerson #
@aaemmerson TY! *adopts less defensive posture* in reply to AAEmmerson #
@aaemmerson I can confirm you're among the first 3, however I won't stalk your answers further in reply to AAEmmerson #
Man next to me on the bus reading Anna Karenina. I've just done a Draw Something. #feelinginadequate #
@chrisdunne19 Hi Chris – are you a LibDemVoice Forum member? If so, shd have rcvd an email today. If not, do join & drop @artesea a line. in reply to ChrisDunne19 #
@adriansalmon You're right it couldn've been worse, it might've been verse. #doyouseewhatididthere in reply to adriansalmon #
Impressed by uptake on @libdemvoice member survey – 1,300 emails sent out this morning, 20% turnout so far. Will still need to knock up tho. #
@alansm I can only assume that's because you don't like your age bracket 😉 in reply to alansm #
Just noticed I used the word 'omnishambles' here (last line) http://t.co/pO32xKv1 about the Coalition post-budget 8 days before Ed Miliband #
That all-essential view of the theatre ceiling (about to watch Les Mis with @noasarx) http://t.co/slHxvyiu #
From @libdemvoice > Opinion: Individual freedom and power should be our distinctive Lib Dem identity http://t.co/qJ1IkEHd #
@chrissaunders83 Thx for the RT Chris. in reply to ChrisSaunders83 #
'How the @WolfsonFdn decides who to fund' http://t.co/vKhTzUYM Interesting post (esp as I helped with one of the unsuccessful bids!) #
From @libdemvoice > Opinion: It's time for a change in monetary policy http://t.co/omeuX0df #
@james_macintyre Under what circs do you see that prediction being played out? in reply to James_Macintyre #
From @libdemvoice > Lib Link: Stephen Gilbert MP applauds Government for seeing sense on the "Pasty Tax" http://t.co/Z0OG0xes #
@rosschawkins I thought the LibDem 'MP' mystery had already been solved by @paulwaugh… in reply to rosschawkins #
@rosschawkins Suggstion from @paulwaugh was Jim Levine, former LibDem MSP http://t.co/3tDDlxUY in reply to rosschawkins #
RT @danielolivepol: @stephentall @rosschawkins @paulwaugh Jim Tolson surely? < Quite right. #
RT @jj_159: @MatthewdAncona says Cam wrong not to whip Tories on gay marriage & "all credit to Clegg" for whipping LDs: http://t.co/JQcTpzJW #
From @libdemvoice > Dan Rogerson MP writes Tackling disadvantage must start before school http://t.co/hISrzHWV #
From @libdemvoice > Opinion: Three steps to better campaigning in London http://t.co/li9QxE1c #
From @libdemvoice > Complaint upheld against SNP MSP caught using public funds to promote SNP candidates http://t.co/Tmt6Rvt1 #
From @libdemvoice > From the Lords: Dick Newby steps out – As a keen observer of life in the House of Lords, I feel … http://t.co/roOlbGeS #
From @libdemvoice > The day the Nationalists stole me – Last Friday saw the launch of Yes Scotland, the campaign for… http://t.co/oXkosfOG #
From @libdemvoice > LDVideo: Jo Swinson MP on new body image report http://t.co/d85ormRw #
.@XtopherCook #IKYDLEBAXIIUPOABRCOC Obvs. #
RT @xtophercook #IKYDLEBXIIUPOARCOC « Damn, you did it already. #
Fiscal austerity taking on whole new meaning for Tories tonight. #coulson #
I recall Guido Fawkes rubbishing @Libdemvoice's use of term Coulson-gate 3 years ago, before he realised hacking was a story. #
.@guidofawkes You mean your claims about Huhne's electn expenses? Only story we rubbished. Cos it was. (@markpack @sarabedford @lordbonkers) in reply to GuidoFawkes #
A reminder for the forgetful @guidofawkes of his inaccurate Huhne rubbishing: http://t.co/ZhOM9MT7 (@markpack @sarabedford @lordbonkers) in reply to GuidoFawkes #
Big day at #leveson Will Jay identify a smoking gun? RT @bbcnickrobinson: My blog on Hunt is here http://t.co/zKCtZN2x #
Ah yes @guidofawkes the 'reprimand' for under-reporting £10.15, everything else ruled in proper order. Very well done. http://t.co/s9RnT0PG in reply to GuidoFawkes #
RT @markpack: To remember: the GPs whose views on NHS Bill were sacrosanct are in on way related to the GPs whose views on pensions aren't #
@markpack Cognitive dissonance much? in reply to markpack #
Due process Guido-style (pro-death pen campaign in safe hands) > MT @guidofawkes: Huhne fiddled a lot more case wasn't proven, guilty as sin #
I'm not entirely sure why Sir Brian Leveson's bothering with his inquiry today. All he needs to do is ask Louise Mensch, it appears. #
From @libdemvoice > Leveson: Cable talks of 'veiled threats' against Lib Dems http://t.co/H2KpxC6e #
@loveandgarbage But what happens if you toast a scone? (Pronounced scone.) in reply to loveandgarbage #
RT @libdemvoice: Time for change > RT @ianbirrell: Just 12 schools provide 43% of the House of Lords… http://t.co/uYnvT86W #
RT @ianbirrell: Mind you, can't get hung up about Oxbridge dominance. Key is to ensure widest access to them not to bemoan best universities #
Must-read stuff > RT @carlgardner: My post from last month: Hunt's handling of the Sky deal was unlawful | http://t.co/DF2G4z3z #Leveson #
@krishgm Really? J Hunt's HoC performance post-Michel emails was dire. Seems lightweight to me in TV interviews. in reply to krishgm #
From @libdemvoice > Do you want to be a candidate in the UK’s next national elections? http://t.co/aZC2nigK #
Charity Tax U-turn imminent from Government? That's what I'm hearing. Here's what I wrote on Tue: http://t.co/am2YYBkb #giveitbackgeorge #
.@tombradby Explanation for why Hunt in hotter legal water than Cable here: http://t.co/GXCaf7Gm (h/t @loveandgarbage) in reply to tombradby #
A good U-turn in every sense: Osborne pulling Charity Tax, all charitable donations exempted from tax relief cap #bygeorgehehasgivenitback #
First with the news [/smug] RT @stephentall: Charity Tax U-turn imminent from Government? That's what I'm hearing. #
From @libdemvoice > Opinion: Brent Labour's shocking tactics over library closures http://t.co/nFKQLHhn #
@stevenlambert1 Thank you! in reply to stevenlambert1 #
@jsacker Many thx for the RT! in reply to jsacker #
From @libdemvoice > The Independent View: Why the CSJ are wrong on child poverty http://t.co/zelpsDHj #
From @libdemvoice > Opinion: Youth Careerism A Problem or an Opportunity? http://t.co/hxpzRc9Y #
RT @Brendan__Miller Enough U-turns and you're just going around in circles < or always round the bend. #
From @libdemvoice > Opinion: A response to the Minister on Joint Strike Fighters http://t.co/kTrHuWSC #
From @popbitch's Old Jokes Home > Q) What are the first three letters of the new Greek alphabet? A) I O U #
@mjturner1975 Can't think how that would work :~ In any case most donors want to maximise their donation rather than their tax relief. in reply to mjturner1975 #
From @libdemvoice > In conversation with Michael Moore MP on community action, jobs, referendum and F1 http://t.co/sxple7GG #
@mjturner1975 But higher rate taxpayer wd get relief on top, so if wants to give £10 can do so for net £6 (£2 own reclaim, £2 Gift Aid) in reply to mjturner1975 #
@mjturner1975 Which, btw, I think is fine – no diff from basic-rate taxpayer under PAYE; but shd also apply to non-PAYE b-r taxpayers too. in reply to mjturner1975 #
@mjturner1975 BRT not on PAYE cannot give out of pre-tax income, whereas HRT can. Not a major issue tbh but there shd be equality. in reply to mjturner1975 #
@markreckons Isn't defence that Cable biased /during/ process, Hunt biased /before/ responsible for process? in reply to MarkReckons #
@MarkReckons Tho don't buy that defence personally for reasons set out here: http://t.co/GXCaf7Gm #
@markreckons Hunt defence tho is that he didn't say/do anything that compromised his impartiality while he was responsible for handling bid. in reply to MarkReckons #
@markreckons Whereas Cable's partiality fatally compromised. It's all about timing is Hunt's defence. in reply to MarkReckons #
From me earlier > From @MansfieldOxford to Domesday via the Liberal Party and Les Miserables http://t.co/XHTzdVmf #
Here was my lunchtime reaction to Coalition's Charity Tax U-turn: lessons that charities and Government need to learn http://t.co/zsgzYzbV #
@dlknowles you think #bbcqt asks the LibDems who we want to put up? in reply to dlknowles #
@dlknowles and tbf, at least it's a change from Shirley in reply to dlknowles #
.@matttcasey Thx for asking… There is a shortage of white male mid-30s middle-class Oxbridge types on BBC political shows, I agree in reply to matttcasey #
'Either', then 3 alternatives. Novel RT @oitimesthree you have bugger all MPs & they're either disgraced, profoundly thick or utter no marks #
@matttcasey agree @Greenmiranda is a Good Thing. in reply to matttcasey #
.@mjturner1975 @lordbonkers There's also Give As You Earn for PAYE basic-rate taxpayers. Same tax benefit as for higher-rate taxpayers. in reply to mjturner1975 #
I'd almost forgotten to fill in my own @libdemvoice members' survey http://t.co/xcZaoOjJ til I just got a reminder from myself. #prescience #
@mjturner1975 @lordbonkers True. Main pt, as you noted, is that BRTs and HRTs are treated ~equally in terms of tax-relief on charity giving. in reply to mjturner1975 #
There's a problem with being a 'Silver Jubilee baby': every subsequent milestone for HM The Queen ages me, it's like having another birthday #
Thank you – not that I was fishing, y'understand > RT @meralhece: @stephentall You are still a baby 😉 #
@meralhece Apparently the Queen waved in my general direction when she passed through Epsom (where I was born) in '77. in reply to meralhece #
@alansm Thx for translating the txt-spk for us oldies in reply to alansm #
One of Tories' main misconceptons about Nick & Vince (rpt by @frasernelson) is they're Europhiles: by LibDem standards they're EU-sceptics. #

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