Category Archives: Friday Five

It’s Friday, so here’s a fistful of lists that sum up the past week on Liberal Democrat Voice:

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. Knowsley Council pays Labour over £250,000 for conference appearances (11 comments) by Mark Pack
2. Coalition puts up strong defence on IFS report (80 comments) by Iain Roberts
3. Those Kennedy defection rumours (37 comments) by Iain Roberts
4. Kennedy defection rumours – another reason journalists are losing the public’s trust (54 comments) by Stephen Tall
5. Lab ex-MP plans to write to LDs asking them to defect. Yes, that really is the story. (50 comments) by Iain Roberts

5 active LDV Members’ Forum threads

1. Lowering of the voting age
2. Local Experience Please!
3. Artworking Focus on a Mac?
4. IFS says budget “regressive”
5. Australia’s PM and republicanism

5 most active groups on ACT

1. Liberal Democrats for Drug Policy Reform
2. Let’s get AV
3. LD2010
4. Say No to Trident
5. West Midlands Liberal Democrats

5 top reader search returns to get to LDV

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It’s Friday, so here’s a fistful of lists that sum up the past week on Liberal Democrat Voice:

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. Tim Farron MP writes … Labour’s staggering hypocrisy on the Alternative Vote (60 comments) by Tim Farron
2. Labour party ‘gerrymandering’: recalling the only occasion in a century when a party has interfered with electoral boundaries (49 comments) by Simon McGrath
3. Julian Huppert says all MPs should brush up on their science (16 comments) by Helen Duffett
4. Huhne on Lib Dem poll ratings: “Frankly, it doesn’t worry me” (75 comments) by Stephen Tall
5. Social housing: a home for life? (31 comments) by Sara Bedford

5 active LDV Members’ Forum threads

Public Liability Insurance
Sherlock
Leaflet Printing Companies
September conference – How long should I go for?
The “Sellout!” Count

5 most active groups on ACT

1. Is Freedom served by Killing Foxes?
2. West Midlands Liberal Democrats
3. Liberal Democrats for Drug Policy Reform
4. Say No to Trident
5. Let’s get AV

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It’s Friday, so here’s a fistful of lists that sum up the past week on Liberal Democrat Voice:

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. The Independent View: Labour and Lib Dems must show a willingness to work together (39 comments) by Will Straw
2. Six Lib Dem MPs rebel on Coalition’s Academies Bill (10 comments) by Stephen Tall
3. Opinion: Lib Dems should abstain or campaign for “No” on AV referendum (65 comments) by Fred Carver
4. Nick Clegg meets … Showing the Lib Dem fight against the Tories is alive and well (45 comments) by Stephen Tall
5. Hughes attacks Labour’s “naked opportunism” in opposing vote reform bill (70 comments) by The Voice

5 active LDV Members’ Forum threads

Warning!
Not standing against Tories?
How are the otherside feeling
Liberal Youth on local executives
New Members pack – ideas needed

5 from the LDV archive

1. Labour: choose the next Prime Minister for £12 by the Founding Editor, November 2006
2. Vince Cable: Silver Power, the force that could save us by The Voice, July 2009
3. How to blog successfully as a councillor by Mary Reid, November 2009
4. London Mayor candidate selection process starts by Jonathan Davies, August 2007
5. Voice Podcasts: Alex speaks to Nick Clegg by Alex Foster, September 2006. Nick talks about First Past the Post and about taking on roles under unpredictable circumstances.

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It’s Friday, so here’s a fistful of lists that sum up the past week on LDV:

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. Have you seen Zac Goldsmith’s Channel 4 News car-crash interview yet? (73) by Stephen Tall
2. John Pugh MP asks for Lib Dem members’ feedback on health issues (159) by John Pugh
3. How the Westminster Village media is still struggling with concept of coalition (45) by Stephen Tall
4. Opinion: Genuine progressives should suggest cuts (121) by George Kendall
5. Official: 4,500 new Lib Dem members have joined party since election and coalition agreement (79) by Stephen Tall

5 active LDV Members’ Forum threads

Academy schools
Trident
Zac Goldsmith
Do We Talk About ‘Industrial Democracy’ Any More?
Great Policies of the Coalition

5 from the LDV archive

1. LibLink … Chris Huhne: Britain must stop locking up innocent children by Newshound, December 2009
2. Adrian Sanders MP calls for new focus on Community Politics by Adrian Sanders, January 2007
3. The power of blogs, or the weakness of journalism? by Stephen Tall, October 2007
4. OPINION: An Elephant’s Voice by Millennium Elephant, August 2007
5. Opinion: The Air We Breathe by Merlene Emerson, March 2009

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It’s Friday, so here’s a fistful of lists that sum up the past week on LDV:

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. Opinion: I admit it, I am shocked by Labour’s hatred (243) by Nick Perry
2. Would the coalition dare to cut welfare back to Labour levels? (18) by Iain Roberts
3. EXCLUSIVE: What Lib Dem members think of the Coalition Budget measures and that VAT increase (61) by Stephen Tall
4. The coalition “marriage” – should we keep our name? (58) by Helen Duffett
5. Should our MPs give Clegg more support in the Commons? (34) by Stephen Tall

5 active LDV Members’ Forum threads

Liberal Youth on local executives
New Chair of FPC
So – should I buy an iPad
Arguments for/against AV
PPCs for the next General Election

5 from the LDV archive

1. Clegg unveils 100-day plan to abolish Lords and reform voting by The Voice, May 2009
2. When Liberals Attack! by Alex Wilcock, September 2006
3. Should we become a nation of contented losers? by James Graham, April 2007
4. DLT: Community Politics by Dictionary of Liberal Thought, February 2008
5. Opinion: We’re all liberals now? by Richard Huzzey, May 2007

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It’s Friday. It’s five o’clock. Here’s a fistful of lists that sum up the LDV week:

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. Should Lembit Opik be the Liberal Democrat candidate for London Mayor? (70) by Mark Pack
2. Government moves right, political agenda moves elsewhere (71) by Mark Pack
3. Two Lib Dem MPs rebel over VAT (82) by Mark Pack
4. Lines of attack against the Lib Dems becoming clearer (145) by Iain Roberts.
5. Opinion: Observer’s dishonesty doesn’t disguise party challenges (24) by Chris White.

5 from the LDV archive

1. Nick Clegg on the Freedom Bill by Mark Pack, November 2006.
2. 76% say London mayoral candidate should be from grassroots by the founding editor, January 2007.
3. LDV readers say: Miliband would be most effective Labour leader by Stephen Tall, October 2008.
4. Huhne and Clegg set out their views on coalition politics by the Voice, November 2007.
5. Jo Swinson writes… Experiences of a Female MP: Overcoming the Ultimate Old Boys Club by Jo Swinson, April 2009.

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It’s Friday. It’s five o’clock. Here’s a fistful of lists that sum up the LDV week:

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. Do you pass the Lib Dem test? The 13 Yes/No questions that will give you your answer (45) by Stephen Tall
2. Opinion: I’m no longer prepared to support Stonewall under the leadership of Mr Summerskill (36) by Ed Fordham
3. Redundancies announced at the Parliamentary Office of the Liberal Democrats (21) by The Voice
4. Opinion: The coalition’s education policies are seriously flawed (51) by Peter Downes
5. Want to know who the most liberal Labour leadership contender is? (32) by Stephen Tall

5 active LDV Members’ Forum threads

When will we get an AV referendum?
How do you win an alternative vote referendum?
Music
Spads
Deputy Leader…?

5 recently active groups on ACT

1. Support for David Laws
2. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
3. Restore the Presumption of Innocence
4. ENGAGE – The Lib Dem Policy Network
5. Liberal Democrat Christian Forum

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It’s Friday. It’s five o’clock. Here’s a fistful of lists that sum up the LDV week:

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. David Laws issues statement on his expenses and sexuality (221) by Stephen Tall
2. David Laws: what should happen next? (80) by Stephen Tall
3. David Laws: should I stay as an MP? (69) by Mark Pack
4. Danny Alexander issues a statement on his Capital Gains Tax affairs (97) by Helen Duffett
5. Is the Mail on Sunday in a different time zone? Or how it got a string of facts wrong (19) by Mark Pack

5 active LDV Members’ Forum threads

No Lib Dems on QT yet again
Election 2015
Welfare Reform
Liberal Democrats – Party of the Middle 80%
How long is a PPC a PPC . . .

5 most active groups on ACT

1. Scottish Policy Discussions
2. Byelection Campaigning group
3. Liberal Youth
4. Support for David Laws
5. Say No to Trident

5 top reader search returns to get to LDV

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It’s Friday. It’s five o’clock. Here’s a fistful of lists that sum up the LDV week:

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. Vince Cable stands down as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats (55) by Helen Duffett.
2. Bright spots of the 2010 election result: growth in number of winnable seats (26) by Mark Pack.
3. Tim Farron runs for deputy leader; Campbell and Munt back him (28) by Mark Pack.
4. The Liberal Democrat special advisers (16) by Mark Pack.
5. NEW POLL: Who do you want to see as the next Lib Dem deputy leader? (47) by Stephen Tall.

5 active LDV Members’ Forum threads

Choosing our London Mayor and AMs . . .
Membership numbers
September conference – How long should I go for?
LDV forum design/layout
Rape defendant anonymity

5 most active groups on ACT

1. Women Liberal Democrats
2. LibDems for free university tuition
3. For a truly liberal asylum & immigration policy
4. Sustainable Futures: Energy, Development and the Environment
5. LD2010

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It’s Friday. It’s five o’clock. Here’s a fistful of lists that sum up the LDV week:

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. Confusion reigns over 55% – the reality is rather different (243) by Iain Roberts.
2. Opinion: For those about to defect – we don’t salute you (121) by James Staff.
3. Opinion: I’ve joined the Liberal Democrats (148) by Chris Jones.
4. Arise, Lord Paddick? 95 new Lib Dem peers set to be created (89) by Stephen Tall.
5. So. Farewell Then Labservative.com (7) by Stephen Tall.

5 active LDV Members’ Forum threads

Short money
How do you contact Nick Clegg?
For those concerned about the coalition with the Tories
Lib Dem & Govt drug policy & some PolTheory w/To Nic
High Profile Defection?

5 groups on ACT

1. Lib Dem Doctor Who Geeks
2. “Politicks + lib dem speak” glossary
3. Byelection Campaigning group
4. DELGA: LGBT Lib Dems
5. Lib Dem Staff at Westminster

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It’s Friday. It’s five o’clock. Here’s a fistful of lists that sum up the LDV week:

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. What should the party do next? Have your say by 2pm on Saturday (394) by Mark Pack
2. Deal or no deal? Here’s what I think (300) by Stephen Tall
3. Thirsk & Malton election delayed after candidate dies (17) by Mark Pack
4. What Lib Dem members think about talking to the Tories: LDV poll results (89) by Stephen Tall
5. The morning after the night before: 10 questions we need to answer (but maybe not today) (100) by Stephen Tall

5 active LDV Members’ Forum threads

Who can attend a Special Conference?
Membership numbers
Fixed term parliaments and the 55% rule
Excuse me, what’s this elephant doing here?
How Do People Feel about a Basic Income?

5 most active groups on ACT

1. Coalition?
2. PR Or Nothing
3. Lib Dems on Twitter
4. Liberal Youth
5. Liberal Democrat Humanist and Secularist Group

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It’s Friday. It’s five o’clock. Here’s a fistful of lists that sum up the LDV week:

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. The flow diagram which shows you who to vote for (22) by Stephen Tall
2. Labour set for worst share of vote since 1918: why isn’t that a big story? (28) by Mark Pack
3. Dear Ian Cowie… (13) by Mark Pack
4. Well fancy that! Two other poll results The Sun paid for but didn’t report (6) by Mark Pack
5. Exclusive poll: newspaper hostility makes voters more likely to back Lib Dems (10) by Mark Pack

5 active LDV Members’ Forum threads

Lib Dem environmental policy
Doctor Who
Virals and imprints?
Election Communication service from Media Group
Online donations

5 interesting groups on ACT

1. Come on you Yellows!- Lib Dem Football Fans
2. British Constitution Discussion Group
3. FAQ LD
4. Membership Development
5. Liberal Democrat Psephologists

5 top reader search returns to get to LDV

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It’s Friday. It’s five o’clock. Here’s a fistful of lists that sum up the LDV week:

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. “You’ll be found dead on the streets” – the message from a BNP supporter (16) by Dominic Carman
2. The ‘Digital Economy Bill Saints’: the MPs who voted against Labour’s internet freedom clampdown #DEbill (25) by Richard Flowers
3. Votematch is back: which party most closely matches your policy preferences? (11) by Mark Pack
4. Election purdah period: what can and can’t be done? (0) by Mark Pack
5. BNP hit by allegations of coups, infighting and sabotage (15) by Mark Pack

5 active LDV Members’ Forum threads

Artworking focus on a Mac?
Online donations
Canvassing tales
Public Interest Test
Change logo – Riso

5 featured groups on ACT

1. Vote Labservative!
2. Debate Nights
3. Bring Back Sue
4. Liberal Youth
5. Act Creative

5 top reader search returns to get to LDV

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It’s Friday. It’s five o’clock. Here’s a fistful of lists that sum up the LDV week:

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. Ask the Chancellors: live blog (21) by Mark Pack
2. What does Zac make of the Tories’ latest nuclear policy? (5) by Stephen Tall
3. Your handy guide to how to be a journalist (9) by Mark Pack
4. Sarah Teather cleared, mystery of forged letters remains (15) by Mark Pack
5. Labservative.com: reaction so far (19) by Mark Pack

5 active LDV Members’ Forum threads

Eve of poll/good morning
Freepost templates
Facebook advertising
Writing literature?
Mephedrone

5 newest groups on ACT

1. Why should the lib dems get my vote?
2. Vote Labservative!
3. A Ministry of Veracity
4. Party Slogans
5. Rage Against the Election

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It’s Friday. It’s five o’clock. Here’s a fistful of lists that sum up the LDV week:

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. Ooops! Mirror gets poll graph wrong and inflates Labour’s position (13) by Mark Pack.
2. Were there two YouGov polls for the Sunday Times? (3) by Mark Pack.
3. Roberta Blackman-Woods – desperately sabre-rattling on her MP’s expenses (1) by Stephen Tall.
4. The 7 retiring Lib Dem MPs (and the 7 candidates hoping to replace them) (4) by Stephen Tall.
5. Cameron filmed confused and clueless in gay equality TV interview (9) by Stephen Tall.

5 active LDV Members’ Forum threads

Taking campaign films to a new level
Nick Clegg on the Politics Show
Size of the public sector
Writing literature?
Cutting winter fuel allowance

5 recently active groups on ACT

1. Nick Clegg Meets…
2. Lib Dem Cider Drinkers
3. Southport Liberal Democrats
4. Say No to Trident
5. Lib Dem Media Watch

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It’s Friday. It’s five o’clock. Here’s a fistful of lists that sum up the LDV week:

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. Will £66,000 expenses claim sink Dawn Butler? (4) by Mark Pack.
2. New Lib Dem song – Hit, Miss or Maybe? (20) by Helen Duffett.
3. Colin Firth on why he’s stopped voting Labour and now supports the Lib Dems (5) by Stephen Tall.
4. The 39 Labour MPs who are 100% authoritarian (0) by Stephen Tall.
5. Election purdah period: what can and can’t be done? (0) by Mark Pack.

5 active LDV Members’ Forum threads

The campaign song
Postal votes
EARS extremely slow recently?
Crisis!
Twitter as a campaigning tool

5 newest groups on ACT

1. Debate Nights
2. Scottish Conference
3. Election Fraud
4. Fairer Distribution of Money
5. BET LIB DEM TO WIN GENERAL ELECTION

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5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. Lord Clement-Jones on the Digital Economy Bill: web blocking amendment (231) by Tim Clement-Jones.
2. Digital Economy Bill: Parliamentarians reply to prospective candidates (44) by Mark Pack.
3. BNP announce Parliamentary Candidate for Buckingham (8) by Helen Duffett.
4. 5 reasons Nick Clegg should rule out a coalition now (23) by Stephen Tall.
5. Lib Dems select Nick Griffin’s biographer to fight BNP in Barking (3) by Helen Duffett

5 active LDV Members’ Forum threads

Emergency motion – Freedom, creativity & the internet
Death taxes
Purdah
Mock Election Packs
David Laws agrees with the case to reduce inequality of outcome

5 most active groups on ACT

1. Say No to Trident
2. Act Creative
3. Lib Dems for some decent IT Policy
4. Approved Candidates
5. Liberal Youth Action Network

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It’s Friday. It’s five o’clock. Here’s a fistful of lists that sum up the LDV week:

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. Times report: Tories “make inroads” into Lib Dem support in south-west England. (But where’s the evidence?) (15) by Stephen Tall.
2. Why Gordon Brown will start the TV election debates with an advantage over David Cameron (2) by Mark Pack.
3. BBC drops Lib Dems from Question Time, again #bbcqt (11) by Mark Pack.
4. The Saturday debate: Burkas – to ban or not to ban? (48) by Mark Pack.
5. Those Lib Dem donation figures in full (Q4, 2009) (7) by Stephen Tall.

5 active LDV Members’ Forum threads

Tower Block of Commons
Death taxes
Twitter as a campaigning tool
National Bullying Helpline/Christine Pratt
Latest Lib Dem Voice Survey

5 biggest groups on ACT

1. Liberal Youth
2. Nick Clegg Meets…
3. NO2ID
4. Approved Candidates
5. ALDC

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It’s Friday. It’s five o’clock. Here’s a fistful of lists that sum up the LDV week:

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. Clegg sacks Jenny Tonge (73) by The Voice.
2. How Lib Dem members rate the performances of our shadow cabinet (2) by Stephen Tall.
3. Are these the three most fanciable Lib Dem MPs? (13) by Stephen Tall.
4. How can we sell the Single Transferable Vote to the public? (39) by Stephen Tall.
5. Jonny Oates writes: The Lib Dems’ campaign slogan – Building a fairer Britain (40) by Jonny Oates.

5 active LDV Members’ Forum

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It’s Friday. It’s five o’clock. Here’s a fistful of lists that sum up the LDV week:

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. What happened to the 19 Conservative MPs who voted to keep MPs’ expenses secret? (8) by Mark Pack.
2. +++ Exclusive general election prediction: too close to call (8) by Mark Pack.
3. The 14 non-Lib Dem MPs who backed the Single Transferable Vote (9) by Stephen Tall.
4. FT: Tories face “tough battle” to oust Chris Huhne in Eastleigh (5) by Stephen Tall.
5. How can we sell the Single Transferable Vote to the public? (19) …

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5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. So, what do you make of this graph about gender and politics? (24) by Mark Pack.
2. Opinion: UK Border Agency plunges colleges into crisis (20) by the Head of a private college.
3. Crikey, I appear to know more about Liverpool than the new Labour candidate (5) by Mark Pack.
4. The Independent View: Why Lib Dem, Labour and Green progressives must work together (46) by Anneliese Midgley.
5. The second biggest fight in Wales: Ceredigion …

It’s Friday. It’s five o’clock. Here’s a fistful of lists that sum up the LDV week:

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. EXCLUSIVE: Standards Commissioner rules four journalists broke Parliament’s rules (4) by Mark Pack
2. Oaten reduced to tears in new Channel 4 documentary (29) by The Voice
3. Opinion: UK Border Agency plunges colleges into crisis (15) by the Head of a private college
4. What the pollsters think will happen at the general election (7) by Stephen Tall
5. Liberal Democrat Mayor suspended over benefits investigation (12) by Mark Pack

5 new Liberal Democrat blogs

Burning …

It’s Friday. It’s five o’clock. Here’s a fistful of lists that sum up the LDV week:

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. Julian Huppert selected for Lib Dems in Cambridge (13) by Helen Duffett
2. Lib Dem PPC resigns over e-mail allegations (17) by Sara Bedford
3. Lib Dem MPs split on Euro referendum? (9) by Stephen Tall
4. Home schooling: what is the liberal approach? (37) by Stephen Tall
5. It’s “Let’s Make Nice Month”: experimental change to LDV’s comments policy (31) by Stephen Tall

5 active LDV Members’ Forum threads

Fox Hunting Ban
Cameron’s love bombing
Voter …

It’s Friday. It’s five o’clock. And when I tried to high-five Stephen Tall by way of celebration, he thought I was putting up my hand and asking to compile the Friday Five again. Ah, why not –

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. Revealed: the Lib-Con pact election poster (33) by Stephen Tall
2. What do we want? Section 63 of the Metropolitan Paving Act 1817 of course (20) by Mark Pack
3. NEW POLL: Who is your Liberal Voice of the Year? (22) by Stephen Tall
4. Gina Ford vs Nick Clegg (12) by Mark Pack
5. Liberal Youth … the story continues (26) by The Voice

5 active LDV Members’ Forum threads

Public nudity
Book: Crap MPs
Marriage Without Borders
PPCs for the next General Election
Helvetica Neue Font Set (-my favourite! But then I’m a font fiend.)

What could be simpler: five categories, each with five links. And it’s Friday.

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. Times: Tories “give up” on Cheadle with Lib Dems digging in for victory (6) by Stephen Tall
2. What makes a ‘good’ MP? (5) by Keith Halstead
3. What does Glenda Jackson do? (1) by Mark Pack
4. Book review: British Electoral Facts (1) by Mark Pack
5. Spelman drops Conservative pledges to abolish RDAs (8) by Mark Pack

5 active LDV Members’ Forum threads