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. Opinion: We need to counter the perception that we are no longer a political force to take seriously (34 comments) by Paul Haydon
2. Nick Clegg’s e-mail to party members on Lords reform (60 comments) by Caron Lindsay
3. The word ‘straight’ isn’t homophobic. Now can we get on to the stuff that matters, please? (51 comments) by Stephen Tall
4. My reaction to Lords reform stalling by Tory/Labour MPs in 8 tweets (37 comments) by Stephen Tall
5. The 15 words that mean the Coalition won’t fall, no matter what happens to Lords reform (37 comments) by Stephen Tall

5 sample LDV Members’ Forum threads

1. What is our “Or Else”?
2. The 91
3. Where are we standing Police Commissioner Candidates?
4. gated communities
5. Lib dem MEPs and ACTA

5 from the LDV archive

(July 13th, 2007-11)

1. The cheque bounces back (6 comments) by Helen Duffett, from 2011
2. Miriam Gonzalez blows whistle on sexist media: “treat women for who they are and not simply for what their male partners do” (7 comments) by Stephen Tall, from 2010
3. To tithe, or not to tithe? (28 comments) by Stephen Tall, from 2009
4. Something for the Weekend: The wheels on the bus (6 comments) by Will Howells, from 2008
5. Who will take on Ken & Boris? (38 comments) by Stephen Tall, from 2007

5 top reader search returns to get to LDV

(excluding Liberal Democrat Voice or its variants)

1. stephen tall tuition fees
2. “evan harris” atheist
3. vanilla retail banking
4. intergenerational fairness lib dems
5. draft communications data bill

5 recent Lib Dem tweets

Time for calm heads on lords reform. Turn huge commons majority into action.Cameron and Milliband must do the right thing. #lordsreform

— Michael German (@mjgerman) July 11, 2012

If bishops are going to continue to enter the House of Lords, they could at least have the decency to do so diagonally.

— Sarah Brown (@auntysarah) July 12, 2012

Alistair Carmichael (@acarmichaelmp) – Propofol ban important step in fight against death penalty – bit.ly/Nh1mkD

— Liberal Democrats (@LibDems) July 11, 2012

#CCDP report – 895 errors. 99 only spotted by inspectors – would otherwise have been unnoticed.

— Julian Huppert (@julianhuppert) July 13, 2012

opening up Parliament: 9-month paid placements for people from diverse backgrounds, more info bit.ly/jTjVzD deadline 30 Jul plsRT #fb

— Jo Swinson(@joswinson) July 13, 2012

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That’s it from the LDV Friday Five. Let the weekend commence in 5-4-3-2-1…