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The LDV Friday Five: 15 April 2011

By | Fri 15th April 2011 - 5:00 pm

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. Norman Lamb writes… The NHS: safe in our hands (27 comments) by Norman Lamb MP
  2. Opinion: Why Labour members should defect to the Liberal Democrats (58 comments) by George Kendall
  3. LibLink: Chris Davies – Be angry, be proud – and campaign hard (40 comments) by Nick Thornsby
  4. Steve Webb writes: working for pensioners, now and in the future (20 comments) by Steve Webb MP
  5. Let Clegg be Clegg (just not toooo much) (12 comments) by Stephen Tall

5 sample LDV Members’ Forum threads

  1. LDV editorial line
  2. Gillian Duffy II
  3. Warren Bradley email
  4. It is not just the state that can take away freedom
  5. What’s it like on the doorstep in your area?

5 from the LDV archive

(15th April, 2006-09)

  1. LDVideo #GE2010 #GoNick – Nick anticipates tonight’s televised debate. But how are we all feeling? (0 comments) by Stephen Tall, from 2010
  2. Okay, we can breathe again: who do you think won? (32 comments) by The Voice, from 2010
  3. CommentIsLinked@LDV: Nick Clegg – A greater test is to come (3 comments) by The Voice, from 2009
  4. Was Nick Clegg a student Tory? (46 comments) by Stephen Tall, from 2008
  5. Autumn Conference timing: tell us your views (1 comment) by Duncan Brack, from 2007

5 top reader search returns to get to LDV

(excluding Liberal Democrat Voice or its variants)

  1. purdah
  2. nick clegg
  3. av referendum postal vote
  4. local elections 2011
  5. katie ghose

5 recent Lib Dem tweets

  • @LibDemFerdy Eve Twitter-just waiting for my supper yummy take away from Kung Food.I’ve had busy day at work paying Labour’s debt + I earned this treat.
  • @phil_reilly Gillian Duffy was accompanied by three Labour staffers when she approached Nick Clegg this morning. #justsaying
  • @ExtraBold ITN turn up at Nick Clegg’s office asking to see leaflet with Nick’s photo in. Shown one & go away unhappy with no story.
  • @tajasel What kind of ice cream would you like? #No2AV: “Vanilla” #Yes2AV: “Chocolate if they have it, or Strawberry; otherwise just Vanilla.”
  • @simondedeney LOVE #no2AV ad. If I want teacher who can’t count, a horse as Prime Minister and an imaginary Tory I should vote no. Yes?

    • If you are a Lib Dem who tweets, and would like to be added to Ryan’s Lib Dem Tweets aggregator, drop him an email at [email protected]

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

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