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
- And the winner of our Liberal Voice of the Year award is… Mark Littlewood (66 comments) by Stephen Tall
- Comeback Clegg – the Times’ reasons to be cheerful about the Lib Dems (23 comments) by Helen Duffett
- Opinion: What’s happened to democracy in the Liberal Democrats? (68 comments) by George Potter
- The Lib Dem Candidates Leadership Programme – a participant’s view (44 comments) by Layla Moran
- Tim Farron MP writes… Are two Eds better than one? (21 comments) by Tim Farron MP
5 sample LDV Members’ Forum threads
- Private Schools, Oxbridge and Social Mobility
- Clegg has raised his game
- Least favourite political phrase
- Does Connect have an iPad app?
- Organising locally through LDV
5 from the LDV archive
(20th January, 2007-11)
- Paul Burstow writes… A few facts about the NHS (127 comments) by Paul Burstow MP, from 2011
- Opinion: Who to Blame for the Democrats’ Loss In Massachusetts? Blame Me (13 comments) by Karin Robinson, from 2010
- #MPexpenses – act now! (2 comments) by Alex Foster, from 2009
- Paddick launches online advertising campaign (7 comments) by Mark Pack, from 2008
- Yet another Conservative defection (14 comments) by Mark Pack, from 2007
5 top reader search returns to get to LDV
(excluding Liberal Democrat Voice or its variants)
- lesley strathie
- martin shapland
- labour isn’t working
- diana wallis
- snp
5 recent Lib Dem tweets
Registration now open for the @liberalyouth Spring Conference (30 Mar-1 April) in Leeds bit.ly/AakVKe
— Liberal Democrats (@LibDems) January 16, 2012
My reputation for puns has clearly gone too far. 4 people have asked me if I’m responsible for Clegg’s ‘haves & have yachts’ line. I am not.
— Phil Reilly (@phil_reilly) January 16, 2012
Wonder what odds I can get on #libdems replacing Labour as second party after 2015 GE
— Dave Page (@davepage_ld) January 17, 2012
Dromey MP This is why the Lib Dems are pushing for the right to sack MPs bbc.in/wzSVLf (3rd time lucky!)
— Political Parry (@PoliticalParry) January 19, 2012
The Ayes have it! Delighted that my #LiveMusicBill has made it through the Commons. Now to the Lords where it will hopefully be passed
— Don Foster (@DonFosterMP) January 20, 2012
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That’s it from the LDV Friday Five. Let the weekend commence in 5-4-3-2-1…