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 Economist’s political map of the UK: the north/south divide revealed (35 comments) by Stephen Tall
2. How a spreadsheet error has wrecked the world economy… or not (74 comments) by Joe Otten
3. How Thatcherite are you? (27 comments) by Stephen Tall
4. Opinion: Cash for coffees and rights for shares (53 comments) by Alexander Ehmann
5. Julian Huppert MP writes…I agree with Nick. He’s right to kill the Snoopers’ Charter (14 comments) by Julian Huppert MP

5 sample LDV Members’ Forum threads

1. Dave Smithson leaves Lib Dems
2. The Lib Dem record on civil liberties
3. Mailchimp and data protection law
4. Uploading From Minivan not Working – Thoughts?
5. Bitcoin. A currency for money laundering and tax avoidance?

5 from the LDV archive

(26 April, 2007-12)

1. Something for the Weekend: Ticket to ride (1 comment) by Will Howells, from 2008
2. Eastleigh Labour PPC defects to Liberal Democrats (22 comments) by Helen Duffett, from 2009
3. ‘Cleggmania’ sees surge in Lib Dem donations: have you given yet? (9 comments) by Stephen Tall, from 2010
4. Deaf Councillor David Buxton asks council for more support (3 comments) by Helen Duffett, from 2011
5. The story of the Cabinet Minister hiding behind a tree (3 comments) by Caron Lindsay, from 2012

5 top reader search returns to get to LDV

(excluding Liberal Democrat Voice or its variants)

1. eastleigh lib dem shortlist
2. communications data bill
3. mrs justice thirlwall
4. defamation bill
5. rock salmon

5 recent Lib Dem tweets

Back in Scotland with @george_osborne to launch paper on currency implications of independence and why we are better together

— Danny Alexander (@dannyalexander) April 22, 2013

“@libdemvoice: Lib Dems: ‘Building stronger economy’ [BBC] –m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…” It appears @ryancoetzee even has the BBC on message.

— Ben Rathe (@benrathe) April 24, 2013

The stock market is like a horse: OMG! A THING happened. A. THING. It’s the END OF THE WORLD! *flail*Oh, no, it’s OK; it was just a bird.

— Sarah Brown (@auntysarah) April 26, 2013

Congrats @slsingh @senseaboutsci et al on success of Defamation Bill. Thanks from all of us for taking up the fight. #LibelReform

— Judith Bunting (@JudithBuntingLD) April 26, 2013

Good news @nick_clegg has vetoed plans to record every website you visit and who you email #snooperscharter bit.ly/13xe6t2

— Chris Richards (@theChristophe) April 26, 2013

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