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
- LibLink: Tim Leunig – ‘Granny tax’ does not go far enough (34 comments) by Paul Walter
- In defence of Tim Farron: 3 liberal reasons to stick up for him (81 comments) by Stephen Tall
- Tim Farron MP writes… The ASA and me – a response (41 comments) by Tim Farron MP
- Has Tim Farron got a prayer against the Advertising Standards Authority? (45 comments) by Mark Valladares
- Opinion: How democratic are doctor politicians? (62 comments) by Sid Cumberland
5 sample LDV Members’ Forum threads
- Bradford West
- Trusts funding parties
- Photos of police in election materials
- How to record undecided
- What should Lib Dems in Government be doing then?
5 from the LDV archive
(March 30th , 2007-11)
- Opinion: ‘l’iberalism and ‘L’iberalism (16 comments) by James Firth, from 2011
- LDVideo: Vince Cable’s best bits from Ask The Chancellors (1 comment) by Helen Duffett, from 2010
- Lib Dems launch Labservative.com (6 comments) by Stephen Tall, from 2010
- LDV readers say: No to a minimum price for alcohol (16 comments) by Stephen Tall, from 2009
- Blogging and campaigning: the more things change… (7 comments) by Andy Mayer, from 2008
5 top reader search returns to get to LDV
(excluding Liberal Democrat Voice or its variants)
- john redwood deregulate mortgage market
- “andrew lansley” sdp
- brian paddick leaflet
- lib dem ppss
- purdah
5 recent Lib Dem tweets
So labour abstained on 50p tax rate and then tried to vote down the tax threshold that raises millions out of tax. Speaks volumes
— Lisa Harding (@LisaKnaphill) March 27, 2012
Party funding is like an arms race.
— Lucy Watt (@Lucy_Watt) March 26, 2012
Didn’t take long to get covered in RISO ink and break things…
— Nicole Sykes (@NicoleSykes92) March 27, 2012
Looking forward to joining the #onehourbusticket bus with @CarolinePidgeon and @brianpaddick after work. Think Spiceworld. With Lib Dems
— Ben Mathis (@binny_uk) March 28, 2012
£250,000? Deputy Leader of Lib Dems £8 on Wednesday and get pie, mash and dessert thrown in
— Orpington Lib Club (@OrpLibClub) March 26, 2012
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That’s it from the LDV Friday Five. Let the weekend commence in 5-4-3-2-1…


