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. Simon Hughes MP writes…My vote on the same sex marriage bill (92 comments) by Simon Hughes
2. Jo Swinson: Don’t tell your kids they’re beautiful, they’ll get issues (41 comments) by The Voice
3. A short history of the market (36 comments) by Anthony Hawkes
4. Opinion: Liberal Democrats for a Republic (50 comments) by Matthew Hulbert
5. Is it time for retailers to lose the Lads’ Mags (38 comments) by Caron Lindsay

5 sample LDV Members’ Forum threads

1. Housing
2. Danny Alexander unleashed
3. A & E
4. Marriage proposals
5. Charles Kennedy email about Conference

5 from the LDV archive

(31st May, 2008-12)

1. Growth of the surveillance state (3 comments) by Mark Pack, from 31 May 2008
2. The Observer says: Vote Liberal Democrat (11 comments) by Mark Pack , from 31 May 2009
3. Media attacks are in full flow – what do we do now? (41 comments) by Iain Roberts, from 31 May 2010
4. Opinion: Themes for a radical manifesto (22 comments) by George Potte , from 31 May 2011
5. In conversation with Michael Moore MP – on community action, jobs, referendum and F1 (5 comments) by Caron Lindsay , from 31 May 2012

5 top reader search returns to get to LDV

(excluding Liberal Democrat Voice or its variants)

1. Scottish Liberal Democrats in independence issue
2. Smoking in cars Scotland
3. Social Liberal Forum 10 am 1st June 2013 London
4. Beveridge welfare state quotes
5. Fizzy drinks

5 recent Lib Dem tweets

An amazing evening in the company of Shirley Williams. A wise and inspiring woman.

— Kirsty Williams (@Kirsty_Williams) May 25, 2013

Just watched @clarebalding‘sdoc about amazing life of suffragette Emily Davison – moving & inspiring watch it here m.channel4.com/4od/clare-bald…

— Daisy Benson (@CllrDaisyBenson) May 30, 2013

If a couple wish to show their love & commitment to each other, the State should not stand in their way. Lords should support #EqualMarriage

— Tom Brake MP (@thomasbrake) May 31, 2013

Road-tested LY 5ive mugs in St James’ Park with @samfisk93 earlier. We can confirm they contain hot beverages well: twitter.com/stackee/status…

— Stace (@stackee) May 30, 2013

Lady last night on #Donside told me she’s not political, doesn’t often vote but delighted with @jimhumelibdem anti-in-car smoking bill

— christine jardine (@CAJardine) May 31, 2013

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

* Caron Lindsay is Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice and blogs at Caron's Musings. You can find her on Bluesky at caronmlindsay.bsky.social