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
- NEW POLL: Who is your Liberal Voice of the Year? (25 comments) by Stephen Tall
- So you think Ukip are the new third party? Let’s have a look at the data… (75 comments) by Stephen Tall
- Which Lib Dem minister had the worst year? Here’s what party members think… (9 comments) by Stephen Tall
- Willie Rennie MSP’s New Year Message: 3 vital issues we must tackle in 2013 (1 comment) by Willie Rennie
- Opinion: Against liberalism (55 comments) by David Allen
5 sample LDV Members’ Forum threads
- What is a wealthy pensioner?
- Local by-election results
- What has the EU ever done for us. -Apart from bring peace.
- Ten things we should know about the Libs.
- Christmas/ New Year Refuse & Recycling
5 from the LDV archive
(4 January, 2007-12)
- Opinion: Minimum alcohol pricing – an attack on the poor (57 comments) by Zadok Day, from 2012
- Chris White writes: New Year challenges for localists (6 comments) by Chris White, from 2011
- Cameron’s confusion over Tory marriage tax plans (2 comments) by Stephen Tall, from 2010
- Reasons to like Twitter… (2 comments) by Helen Duffett, from 2009
- Nick Clegg: Let’s shift power of politics away from Westminster (7 comments) by Mark Pack, from 2008
5 top reader search returns to get to LDV
(excluding Liberal Democrat Voice or its variants)
- new year message
- ukip
- albert einstein
- saudi arabia
- minimum wage 2013
5 recent Lib Dem tweets
The CofE allowing gay civil partnered bishops if they say they’re celebate – a bit Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell? “I’m not having sex, honest”
— Zoe O’Connell (@zoeimogen) January 4, 2013
So @c_of_e now says gay bishops are fine – so long as they are male.
— Sara Bedford (@sarabedford) January 4, 2013
Ladbrokes betting has only 1 woman as next Lib Dem leader out of 12 runners. We really need more high profile women. www7.politicalbetting.com/index.php/arch…
— Mark Thompson (@MarkReckons) January 4, 2013
Wind (both onshore & offshore) is fastest growing renewable technology & the biggest employer @greenlibdems #green #energy #greenisworking
— Alexander. (@alex_mjs) January 4, 2013
This is how racism takes root | Joseph Harker gu.com/p/3975v/tw via @guardian – A good argument to avoid stereotyping communities.
— Baroness Hussein-Ece (@meralhece) January 1, 2013
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That’s it from the LDV Friday Five. Let the weekend commence in 5-4-3-2-1…
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