It’s Friday. It’s five o’clock. And when I tried to high-five Stephen Tall by way of celebration, he thought I was putting up my hand and asking to write the Friday Five. Ah, why not –

5 most-read stories on LDV this week

1. YouGov marginals poll: what it means for the Lib Dems (35) by Stephen Tall
2. Iain Dale for Home Secretary? (10) by Richard Huzzey
3. Would slavery have been abolished under Farage? (32) by Iain Roberts
4. Because homophobia is gay when it’s against Tories, too (21) by Stephen Tall
5. Opinion: A frightening party of selfishness and reactionism (24) by Paul Walter

5 recent Lib Dem tweets

>> @lfeatherstone Am frantically tidying house! Nick Clegg coming tonight to be Guest of Honour at my Backers’ Dinner. What to do with the dog……….?
>> @rfenwick Just passed the Mayor… Cyclist to Boris: “OI, Boris! How’s your day going?” Boris: “Fine until people started shouting at me” 🙂
>> @rachelolgeirsso Seems that media talking more about sam cams m&s dress hardly resounding support for hubby
>> @SandraGidley Just worked out who Michael Gove reminds me of – that posh ventriloquist’s dummy. Lord Charles?
>> @theChristophe I think the #ldconf tag has been borrowed post Lib Dem conference ¬_¬

5 top non-Lib Dem LibDig postings to look at

1. The death of learning for fun Sue Blackmore: “Sums up all that is wrong with the education system today.” – submitted by james.graham
2. Plugging into Ning: “Good summary of the pros and cons of using Ning for political social networking” – submitted by markpack
3. Does the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy still answer the ultimate question?: “Long essay about The Book in its myriad forms” – submitted by james.graham
4. Grayling’s Tough Line on Crime Puzzles Tory Conference – Iain Martin – WSJ: “When’s it time for lunch? This guy’s a bit intense.” Short but brilliant. – submitted by Alix
5. Labour and Indecent Homes: This has it all. Daft targets – a 25 year old bathroom cannot be decent? Policy twists and turns preventing Councils doing their job; and disastrous non-performance. – submitted by David Heigham

5 active LDV Members’ Forum threads

Turkeys voting for Christmas (aka the Conservative party)
Why the blue stage?
Open primaries? Why not STV instead?
Stoke LibDem City Cllr defects to LPUK
Conference footage available online?

5 top reader search returns to get to LDV

(excluding Liberal Democrat Voice or its variants)
1. “accused of impropriety” site:libdemvoice.org
2. politics home
3. lib dems
4. liberal democrats
5. evening standard lib dem

That’s it for this week’s Friday Five (ish). Let the weekend commence in 5-4-3-2-1…