Tweets on 2010-04-28

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Tweets on 2010-04-27

  • Was embarrassed to be responding so late to library request of political material for display, but apparently we are only response. #
  • Waiting for a galette – smells amazing. (@ Aubreys Traditional Creperie) http://4sq.com/ctKfio #
  • This is taking so long, I fear they must be growing the olives! Tiny place with 10 covers and only 1 other order. #
  • Once again finding myself humming "Asda Long Eaton" to the tune of Viva Las Vegas. #
  • @tom_geraghty ask them what colour the carpet is 🙂 in reply to tom_geraghty #

  • Now open in sadly faded West End Arcade. Checked whether I was vegan before frying pancake in butter! http://flic.kr/p/7WC4Dh #

  • Oh no! The back half of the bunny has fallen off! http://flic.kr/p/7WyR3c #
  • 12seconds – Bunny wobble test. http://tiny12.tv/X7IGY #
  • 12seconds – Bunny wobble test. http://tiny12.tv/3WZ8S #

  • Tonight's pudding club – homemade spicy blancmange (blackberry coulis not pictured) http://flic.kr/p/7WySXZ #
  • How nice of Chris Leslie to bring so many stakeboards with his face on down with him from his old constituency of Shipley! #NttmE #

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Tweets on 2010-04-26

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Tweets on 2010-04-25

  • Mad phone calls from Cowley Street. Rummaging through a box of old hard drives. (Everyone's gotta box old hard drives, right?) #
  • RT @hannahnicklin "There are currently 10 seats in which candidates are all women" http://bit.ly/aCUcIJ << shame report doesn't say which? #
  • Maybe NOTW / Ipsos Mori have got Labour and the Lib Dems confused? #
  • Blink, and another unproductive but fun hour passes. #
  • just caught myself thinking… better not wear a red t-shirt or people'd think I'd prefer the Labour party in the event of a hung parliament #
  • Lost weight this week. Really didn't deserve to. #
  • Problem with naughty weeks that lead to weight loss is it leads you to believe you can eat anything again. #
  • You think, purely hypothetically, you understand, that driving to the garage and buying 2 sausage rolls and 2 choc bars is ok. #
  • @sarabedford takeaways. No steady mealtimes. No #5aday, no breakfast. Chocolate and cake every day. Bakery items. Alcohol. #
  • Printing extra leaflets for new volunteers (@ Top Secret Lib Dem Print Cave) http://4sq.com/avX0pC #
  • RT @caronmlindsay: @alexwilcock You have had such a rough time. Let's hope it's behind you now. <<< *involuntary snigger* #
  • Flickr does Banksy http://bit.ly/bFYuos #
  • RT @andershanson Loads of people wave and toot their horn when they see @Paulscriven << what hand gesture are we talking about here, hein? #

  • Ordinary water biscuits have 3 more calories and actually taste of something. http://flic.kr/p/7VXwje #
  • Author Alan Sillitoe dies http://bit.ly/cy97Uu << oh no! Just other day he was herding sheep over Trent Bridge http://bit.ly/98bGCS #

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TV’s Gloria de Piero refuses to go on TV

News from the Ashfield constituency, where yesterday I was delivering in a street with a most unusual name.

It appears that Labour’s parachute candidate, TV’s Gloria de Piero, is so frit of her lack of local links that she has pulled out of all hustings engagements, including a piece arranged by the regional TV slot of the Daily Politics.

Gloria De Piero had previously said she would attend hustings on the BBC politics show (25th April), a chamber of commerce breakfast hustings (22nd April), a Nottingham Evening Post hustings (28th April) and Sutton-in-Ashfield churches together hustings (29th April) but has now pulled out.

Liberal Democrat spokesman Stuart Bray said

“Labour are clearly running scared in Ashfield. Geoff Hoon’s antics have caused much anger locally and people feel let down.”

“Gloria De Piero had pledged to be open and accessible to local people but at the first opportunity that local residents had to question her she has chickened out. She has caused a storm in last weeks national press by refusing to talk to the media too. With her background as a London TV presenter surely she is not camera shy? What has she got to hide?

Read more on Ashfield Lib Dems website.

Tweets on 2010-04-24

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I’m on this week’s Pod Delusion

I have a piece on this week’s Pod Delusion talking about the ins and outs of election addresses, a very specific type of leaflet the political types get to use during general and euro elections. You can hear it here.

I thought they were a top secret scary organisation of highly sceptical people, and that I’d need an invite or something before getting involved, so I was a bit nervous about approaching them with material. Turns out their lead guy is really nice and welcoming and was really happy to have stuff sent to him. So if you’ve been pondering contributing, go for it!

The other thing to record, I suppose, was that I tried to do that speaking from notes thing – plan roughly what you say, then sketch the notes out, then speak. I’m not very good at that. I prefer to write things out in full then do an almost cold-read of that. I have found – from Librivox – I’m reasonably good at putting meaning into a text on a cold read. One day, I’d love to have a go at an autocue. Mind you even if I could do that, I’d still have a face for radio!

Hopefully there’ll be another piece from me on Pod Delusion before the general election concludes on the ins and outs of how Polling Day works.

Tweets on 2010-04-23

  • I haven't done enough laundry lately and I'm running out of clean clothes #nickcleggsfault #
  • Wanna be in the sun (@ Top Secret Lib Dem Print Cave) http://4sq.com/avX0pC #
  • I just became the mayor of Top Secret Lib Dem Print Cave on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/avX0pC #
  • I just unlocked the "Super Mayor" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/dtQ5a5 #
  • Getting to the end of a print run before noticing my artwork appears to have accidentally a word out. #
  • OMG, that's a humdinger of a question. #
  • @dr_nick it will be on iPlayer (you could even watch it live in iPlayer) in reply to dr_nick #
  • GB "I invited all these people in to help with governing Britain." Yes, and they ALL backed away when they found out what you were like. #
  • The sound keeps cutting out for a few second. Strangely, only when it's Nick speaking #nickcleggsfault #
  • Cripes – #BBCR4 is switching immediately to "how Nick Clegg won" #
  • "political reporters from the Tory-backing papers were called in one by one" http://bit.ly/cT89ma #
  • 956 people have downloaded a poster. Will you be one of the ones to make it 1,000? http://bit.ly/libdemposter #
  • @A_C_McGregor will pick you up tomorrow around 12/1pm if that's ok? #
  • @A_C_McGregor yup in reply to A_C_McGregor #
  • @A_C_McGregor Me'n'mate driving up to Ashfield for an afternoon for campaigning with Jason Zadrozny in reply to A_C_McGregor #
  • @A_C_McGregor no probs, see you Sun? in reply to A_C_McGregor #
  • RT @NottinghamNews Nottingham celebrates St George's Day on Friday (April 23) with a two-day programme of events http://bit.ly/9TlQA5 #
  • Additional to what the council is organising, bellringers across Notts will be ringing at 6pm in the evening to celebrate St Georges Day #
  • Help the Guardian decide to dispence with the nosepeg this year and support the Liberal Democrats http://bit.ly/bmuvqx #
  • Gridlock on the streets of Arnold today, #
  • Discussing report with very encouraging news about falling sickness absence rates. (@ Notts Fire and Rescue HQ) http://4sq.com/9ZdLUI #

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Tweets on 2010-04-22

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Surprising lines in new LD merch

So, what feels like an age past, but was in fact only 10 days ago, we brought you news of a David Heath action figure dreamed up by some whizzy PR firm.

No doubt hoping to get a second bite at the cherry, they’ve hopped on the Cleggmobile to bring out a Lib Dem leader version of the publicity stunt.

It gets top billing on this blog post at NOTW who then try to outdo themselves with Nick-based puns around all sorts of other party merchandise they’ve found. Everything from Nick Clegg sunrise sneakers to a dog vest, in case your Highland terrier agrees with Nick too.

Totes, to ties, to t-shirts – your entire wardrobe can agree with Nick.