Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-03

  • @cnps 991 #
  • nexus one free on a £40 a month (18months) tariff with Vodafone and in shops: http://www.vodafone.co.uk/nexusone – desire £5 less a month #

  • RT @helenduffett: Revolutionary Nick Clegg graffiti http://flic.kr/p/7WrQdG #
  • "95% of users love the ow.ly bar's utility." was this a survey of the ow.ly office? #
  • RT @jamesgraham: Won't voters be confused by Tory claims that the LDs and Lab plan to bring back hanging? Way to alienate your core vote! #
  • @gift_of_the_fab had you not seen the Vogue clip on the Fox website? in reply to gift_of_the_fab #
  • why does the NUS really believe that Labour candidates won't vote for higher fees? It's was them who brought us fees and top fees! #
  • @Sun_Election so that's what happens when you pull out of a Labour PR stunt, poor Peppa Pig. in reply to Sun_Election #
  • RT @jamesgraham: Double blow for Labour: not only have they lost Peppa Pig, but it turns out Iggle Piggle is the leader of the Tory party #

  • RT @rfenwick: If you only watch one video in this election, make it this one. Less than 2 mins. http://youtu.be/aaruPtx-eFM #ge2010 #
  • Newark only has 4 candidates for the General Election, anywhere with 3? #
  • @BBCLauraK yet they moan when he won't say. Also pretty sure a manifesto is a list of stuff parties would do after an election. in reply to BBCLauraK #
  • @liz_with_hat did you not get any screen shots? in reply to liz_with_hat #
  • @PaulOBrien Nexus ROM? in reply to PaulOBrien #
  • @cnps 993 #
  • @cnps 994 #
  • Beatrice cries loudest when Cameron speaks #leadersdebate #
  • RT @BeauBodOr: If you're offered a job & can't do it, you're name is George Osborne. #
  • RT @flashboy: Lovely backdrop, btw. I look forward to the bit where Nick Clegg unveils the next generation iPhone. #
  • RT @timminchin: Jesus, Cameron. "Change" is only good if the changes are good I want my health to change but cancer wouldnt be my preference #
  • Fulham through to the Europa League final. Liverpool gone to extra time. #
  • @rickysline1978 delete and retweet. Must remember to check for any auto corrects. in reply to rickysline1978 #
  • @cnps 995 – only 4 to go!!! #
  • worried that the weather will turn bad again this evening. why am I stuck in the office when leaflets could be delivered in the sun? #
  • the @Sun_Election feed seems to be obsessed with Clegg. Do you think they are getting worried? #disobeymurdoch #
  • Was out walking 3.26 miles with #Endomondo See it here: http://bit.ly/bRBW1P #
  • @alexfoster nope sat in my pocket. The GPS receiver seems to be pretty good in my Nexus. in reply to alexfoster #
  • if you get a chance you should watch todays Daily Show, first half UK election including #bigotgate #
  • Was out walking 3.83 miles with #Endomondo See it here: http://bit.ly/9Sagf8 #
  • RT @Wossy: My daughter is excited. Her first election! She watched all the debates and is just about to put the Lib Dem poster in her window #

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Is there an election going on in #Lincoln?

It’s a question one might ask if they visited www.lincoln.gov.uk.

The homepage has no mention of an event taking place on the 6th May

Clicking on Residents still has no clues.

Trying Elections in the sidebar finally takes me to a bland page which has a link for 2010 Elections.

And then visiting this page I am only informed about the seats per ward for the council elections with the rules.

At the moment there isn’t a list of candidates for the City of Lincoln council election for which we have thirds (nominations closed last Thursday).
And amazingly there is no mention of a General Election. No information on what to do if you wish to stand, when they might be counting the result and how to register to vote if you aren’t on the electoral register.

Whilst I knew that this was never going to be the year of the e-lection, this is shocking behavior from the City Council.

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The Tory married tax plans

So it turns out the Tory bribe to those married isn’t really worth much at all.
To start with it’s only worth at the most £150 a year. With the average cost of a wedding around £20,000, it would take 133 years to get your money back.
Secondly it is only available as a tax-break transfer. So if someone in the relationship is earning less than £6,475 you could transfer £750 of your tax allowance to your partner, both earning more than this and it’s pointless.
Thirdly the person receiving the transfer must be earning less than £44,000 a year.

However the greedy nature of me went, at least I’m going to get the cash. That was until I got out the calculator. Currently the wife is getting statutory maternity pay which means that even we won’t get this bribe.

Of course under equality law this tax break is also available to couples in a civil partnership, but really, how many are in the situation where one is earning less than £6,475 a year, whilst their partner is on less that £44,000??

I think I prefer the LibDem proposal to lift the basic rate of tax up to £10,000 instead of this Tory fudge.

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