Ed Dowding

• Being the gimp in the back of a trilates (pilates for triathletes) DVD shoot. #

“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.” Edmund Burke

• @benahmmersley ooh jealous – #DLD looks cool! is it? #
• @mbites @mediaczar “no paper = no need for trees” is the same type of fallacy that “smoking funds the NHS and should be encouraged” #

• Program Director of thebigwild.org (Mountain Eqpt Co Op) job up for grabs http://bit.ly/yGVe – social media skills reqd #

I was told by 3 people in the last week that I should be an MP. Do you think that’s a good idea? Why? Why not? Can you help?

• @katedaisygrant Welcome to Twitter – you’ll find lots of people here who’ll love your music http://tinyurl.com/aebtny #
• ♺ @OnlinePA: We’re sponsoring @ldntwestival — be sure to get your ticket – on sale at noon!! #
• ♺ @mysociety: If you approved of the MPs expenses campaign we fought this week, please pledge to support us now – http://bit.ly/helpms #

• I hope that a-contextual tweets die out as etiquette compels us to either make the conversation private, or to give context in each answer. #
• @rlivsey “I didn’t have time to write you a short letter, so wrote a long one instead” – brevity takes time, but the audience deserves it. in reply to rlivsey #

• Obama is even better than thought. When he fluffed his lines yesterday it was John Roberts who erred, which threw him off. #
• @tommyh @tom_watson hasn’t said, but is subject to a 3 line whip on #mpexpenses. http://is.gd/gGBR http://tinyurl.com/tomwatson </rant> in reply to tommyh #
• @v_ice09 the train from St.Pancras to Lausanne is also very good, and more eco-happy! in reply to v_ice09 #
• Congratulations to you, and @mysociety, for getting the govt to back down on #mpexpenses!! More at http://tinyurl.com/8e88zw #
• @ruskin147 http://www.advertisingstandardsagency.com/ in reply to ruskin147 #

• Now MPs are trying to rollback publication of expenses in Welsh Assembly!! http://is.gd/gxU3 #
• @osbornec don’t hold your breath! @tom_watson fans have waited 3.5yr to know why he’s pro-id cards http://tinyurl.com/tomwatson in reply to osbornec #
• @conservatives is it true that Conservatives are abstaining on #mpexpenses? Why? Can you sign @joswinson EDM 492 http://tinyurl.com/8zkkpt in reply to Conservatives #
• #inaug09 Everything Big O says is darned obvious and popular. Please take note, British politicians. #
• Obama on #MPExpenses http://is.gd/gBfm #

And those of us who manage the public’s dollars will be held to account – to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day – because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/obama_inauguration/7840646.stm