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@coxar Absolutely - I'd class myself as centrist. My point is more that abandoning evidence in favour of the Daily Mail is bad. 22 minutes ago via TweetDeck in reply to coxar
RT @BBCElection: Downing street has denied to @BBCJonSopel that the exchange with PM and Nick Clegg was confrontational. 22 minutes ago via web
LibDem sources tell @BBCJonSopel "Brown delivered a diatribe laced with threats when he spoke to Nick Clegg" #ge2010 25 minutes ago via TweetDeck
@coxar Cuba also love alternative medicine, and make nice cigars. Meanwhile, back in Britain ;) 29 minutes ago via TweetDeck in reply to coxar
@coxar It was representative of the drift to the centre.# 41 minutes ago via TweetDeck in reply to coxar
@coxar I felt drug policy was representative of Labour's massive swing to the right, and pandering to the Daily Mail vote. about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck in reply to coxar
@coxar @jackofkent Yup. I suspect Cameron would relish not having to listen to some backbenchers. That's why they're bitching now. about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck in reply to coxar
@DrPetra Yes, but I think we also need to sit down and think of some basic things we can get people to do. about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck in reply to DrPetra
@DrPetra Absolutley. This for me is where @sciencecampaign haven't been able to tap into the wider 'activist' community. about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck in reply to DrPetra
@gimpyblog @coxar Shame - imo it's a good measure of party ideology and commitment to evidence-based policy. about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck
@jackofkent Interesting one. Lib Dems could be handy for allowing the Camster to ignore the religious right (Cornerstone Group etc) about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck in reply to jackofkent
@gimpyblog Ironically, if the Lib Dems scrap their opposition to nuclear for the Tories, might make them the perfect party on science! about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck in reply to gimpyblog
@tkingdoll Yeah, if you're doing that sort of stuff on the move, unlikely it's going to be that practical. about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck in reply to tkingdoll
@darrenomahoney Using files across multiple computers is already a problem. I plan to use opportunity to rethink + set up a personal cloud. about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to darrenomahoney
@darrenomahoney Plus it's sooo shiny. about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to darrenomahoney
@darrenomahoney The camera adaptor can actually be used with USB audio devices anyway. about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to darrenomahoney
@darrenomahoney Not interested in an on-board camera, and will never have USB on board as not necessary about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to darrenomahoney
@tkingdoll But depends on how you see computers fitting into your life and work, and what other devices you need. about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to tkingdoll
@tkingdoll I'm going for one after having the epiphany that it does everything I use a laptop for, better and more portably. about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to tkingdoll
Ooh, iPad 3G data price plans are out from Orange - http://bit.ly/bCRLII about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck

Name Martin Robbins
Location Windsor, UK
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Bio Writer, blogger, freelance journalist, scientist and editor of layscience.net, covering science, skepticism and politics.