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  1. That's the hour for us. Rugby next week. If you want to be in the audience, link's here - bbc.in/Kgk3j2 Until then, goodnight #bbcqt 3:38 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  2. RT @RooKnight: If you don't respect another individuals' civil rights, you surrender your civil right to vote. Simple. #BBCQT 3:36 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  3. RT @robbingham: Of course people in prison should vote. But I imagine most of them wouldn't bother, like everyone else. #bbcqt 3:36 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  4. "We can keep on at it... it is not hopeless," says David Willetts on his view that prisoners should not be given the vote #bbcqt 3:34 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  5. "What [prisoners] are losing is their liberty, not their identity" when in prison, says @CarolineLucas #bbcqt 3:33 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  6. Jack Straw’s and David Davis’ joint views are here: tgr.ph/LJiZKP . UK Human Rights Blog’s view is here: bit.ly/LkjpS0 #bbcqt 3:32 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  7. Q: Should David Cameron defy the European Court of Human Rights and not allow prisoners to vote?#bbcqt 3:31 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  8. OK, a lot of the wind jokes have been received and read #bbcqt 3:28 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  9. "We have no solution for dealing with nuclear waste," says @CarolineLucas, a point which @MinetteMarrin says goes against science #bbcqt 3:24 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  10. MT: @callum_morton: I'm not confident that nuclear power is an option. Too expensive, too high risk #bbcqt 3:21 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  11. MT: @EsherAlex #bbcqt Nuclear power is a no-brainer. Clean, cheap and safe. Check the facts people! 3:21 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  12. A BBC Coast clip on wind power vs nuclear power is found here: bbc.in/Jcsled . More on the bill is here - bbc.in/LmNfom #bbcqt 3:17 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  13. David Willetts says both nuclear and wind power are needed to meet energy demand #bbcqt 3:16 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  14. Q: Wind power is perceived to have failed our energy needs. Will more nuclear power stations provide a better solution? #bbcqt 3:16 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  15. "The Olympic Committee... are mired in the business [because of its sponsorship]," says Griff Rhys Jones #bbcqt 3:15 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  16. RT: @gsritchie Olympic torch, a "badge of honour" that's costs the worthy person £199 #bbcqt 3:11 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  17. More on torchbearer story can be read here - bbc.in/KBXt53 #bbcqt (though £150,000 bid was a "hoax" - bbc.in/LnVu3x ) #bbcqt 3:08 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  18. Q: Is it right that Olympic torchbearers are offering their torches for sale on internet auction sites? #bbcqt 3:08 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  19. "We can sort these things out", says David Willetts on the economy #bbcqt 3:07 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
  20. The IMF report can be read here - bit.ly/JN2rRw #bbcqt 3:02 PM May 24th via TweetDeck