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Everyone should vote for Greece just to fuck with them a little more, I mean *cough* in cultural solidarity. #eurovision about 11 hours ago via Twitter for iPad
RT @RoperCarl: Big thanks to @BeckyTUC for all her hard work organising @grassroots_uk. A great success #grassroots12 about 17 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
Wisconsin unions got 1 in 5 people in the state to recall the governor. So impressive. #grassroots12 about 20 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
Neil Kingsnorth reminding #grassroots12 that unless campaigns focus on the long term we're 'pissing in the wind.' about 21 hours ago via Mobile Web
Unions21 Organisers of Saturday conferences take note #grassroots12 has registration from 11am. This is extremely civilised. Thanks @grassroots_uk! about 22 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by benfurber
Are Spurs really still defending this unpaid intern crap? You got caught out been really stupid guys, sort it out and move on. #PRfail 9:04 AM May 25th via Twitter for iPhone
Eeerrr... ...WHAT!? RT @PSbookEditor: JEREMY HUNT CALLED FRED MICHEL "DADDY"????!!! bit.ly/KQIusc 7:59 AM May 25th via TweetDeck
I just unlocked the "Wino" badge on @foursquare for checking in at wine spots! Cheers! 4sq.com/LuISri 4:58 AM May 25th via foursquare
@DannyWhatmough Ah, the event is at Ketchum - great office! Is @lewiswebb around? 5:10 AM May 24th via TweetDeck in reply to DannyWhatmough
Don't know the event @DannyWhatmough is at but he's tweeting sense. 5:08 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
DannyWhatmough Don't be too platform dependent - have a general digital strategy and a digital skillset #prchanging @adare 5:05 AM May 24th via Twitter for iPad Retweeted by benfurber
I joined @OxfamGB and @coop_poverty to champion small scale farming and coops oxf.am/Jk2 #Rio20 #coops 5:06 AM May 24th via Tweet Button
So important. RT @DannyWhatmough: Kantar Media talking about how PR can use data to plan and measure campaigns #prchanging 4:47 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
RT @grassroots_uk: 2 days until #grassroots12! Make sure you've got your ticket. bit.ly/Jt2Eor 2:12 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
@Hitesh_T Excellent. It's in the diary... 5:40 AM May 23rd via TweetDeck in reply to Hitesh_T
RT @lindapalermo: Sun a wee bit too literal today: a French businessman making an £800,000 indecent proposal to Kelly Brook. Or, er, €1m? 3:26 AM May 23rd via TweetDeck
@ellenrlucas You'll be fine, just steal someone's answers. See what I did there. I'm trade marking that too btw. 3:05 AM May 23rd via TweetDeck in reply to ellenrlucas
@philjvtaylor @Hitesh_T Tweeting from work!? Oh god the horror! 2:47 AM May 23rd via TweetDeck in reply to philjvtaylor
RT @poppy_bradbury: Any Ealing peeps taking part in this year's @The_RHS #ChelseaFlowerShow? 2:05 AM May 23rd via TweetDeck
@alexbrooks You were lucky enough to be at the Rihanna one right? 8:41 AM May 22nd via Twitter for iPhone in reply to alexbrooks

Name Ben Furber
Location London
Web http://www.furber...
Bio Web/comms guy in the trades union movement. Though my feed is mostly a monotonous collection of poor near-jokes. Massive foodie on the quiet. Views my own, etc.