Roo Reynolds

"We’ll put all this up on the web soon ... The poll shows that while 57 per cent of Britons think greater police powers to tackle terrorism are more important than protecting civil liberties, less than half of Twitter users agree. Fifty-six per cent of the public agree that “the greatest victims of discrimination in Britain these days are often ordinary white men,” compared to only 45 per cent of Twitter users." - Roo Reynolds

"Britain's 5.5 million Twitter users are younger than average members of the public, slightly more likely to vote Labour, and distinctly more liberal, according to a survey published today. They are also more likely to live in London, less likely to live in the north of England, and marginally more likely to belong to a lower social class. ... Most users find Twitter either 'very worthwhile' or 'mildly useful'. But 39% of all respondents said that it 'dumbs down' the way people communicate and 76% of them said they had no interest in using it themselves. [See also http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/... who commissioned the poll] - Roo Reynolds