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Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 13h

Maybe she really likes car crashes?

Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 14h

The Fiat is ULEZ exempt and surprisingly cheap to insure and run if you are a young driver. My son drives one. Because it is so small, he never has any problems finding a parking space near his Fulham flat.

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Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 14h

Sleeping in a puddle of sunshine

An orange cat lying on his side in a puddle of sunshine. The cat has a big fluffy tail with a white tip and his tummy can best be described as wooly!

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Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 20h

I dunno. From what I remember, Dr Lecter had his own particular code of ethics.

I think he'd probably have invited Cuomo round for supper. He didn't have much time for those who you might consider "rude"!

Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 1d

No 8-track? Amateur!

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Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 1d

Glad to hear Labour squashing knee jerk security theatre. I wager the average train traveller is way more at risk of being injured by a motorist in their journey to and from the station than being stabbed on the train.

(Why yes, I used to commute by bike, does it show?)

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Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 2d

(For the avoidance of doubt, I was being sarcastic about Esther's brainless comment)

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Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 2d

I mean, why would an organisation that champions service personnel killed or injured in the service of our country need someone to ensure that they have a member of staff who is responsible for ensuring their employment policies don't exclude the disabled?

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Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 3d

Watching "Riot Women". Just superb.

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Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 3d

Another RW quisling.

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Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 4d

Barney does not like fireworks.

Barney, my orange boss. He would normally be out at this time of night, but the world is too baggy and flashy for him.

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Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 4d

I mean, if he wants to bring in line with the Lincoln era, that hot running water will have to go. And that toilet.

Also, it's back to wiping that fat orange arse with newspaper.

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Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 4d

After the infamous poisoner William Palmer was executed, the burghers of my hometown of Rugeley petitioned the government to allow them to change the town's name. The government said yes as long as they named the town after the prime minister. The PM? Palmerston! So it's still Rugeley!

Jo Kibble (Political Animal) @politicanimal.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah, but those are low priorities compared with Hertfordshire sorting out this positively scary road name in Royston.

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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 4d

Carve it on America’s gravestone.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4d

"go to TikTok. See for yourself."

Pop Base tweets: "Kim Kardashian said on ‘The Kardashians’ that she believes the moon landing was fake:

“They’re gonna say I’m crazy no matter what, but like, go to TikTok. See for yourself. […] There’s no gravity on the moon. Why is the flag blowing? The shoes that they have in the museum that they wore on the moon is a different print in the photos. Why are there no stars?”"

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Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 4d

Further proof of the f*ckwitttery at HMRC. I do hope the Guardian continues with this series of stories. I'm looking forward to seeing all the different ways that HMRC buggered this up!

Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 4d

More information coming out now on this. Looks like a Cabinet Office scheme led by Georgia Gould… planned savings of £10m-£30m a year (back up lower Premier League full-back price) don’t really seem worth the candle if this the result IMO.

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Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 5d

He's being clever. He's keeping Andy where he can see him to make sure he doesn't raise an army and try to invade Lyme Regis.

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Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 5d

Could be worse for him. It's not like he's being exiled to Belgium.

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Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 5d

Apropos of nothing , "Beware of the Leopard" is one of the greatest bits of shorthand in the English language.

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James Alistair Henry @jamesbluecat.bsky.social · 5d

I mean, the whole thread, but this is the gist.

Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 5d

Call them cunts and tell them they get nothing. Spit in their stupid faces. Put extra Asians in the Christmas adverts and explicitly say you're doing it to fuck them off. Tell them *no* for once Jesus actual Christ lads. Not "this is unworkable" or "this is expensive". Just no.

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Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 5d

See the latest HMRC cockup re child benefit. They pretty obviously didn't spend enough on experienced analysts and testers. Result: lots of false positives meaning that valid recipients have to spend their own time fixing HMRC's cockup. Would have been cheaper to do it properly (or even not at all!)

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Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 5d

I was talking to my wife about the recent HMRC child benefit cockup. She said it sounded like they'd been penny pinching on the project, that they hadn't wanted to spend money on having enough experienced staff writing the requirements and test cases. Austerity - penny wise, pound foolish since 2010

Chris Giles @chrisgiles.ft.com · 5d

I keep being told spending cuts are easy. Honest proposals such as those recently outlined by Policy Exchange show they are not

My column www.ft.com/content/f086...

Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 6d

Definitely not a bubble, oh no, not at all. Nothing unrealistic about this.

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 6d

NVIDIA SHARES RISE 2.5% PREMARKET, ON TRACK TO HIT $5 TRILLION MARKET VALUE AT OPEN IF CURRENT LEVELS HOLD #AI #NVIDIA $NVDA

Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 6d

Sigh, I know editorial standards at the Grauniad have always been lax, but a Yorkie is a dog or a chocolate bar. "Stuffed Yorkshires" would have been acceptable.

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Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 7d

Fair point.

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Dave Lauchlan @davelauchlan.bsky.social · 7d

That worked out really well for Charles the First right up to the point that it didn't!

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