Poor old dave
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Poor old dave
@robin500ml.bsky.social
Just a squashed greenfly on the windscreen of life
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You just slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don't need to be coy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Hop on the bus, Gus
You don't need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
Fuck off, Piers
December 6, 2024 at 6:12 PM
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Left: Romania has canceled the results of an election after they declassify intelligence to show Russian interference

Right: Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak all refused to investigate Russian interference in Brexit because all four of them used Brexit to become PM
December 6, 2024 at 5:27 PM
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It's a better option than what we have.
“The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has been working on a new alternative to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measure of economic activity. There are many well-recognised problems with GDP, and so a move to offer an alternative is very welcome.”

👏👏👏 About time too!
Rethinking how we measure economic activity
The Office of National Statistics has announced an alternative to GDP; Christopher May assesses the value of the new economic metric
northwestbylines.co.uk
December 6, 2024 at 3:56 PM
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FANTASTIC NEWS! Romania’s Constitutional Court has just annulled the first round of the presidential election due to heavy Russian interference. The second round will not take place on Sunday and the first round will be re-run. The electoral authorities will have to validate all candidates again.
December 6, 2024 at 1:48 PM
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Four major Romanian political parties formed a coalition on Wednesday night, vowing to keep Romania on a pro-EU and pro-NATO path👏

www.politico.eu/article/roma...
Romanian pro-EU parties unite to crowd out far-right candidate Georgescu
Social Democrat Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu threw his support behind reformist Elena Lasconi for president.
www.politico.eu
December 5, 2024 at 2:54 PM