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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 1m

Those whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make extract supposedly publicly available information from HM Courts & Tribunal Service.

Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 2h

Been trying to settle on which Discworld character Kemi is most like. I think Edward d'Eath is a decent shout. Increasingly crazed, error-prone and unstable in the pursuit of power, grabbing at any weapon in the hope of resurrecting a long dead regime.

Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 3h

Hmm...I actually think a lot of the early stuff is better. It deals with societal issues in more broad philosophical terms, as opposed to the more formulaic nature of the later ones, which were a bit "What if the post office/football/newspapers but Discworld".

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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 20h

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer

Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

www.theguardian.com

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 1d

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 1d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 1d

When did we go back to letting people spraying toxic sputum out of their faces travel on public transport? Must I be aggressively infected every day just to protect the value of any commercial property assets in my pension?

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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 1d

Ich...nichten lichten.

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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 1d

No. Nope. Noooooo. Nah.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 1d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 1d

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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

‘Open-minded’ dating app Feeld’s profits jump amid influx of ‘vanilla’ users

Sales rose 26% last year at the app, whose core market is people in open relationships and kink enthusiasts

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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 2d

Top scoop from @annaisaac

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally

Exclusive: HMRC conducts scoping exercise into Reform UK backer ‘Posh George’ Cottrell’s income from business and wealth

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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 2d

This isn't advice, more recognition from when i quit smoking many years ago. I had a big wobble after about six months, having thought i was clear. Quite common apparently. Pushed through it and it didn't happen again. Not as badly anyway.

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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 2d

Bird's?

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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 2d

Gordon Brown, texture like sun.

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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 3d

Entirely in line with my reasoning.

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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 3d

Never seen ET

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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 4d

Sometimes, punting it hopefully into the general vicinity of Mohamed Kudus works. #thfc #coys

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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 4d

Right!?

Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 4d

The guy's never been injured in his life. Takes one look at the Spurs medical centre and he's in an iron lung for the rest of his career.

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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 4d

A story told on dark winter nights to convince naughty children to keep quiet.

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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 4d

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing Spurs fans that Randall Kolo Muani exists. #thfc #coys

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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 4d

Oh no.

Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · 4d

Oh my god.

Have I Got News For You just referred to this completely false claim as a fact!!

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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 4d

Skankers gonna skank skank skank skank skank etc

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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 5d

Perhaps the irony wasn't clear enough but I was merely characterising what you said in the way you were doing about the "anti gambling movement".

Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 5d

Does this mean that Britain's largest gambling company doesn't recognise its own regulator's assessment of problem gambling prevalence?

Bold.

Steve Hawkes @stevehawkes.bsky.social · 5d

At the end of the day one person harmed is one too many. But it’s interesting that an anti gambling movement that swears by the NHS doesn’t when its figures are lower than they want them to be. Is the NHS now wrong? The GC also found millions enjoy gambling and find it “fun”

Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: Big day for fans of bickering about problem gambling.

The Gambling Commission's new survey finds that 2.7% of British adults have a gambling problem. For the first time, for reasons I won't bore you with, we can apply this to the population to get a figure of...

1.4 million people. (1/2)

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