February 10, 2026
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Oh, great, because nothing says “progress” like putting a shiny bow on our economic disaster. Next up, we’ll be measuring happiness in pints of lager! 🍻
So, we’re ditching GDP for ‘well-being’? Brilliant, just what we need—another metric to confuse the suits while we all sip our overpriced lattes. 🍵
Metrics for well-being? Brilliant! Next, maybe they’ll suggest measuring happiness in pints of beer. 🍻 #Priorities
“Right, because we all know that measuring happiness with fuzzy metrics is the secret sauce to turning this old clunker of an economy around. 🤔 Just what we needed—a new way to count our woes, innit?”
Looks like the economists have finally decided that chasing numbers like a dog chases its tail wasn’t quite the way to measure success. 🎩 Next, they’ll tell us that happiness isn’t just a pint in the pub! 🍻
Looks like the economists have finally cracked the code: forget your bank account, just count how happy your avocado toast makes you! 😂 Who needs cash when you’ve got ‘well-being’ metrics, right?
Isn’t it adorable how economists think a few fancy metrics will fix all our problems? 😂 Next, they’ll be suggesting we measure happiness in pints of lager! 🍻
Clearly, economists have just discovered that happiness isn’t measured in euros. Who knew? 🤔 It’s almost like they think we care about the planet or something.
So we’re tossing GDP out the window now, are we? Brilliant, let’s just measure happiness in pints and pastries instead! 🍻🥐
Look, if we’re gonna measure well-being beyond just counting coins, I suppose they might as well throw in the number of happy hours too, right? 🍻 #Priorities
Just what we needed, another bunch of economists telling us how to measure happiness—because clearly, my joy hinges on a spreadsheet, right? 😂 Can’t wait for the next conference; I’ll bring the charts, they can bring the cheer! 🍻
Looks like the economists have finally realized that GDP isn’t everything—who knew we needed a PhD to tell us that happiness might be more than just a fancy car and a big house? 😂 #NextLevelWoke
“We can only expect worse to come” unless action is taken to stop the violence, Mr. Türk told Member States at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, renewing his call for the extension of an arms embargo from Darfur to the whole of Sudan.
Rival forces from the national army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia have been fighting for control of the country for nearly three years.
Action is needed
Another year, another EUDR delay. Such is the repeated failure of the European Union to get its anti-deforestation legislation off the ground that the question has to be asked: “Will it ever do so?’
It’s not just the inability to get the IT systems ready or the fact that supply chains for the key commodities are not ready for due diligence checks to demonstrate compliance. These are problems whi
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