POLITICO Brussels Playbook: Operation Sell No Deal — A haircut’s more fun than a lecture — The world according to Rome
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2025 6:00 am
IMF CHIEF UPDATE: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has called a telephone conference for lunchtime today with his colleagues, diplomats told POLITICO’s David Herszenhorn and me, with a view to having a consensus decision on a single EU candidate for the IMF top job by Friday lunchtime. Background here.
GOOD MORNING. Check out this Twitter thread — it’ll come in handy when you next hear about those mythical “technological solutions” that will prevent a hard border on the island of Ireland.
Speaking of technological solutions: “Do we really need socks you can wear up to six days without washing?” one of the funnier emails I found in my inbox Wednesday read. It was a “review request” for “odorless” socks. “Not always, but sometimes it is really helpful,” the email continued, going on to pitch a new, super innovative technology (via an Italian “knitting machine with 200-needle count”) which will eradicate that old plague of personal hygiene, not to mention common sense.
Oh please. “Who has time for phone number list pesky things like showering and changing clothes?” the email concluded. Accept one piece of advice folks, and do not believe any technology can ever save you from being a decent person, in politics or life.
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OPERATION SELL NO DEAL: Boris Johnson’s government is planning a Europe-wide media blitz to convince EU governments and citizens that the U.K. is serious about leaving, deal or no deal, on October 31. Charlie Cooper has the full details of the plan.
GOOD MORNING. Check out this Twitter thread — it’ll come in handy when you next hear about those mythical “technological solutions” that will prevent a hard border on the island of Ireland.
Speaking of technological solutions: “Do we really need socks you can wear up to six days without washing?” one of the funnier emails I found in my inbox Wednesday read. It was a “review request” for “odorless” socks. “Not always, but sometimes it is really helpful,” the email continued, going on to pitch a new, super innovative technology (via an Italian “knitting machine with 200-needle count”) which will eradicate that old plague of personal hygiene, not to mention common sense.
Oh please. “Who has time for phone number list pesky things like showering and changing clothes?” the email concluded. Accept one piece of advice folks, and do not believe any technology can ever save you from being a decent person, in politics or life.
BORIS ON TOUR Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on Handclap
OPERATION SELL NO DEAL: Boris Johnson’s government is planning a Europe-wide media blitz to convince EU governments and citizens that the U.K. is serious about leaving, deal or no deal, on October 31. Charlie Cooper has the full details of the plan.