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Bedbug crisis sparks political row in Paris as insect ‘scourge’ continues (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

in westminster parliamentary procedure, when there is a disagreement the two partisan groups get together and competitively row in a race up the Thames, winner taking the victorious position on the matter.

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