This is LBC from Global, leading Britain's conversation with James O'Brien.

Four minutes after 10. Good morning to you. It is LBC and I am James O'Brien.

Talk about city centres first today.

A few other things on the agenda.

It's Thursday, so Mystery Hour will be on the way at 12.

If you're not familiar with that feature,

then I think modesty should allow me to suggest that you may rather enjoy it.

And also this suggestion that, or indeed our policy, that people on the lowest incomes will receive a payout, a means-tested payout in the event of being required to self-isolate in the event of another coronavirus outbreak.

It's a very interesting story.

But the city centre stuff, and I think, do you know the call that's haunted

me most? Haunted isn't quite the right word. The call that has, um, drawn most of my attention

this week. One I've thought about the most in, in terms of phone calls to the program, there's been a

couple of texts that have really resonated with me as well. It was Stuart, the office manager,

who retained a degree of good cheer, as he told us that while we were discussing the ins and outs of people returning or not

returning to the workplace, Stuart rang in as an office manager of a company that has decided

to do away with its offices.

I love this job, you know that, for a whole variety of reasons,

and I hope this isn't too self-indulgent.

Just take a moment to explain why Stuart is the perfect example of why I love this job so much,

why I continue to resist all the offers from elsewhere

and pledge my loyalty to LBC at every turn,

is because of the freedom.

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