Hello and welcome to Not Another One, an all-male edition of Not Another One.

Today, we're in some apologies.

Paul Miranda is a little bit under the weather so she can't join us. But I'm here. Steve is here. Good afternoon, Steve. Hi, Tim. I think we should say about Miranda. It's not just ill. She's lost a voice. And you could be ill and do a podcast, but you can't do a podcast if you've lost your voice. No, no, no.

This is why we should probably have had a YouTube edition, because you would at least have seen her,

but maybe we don't want to see her when she's on, well, but she would want us to see her.

And Ian, welcome to you.

And can I just say, I feel like almost like a dad towards you this last weekend because

I watched you afar from, I actually went to Anfield on Saturday for reasons I won't expound

upon.

But I wasn't able to attend your defence conference, but I saw the coverage of it.

I saw the extent of military personnel and political leaders from around the world that you

assembled to the London Defence Conference.

And I thought, that's my inn.

But I hope, you know, it's an amazing thing you are building.

And I think the best years are ahead.

But you must be exhausted because this things always are as exhausting.

But was it as good inside as it looked from the outside?

Thank you, Tim.

That is so kind.

And I was very touched by your messages over the weekend of

encouragement, and then, yeah, you're right.

I mean, it did get, it got a lot of coverage and, yeah, when you do these things,

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