Hello, I'm currently out of office.

An article I read recently said we're more relaxed and more productive after a good break.

So I've gone to Barbados for a month for science.

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Take your holiday as seriously as British Airways holidays take your holiday.

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Hello and welcome to the intelligence from the economist. In Lagos, I'm Oire Ogunbei.

And in London, I'm Jason Palmer.

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