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Yes. In better humor than Rachel Reeves. Well, I mean, most people are, I think, these days.

So it's been a funny old day, as they say, for the Labour Party because, or Labor

Government, because it's been the CBI Conference.

And the Confederation of British Industry.

That's right, i.e. big business rather than small business.

And how long ago the Labour Investor Summit seems, eh?

Yes. Remember when all those platitudes?

What that one two weeks ago?

Yeah, exactly.

Platitudes about 68 billion.

The great new partnership.

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