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Reader's comments (1)

#1 Submitted by davep@... on March 30, 2020 - 10:03am

Agree in principle. Also pleased to have acknowledged the regret for VCs demanding the full fee from Browne. Now, how do you achieve it now the loan book has been sold? Do you buy it back? Just a reminder: it's a policy Corbyn proposed.

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