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Small Blue Planet

The chairman dodges some tricky questions about a takeover deal

£Tell me about your love triangle,£ I said to the chairman of the insignificantly sized investment company SmallBlue Planet as we celebrated his recovery from a recent non-specific illness - potentially humorous if only I could have thought of something clever - with a pint or two of Magic Portal at Craven's Cottage. £What love triangle?£ asked the chairman. £OK, your deal,£ I said. £How's it going?£ £What deal?£ £The one I read about it in the papers.£ £Oh come on now,£ chuckled the chairman. £You do surprise me. Since when have you believed anything you read in the papers?£ £A reasonable...