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“I think ultimately political success and policy success comes from offering better ideas and demonstrating impact,” Mahan said, sounding very much like the technocrat he calls himself.

There's this much reported case of a woman who suffered from convulsions after taking a medicine for diabetes which had a similar sounding name to an analgesic she had been prescribed.

The organization advocated for area survivors, served as a sounding board to vet contractors and, at times, functioned as group therapy.

Byrne, who chairs the Commons Business and Trade Select Committee, said the committee is "sounding the warning now" that the UK's economic security regime is "no longer fit for purpose".

However, the soundings, publicly and privately, are in complete contrast to the belief from some industry figures that the club is on the market.