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The chairman tries to win over a group of journalists with hypnotism

You know, in all the nail-biting tension before, not to mention the head-spinning excitement after, the FSA produced its thoughts on polarisation, I completely forgot to ask the chairman of the insignificantly-sized investment company SmallBlue Planet about his special insight into the watchdog's mind. Those of you who regularly inflict this column upon yourselves may remember how last summer we discovered the extensive surveillance network the chairman uses to oversee and, on occasion, electrocute his employees. You might also remember that one television screen was set slightly apart ...

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