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Well, are we actually going to see, you know, the public markets return to some sort of
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popularity for companies this year? Is it going to become an appealing place to lift again
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do you think? I mean, based on conversations that we're having with issuers and potential
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issuers and investors, I do think so. I mean, when you actually talk to them in positive
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terms about what we've done and why they need to take another look at the UK markets
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you get a very positive response. We're in a fairly tumultuous year coming up to an election
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Are you concerned that, you know, these reform efforts, some of the UK markets, some of the
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Westminster goings on could dampen the appeal of the city as a place to come to list
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I don't think so. I mean, I think, you know, we obviously, the government has been fantastic
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in interacting on all this and getting, putting its shoulders at the wheel and backing it all
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Labour as well, I mean, a lot of people have been talking to Labor about that. We very much
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get the sense that this has been, this has seen as a non-political point. I mean, I think
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we all recognise that the financial services sector is a duel in our crown in this country
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and we need to do everything we can to keep the competitive on the world stage
