"Sir Andrew has identified mix-up, muddle and inter-departmental warfare, " Ms Conroy said.

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The Bank of England ended up in a muddle.

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But even this souped-up version of the 'muddle through' scenario requires some movement from Germany.

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Near the end the two look back drunkenly in a London pub on the muddle of their lives: both love Misia rather than the women who married (and gave up on) them.

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