In the spirit of welcoming souls who have been drinking all day in the sun, CASI's senior members insist that I stay to help judge the final.

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Most British banks deny that it is an especially "stressful" time for them - in the technical sense that, all but one to whom I've spoken in the past 24 hours insist they have the cash or liquidity they need right now.

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