I got a chauffeur. Which sounds a bit of an extravagant thing. But it was an hour in the car in the morning and the same in the evening when I could properly read or think. Nicole Bearne, my PA, would produce a car file for me. So when I left each evening she would give me the car file with things I had to read in the car – either that evening going home (sometimes I fell asleep to be honest, if I was pretty knackered) or the next morning – that was easier. And if I had a meeting the next morning, she would give me the agenda and the supporting notes for the meeting so when I arrived I had
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