There's a huge surplus every January because of all the income tax which has to be paid in the month. This year it was huge but, interestingly, not as huge as was forecast.
That's a good point, which I hadn't really considered. I suppose though if the world stands back over Ukraine, he might take a couple of years to rebuild and then make another move.
I don't understand why they (allegedly) only look at the business plans at the end of the series. It means some unfortunate folk get all the way to the end, only to be told their business plan isn't good enough, so they were wasting their time (and everyone else's) all along.
I'm really impressed by the way the French have dealt with this. Right from the beginning. And perhaps Macron could get some credit? We'd still be arguing about who pays for the rebuild, and planning permission and listed building consent and the health and safety plan.
I would wholly agree and accept the second one. Which is why the first one was strange. I'm afraid I put it down to ill-considered drivel. The CBI won't have believed it any more than I did.