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To bring inflationary expectations back down to at least nearer the bank of england's target. and what is your view on the pay requests from the public sector? we've seen private pay figures levels go up further than the public sector. the government saying that will feed inflation. what's your take on that? obviously, people incredibly worried aboutjust balancing the books. well, that will be a concern of government. but as a representative organisation for largely private sector companies, i don't think that's something we necessarily have a view on. it's up to individual organisations to wo...

Have been talking us through, timed to the second, all of the elements of it slowly evolving over time. as you pointed out, some of the new elements and precedents this time with that striking one at the centre with that striking one at the centre with the prince of wales, and that glimpse into the future as well. and you think of it from his perspective, the thoughts he must have had looking towards performing at an event like this and then in this particular context doing it for the first time, having been on plenty of occasions before but performing the central role today. really quite some...

Have a view on. but it really is substantial progress. >> david? >> look. i -- i agree that there's been substantial progress and we are not where we were in the past. i mean, this question of testing has come up again and again and again in the previous administration, and now in this one. and, you know, i think what the president candidly said tonight was, yeah, maybe i wish we had anticipated this. you know, half a billion tests -- and andy's the expert, i'm not -- but half a billion tests are a lot of tests but we have 300 million people in this country. so honestly, it -- it doesn't sound...

Possibly anticipated creating enough supply for that situation. but having said that, i think in the main -- the advances that have happened over the last year, have been really substantive. whether people are in a position to recognize that or not, that is something maybe david will have a view on. but it really is substantial progress. >> david? >> look. i -- i agree that there's been substantial progress and we are not where we were in the past. i mean, this question of testing has come up again and again and again in the previous administration, and now in this one. and, you know, i think ...

Well, again, that is something you should ask the norwegian politicians and it's not something i decide or have a view on. you don't have a view on it when we've just established that your relationship with the government is such that you get much of your new money from a government which gets that money from oil and gas? how come you don't have a view on it? it's absolutely vital to your future. myjob is actually quite straightforward and pretty simple. it's to look after the capital, safeguard it for future generations and try to increase it. in terms of where the money coming in is decided ...