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Fascinating. Will share.

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Quick check on the first number here

" he borrowed money from the Rothschilds, including £100,000 in 1889 and £60,000 in 1893 (possibly neither sum was repaid)."

using

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency-converter/#currency-result

100 grand in 1890 = 8 million+ in 2017

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And that's based on the retail price index, which exists to understate inflation. ONS is reporting 4.2% for the last year while some products have gone up that much in a month or two.

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Horus. You wouldn't know what happened to the legend Andrew Joyce? Have you heard anything?

Thanks.

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I saw a Telegram post a few months ago saying he was OK but not putting anything out at the moment.

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