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Should I stay or……..?
Even if your employees think the organisation stinks , senior management are incompetent idiots and the work life balance is all wrong they will stay longer if they feel their line manager...
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30 Jan 2022
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Managers you want to do well for.
I consider my self to be very self motivated when it comes to work. Even if I had lost faith in the organisation and fallen out with my line manager my professionalism would not allow me to...
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Blair McPherson
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20 Jan 2022
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Survival of the friendliest
As we know it’s not the fastest, the strongest or the cleverest that survive but the friendliest. Admittedly in reference to evolution it’s survival of the fittest , those who adapt most...
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Blair McPherson
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10 Jan 2022
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Probably the best….
Once upon a time management was about managing budgets and people plus possibly but not necessarily buildings and equipment. Information management would be missed off many people’s lists. But...
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Blair McPherson
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10 Jan 2022
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With a little help from my friends
I read an article that asked the question, “ Is HR ever your friend?” My first thought was this must be a reflection on how HR’s first loyalty is to the organisation despite presenting...
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Blair McPherson
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10 Jan 2022
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The Understanding manager
You can make tough decisions when required. Just because you’re understanding and supportive that doesn’t make you soft. Everyone wants a supportive manager some one who recognises your ...
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Blair McPherson
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31 Dec 2021
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“Brain surgery…. It’s not exactly rocket science is it?”
A recent study ( published in the festive edition of BMJ) to decide who is the brainiest, neurosurgeons or aerospace engineers has found that neither are necessarily brighter than the rest of...
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Blair McPherson
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02 Apr 2022
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Succession
He has been the leader of the council for 15 years. During that time the council’s has acquired a national profile and come to dominate the region. The first to embrace out sourcing. The...
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Blair McPherson
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13 Dec 2021
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The Ketchup Wars
There are two types of senior manager those who believe success is built on long hours, dedication and hard work ,sacrifice and those who think the best results come when people feel valued,...
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Blair McPherson
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08 Dec 2021
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Domination and Cooperation
Hundreds of years into the future humans have colonised the solar system. Earth and the Moon are in a state of cold war with the much bigger and far more prosperous Mars. Further out lie...
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Blair McPherson
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24 Feb 2022
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Now?
When the chief Executive takes the trouble to call you in to tell you what a good job you and your team did you should just accept the praise shouldn’t you? You might say it’s all down to...
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Blair McPherson
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01 Dec 2021
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The Peppa Pig speech
The PM’s recent disastrous speech to business leaders reminded me of this piece I wrote a few years ago. You don’t think he read it do you? Being a bit of a comedian I like a number of my...
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Blair McPherson
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24 Nov 2021
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You can play without a centre forward but not a goalkeeper
I can imagine the conversation, a cross party working group has been set up to identify the best process for filling the recently vacated chief executive post. The leader assumed that this...
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Blair McPherson
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24 Nov 2021
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We Love Quizzes
Saturday evening watching television and I was surprised at the number of quiz shows being broadcast. Clearly we are a nation of quizzers. Try as you might it is impossible not to shoutout...
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Blair McPherson
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19 Nov 2021
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How many is too many ?
When it comes to HR trends where the US leads we tend to take notice. So a recent article that drew attention to the increased use of multiple interviews peaked my interest. It appears some...
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Blair McPherson
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17 Nov 2021
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MEDMI - The Medical and Environmental Data Mash-up Infrastructure project
Becky Gudka, a medical student from Exeter University, has interviewed creators and users of MEDMI, the Medical and Environmental Data Mash-up Infrastructure project and created an insightful...
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Neelam Iqbal
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22 Jun 2022
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How decisions are made
A week before her first A level, arrangements for sitting the exam were changed by the school. Just a minor change. The start time was moved forward half an hour along side a reminder that all...
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Blair McPherson
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11 Nov 2021
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Jabs or Jobs
What’s the best way to stoke up opposition and resentment? Answer tell employees they have no choice they either comply or lose their job. I have noted an increasingly autocratic approach to...
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Blair McPherson
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09 Nov 2021
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Walter wasn’t a great player but he was an outstanding manager
These days everyone wants a good review. Tell us how well we have done. But if the feedback is less than glowing it may get an angry and hurt response. This is why cautious managers so...
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Blair McPherson
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09 Nov 2021
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When management communication is just blah , blah ,blah
Management involves getting your message across, what you want doing , how you want it doing and by when, your expectations of employees/team members behaviour and attitude, or in senior...
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Blair McPherson
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05 Nov 2021
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Arsey Attitude
Employees who don’t accept the authority of the boss, providers who think the customer is definitely not king and HR professionals who believe their advice is law. The conversation wasn’t...
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Blair McPherson
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03 Nov 2021
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How to recognise a dinosaur
Do you recognise this description ? A large organisation rather complacent about its relationship with customers and employees, performance wise coasting, obsessed with cost cutting,...
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Blair McPherson
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30 Oct 2021
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How can I help?
He is a very caring human being, with a good set of professional values . He is a terrible manager. It’s the mantra of the new chief executive. He starts every conversation and answers...
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Blair McPherson
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30 Oct 2021
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The Bank Heist
What has an audacious bank robbery got to do with how organisations fail? The plan is meticulous in its attention to detail. The team have been selected for their knowledge , experience...
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Blair McPherson
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19 Oct 2021
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Counter Fraud Function Talent Hub
We are offering a unique opportunity for you to use your expertise to help tackle fraud in government. If you can’t find fraud, you can’t tackle it: Prior to COVID-19 estimated Fraud and error...
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Chris Freeman
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06 Oct 2021
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The names Bond ,James Bond
007 returns, shaken not stirred, updated but still the cool under pressure, man of action leading a life style normally associated with the rich and famous, living it up in top hotels and...
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Blair McPherson
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02 Oct 2021
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The Lowering of the National Lead Intervention Concentration
Hello all and welcome to the Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) Community of Practice (CoP) on Knowledge Hub. The work shown in this CoP is managed by the Environmental...
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Neelam Iqbal
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28 Sep 2021
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Subject Access Request Experts
Hi I am looking for Departmental Subject Access Request experts and wanting to know if you you have any best practices, databases and processes that you use that you are able to share. If so...
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Nasreen Ayoob
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14 Sep 2021
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Justified
This is the title of a t.v. show about a US Marshall based in Lexington, Kentucky who was born and grew up in a close knit community in the Appalachian mountains. His unorthodox but Justified...
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Blair McPherson
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14 Sep 2021
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Inclusive recruitment is not enough
An inclusive recruitment process is all well and good but the benefits will quickly be lost if the organisation can’t retain these same employees. An inclusive recruitment process is useless...
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Blair McPherson
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06 Sep 2021
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Waterloo
The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton, so the Duke of Wellington is reported to have said on revisiting his old school. A statement that reflected a belief, still held,...
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Blair McPherson
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06 Sep 2021
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A proportionate response
The sense of injustice was strong. It was unfair. Every body said so. Every one except the manager I complained to and the chief executive who didn’t bother to answer my email. The Sunday...
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Blair McPherson
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15 Feb 2022
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Have you noticed how often incompetence is rewarded?
It’s the opposite of what you would expect. Instead of penalising employees who regularly mis deadlines and produce poor quality work managers often seem to reward them. Perhaps they raised...
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Blair McPherson
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01 Sep 2021
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Has the pandemic changed what good leadership looks like
According to research by a major management consultancy there is evidence of shifts in leadership style and behaviour during the pandemic. This has taken the form of focusing on the short...
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Blair McPherson
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30 Aug 2021
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The Government Guidance Rainbow
Central Government departments are bound in their working practices by various guidance documentation that play an important role in PPM software deployment such as Microsoft Project for the...
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Emma-Ruth Arnaz-Pemberton
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25 Aug 2021
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Corporate Kryptonite
“ I will pretend to agree with you ,boss, but only because I am afraid I will lose my job if I don’t.” Every business pretends to believe in allowing candour and transparency in its...
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Blair McPherson
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23 Aug 2021
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How a no blame culture works
Whether it’s penalty misses or bad decisions there should be no scapegoats, no coverups, just a willingness to talk openly about mistakes Sweden halved the number of avoidable birth injuries in...
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Blair McPherson
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19 Aug 2021
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Never say No
As a grandparent I never say no, as a parent I said it a lot, apparently. As a manager I didn’t like people saying no to me so I tended to ask for forgiveness rather than permission. As an ...
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Blair McPherson
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14 Aug 2021
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MOJ Call for evidence on dispute resolution in England and Wales
https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/dispute-resolution-england-wales-call-for-evidence/ Launched today NFM welcomes the opportunity to contribute to this new consultation....
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Jane Robey
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03 Aug 2021
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Corruption and Crime in Local Government
I worked as a Director in an LA where the leader and chief executive are still on police bail accused of corruption and intimidation of witnesses. Just how many senior local authority figures...
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Blair McPherson
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03 Aug 2021
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The more things change the more they stay the same
Many employees would recognise this as a description of their organisation. They have survived numerous reorganisations, frequent changes of leadership, the adoption of different working...
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02 Aug 2021
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Environmental Epidemiology Training Module and recent conference presentations
Environmental Epidemiology Training module Every year, as part of the UK Field Epidemiology Training Programme (FETP), both fellows and anyone internal or external to PHE, can apply ...
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Neelam Iqbal
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26 Jul 2021
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The Hulk
I once worked for a Director who stormed out of the office when I said something he didn’t like. Thing was it was his office! Organisations like people have personalities which shape the way...
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Blair McPherson
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21 Jul 2021
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Success is all about who is on your team
Some times you meet the person at the top of the organisation and you’re surprised, surprised at how ordinary they are. From the reputation for being a top performing organisation you were...
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Blair McPherson
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21 Jul 2021
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Does your organisation have trust issues?
Research shows that managers who cannot “ see” their direct reports sometimes struggle to trust that their employees are in fact working. As a trainee, before mobile phones, my team manager...
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Blair McPherson
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19 Jul 2021
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Will cows become extinct?
If we can grow meat in the laboratory. Will vegetarians eat it? Will cows become extinct ? If cows could express a choice would they prefer to exist to be eaten, like the talking cow brought to...
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Blair McPherson
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18 Jul 2021
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Is this a safe place ?
How safe is your work place ? No I’m not taking about working with dangerous machinery or hazardous chemicals. I’ m not referring to the risk of falling objects, flying objects or sharp...
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Blair McPherson
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15 Jul 2021
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We know there is life on Mars
“We know there is life on Mars because we sent it there” , NASA’s former chief scientist.
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Blair McPherson
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15 Jul 2021
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Celebrating 10 years of LG Inform
LG Inform is celebrating its 10th birthday this month! Ninety-six per cent of councils are signed up to LG Inform and on the 6th July the site passed the landmark figure of 4 million...
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Esther Barrott
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13 Jul 2021
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Are organisations inevitably hypocritical?
Writing in defence of hypocrisy would be like expressing sympathy for the devil, you’re not going to convince anyone that it’s anything other than despicable. And yet hypocrisy...
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Blair McPherson
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07 Jul 2021
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