George Mordaunt, a car dealer and author of a book about his €17 million bust, draws some empathetic nods when he talks about his own “greed”, “stupidity” and descent into dysfunctionality and inertia. He loses many, however, when he embarks on a paean of praise for his “hugely proactive” bank. “Engage. Engage,” he urges, as though nobody at the meeting has tried to offload property or to be proactive, while dropping repeated plugs for his book, his website and the negotiating powers of some unnamed men who have accompanied him.
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