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Good morning. It’s Katie Martin. Exciting times: Rob is on sabbatical this month. It is one of the best perks of working at the FT, better even than the famous weekly cake trolley (available in the London office only).

While he is away, I am one of the people invited to help out. I’m tempted to use this opportunity to fangirl over the glorious Lionesses or trash some of Rob’s most dearly held beliefs on his own lovingly curated platform, for example by extolling the virtues of Birkenstocks. He hates them, and he’s wrong. This is a hill I will die on.

I will see you again next week. In the meantime, say hi at katie.martin@ft.com, or complain about stuff to ethan.wu@ft.com.

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