An overseer's apology
THE regulator's job, like the undertaker's, is best done out of the spotlight. There are many reasons for this, not least that most regulation is both arcane and dull. But another is that, though regulators need to avoid capture by their charges, they must also not be too confrontational. It is better to work with the grain of an industry than to have blazing rows with it.
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