Simon English: Cowgill dodges a bear trap over Thatcher
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And then there's the rest of them.
Firmly in the fun camp is Peter Cowgill of JD Sports.
Partly because there's a strong sense that he definitely wants to say something outrageous and is barely resisting the temptation.
It was possible to hear him straining in response to the question: was Margaret Thatcher good for the customers of JD Sports? He blocked for a bit, then settled with: "Most of our customers weren't alive then."
Come on, let yourself go.
"What you've got there is a big hole," he said. "A great big bear trap, that you want me to fall into. Fall into it yourself."
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