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Charles Wright

@charleswright57.bsky.social
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Writer at OnLondon.co.uk. Former councillor in Haringey.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 29/09/2026
The Wild West approach to dockless e-bikes cannot continue. I'm setting out my plan to improve safety and data sharing, tackle poor parking and create consistent standards across London. TfL licensing is the key to making these schemes safer and better managed.
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Sadiq Khan announces London-wide crackdown on e-bikes 'Wild West'
Mayor of London lays out plans for a licensing scheme for e-bike operators in the capital amid anger at badly parked or abandoned bikes
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Charles Wright @charleswright57.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New post: Mayor Khan's draft London Plan proposes a denser, taller London, encroaching on the Green Belt - while also challenging the govt on meeting housing need. Just four weeks left to comment... Plus: floating homes, and Hornsey Town Hall reborn wrightc.substack.com/p/the-draft-...
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The draft London Plan: Still time to have your say
Plus, new floating home plans for Docklands, and the impressive restoration of modernist masterpiece Hornsey Town Hall
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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Very pleased to have had a chat with Dr Jack Brown about recent @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social research into differences between what British people think about #london and what official statistics say: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-8X... #truelondon #london #trump #farage #demographics @london.gov.uk
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True London: How London is misperceived. With Dr Jack Brown
YouTube video by Dave Hill On London
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Richard Brown @richardbrown.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Great overview for the uninitiated on what the new London Plan might mean - the biggest departure since 2004?
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Charles Wright @charleswright57.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Plenty of takes among the built environment sector, understandably, around @london.gov.uk draft London Plan, the development blueprint for the city for the coming decade. Not so much among residents more generally. So what they might want to look out for? www.onlondon.co.uk/charles-wrig...
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Sadiq Khan's new London Plan - What Londoners need to know
The capital's Mayors produce exhaustive planning blueprints for the city's long term future and there's still time for Londoners public to have their say
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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Sadiq Khan's draft new London Plan, the capital's master planning blueprint, is still out for consultation. @charleswright57.bsky.social takes Londoners through what they need to know: www.onlondon.co.uk/charles-wrig...
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Sadiq Khan's new London Plan - What Londoners need to know
The capital's Mayors produce exhaustive planning blueprints for the city's long term future and there's still time for Londoners public to have their say
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Struck by this YouGov poll on a decade of Sadiq Khan's approval rating. It's partly the 'cost of governing' but it's funny to me that the chart of his approval rating is an exact inversion of what the urbanism wonk (myself included) consensus on him would be.
A time series of Sadiq Khan's popularity, which peaks, as is aways the case, right after he was first elected and has slowly declined since then.
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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Finished Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel this week. Not sure what I expected but loved it. A really surprising balance of humour and horror throughout. If you bounced off Wolf Hall (which based on how the start is written completely understand) would recommend as an alternative work of hers.
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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Some decent public realm in Bromley. Pavement in a darker tone so weathers the years better. Tree. Nice bench. Outside seating. Not rocket science but makes a successful town centre.
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Charles Wright @charleswright57.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The restoration of #HornseyTownHall is a success story - after two decades of false starts, political and community opposition and in the end some hard-headed council realism. I took a look @hornseyhistorical.bsky.social @natandoron.bsky.social www.onlondon.co.uk/charles-wrig...
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Charles Wright: The impressive comeback of Hornsey Town Hall
There was resistance to the restoration being achieved by converting it into a hotel, but the outcome is surely a success
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Charles Wright @charleswright57.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Cuckoos in the nest? Robocabs with safety drivers now licensed by Transport for London. Plus, boroughs fighting a losing battle against City Hall, or maybe the other way round? @carolinerussell.bsky.social @nickbowes.bsky.social @ellybakeram.bsky.social My latest wrightc.substack.com/p/robocabs-n...
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Robocabs; now unstoppable?
plus, Khan v the boroughs?
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Charles Wright @charleswright57.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Victorian splendour #London
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Charles Wright @charleswright57.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Insightful analysis by @richardbrown.bsky.social Devolution rather than another top-down plan is key to tackling rough sleeping…
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Charles Wright @charleswright57.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
It's all go in the capital! Big questions for London, and the new government, on housing targets, regulating robotaxis, and where devolved powers should land. My substack latest wrightc.substack.com/p/big-questi...
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Big questions for London, and the new government...
on housing targets, regulating robotaxis, and where new devolved powers should land
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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Now updated with a quote from Deputy Mayor for Planning, Jules Pipe.
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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Just gone live at OnLondon, Tim Donovan's interview with Mark Blake, Green Party leader of Haringey Council: www.onlondon.co.uk/tim-donovan-... #london @haringeycp.bsky.social @haringeygreens.bsky.social #haringey #greenparty
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Tim Donovan: Interview with Haringey's new leader Mark Blake
The Green politician with a Labour background faces major financial challenges, but remains optimistic about delivering positive change
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Lewis Baston @lewisbaston.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
We’re sourcing our reshuffle news from an alternate timeline of the 1980s…
To summarise yesterday evening, Mr Benn is out of the Cabinet, Mr Healey has returned to the Cabinet and Mr Kinnock has joined the Cabinet for the first time.

Quoted as an image because it’s a friend’s joke from Facebook and I can’t take credit for it.
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Charles Wright @charleswright57.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Dose of realism in the new draft London Plan, on viability and the need for significant investment to hit affordable targets. Will the town halls, and Whitehall, get on board? My OnLondon latest www.onlondon.co.uk/mayors-draft...
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Draft new London Plan takes fresh approach to housing targets
Sadiq Khan has tailored his proposals to economic practicalities while making it plain that more parts of the capital will experience change
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Charles Wright @charleswright57.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Robotaxis in London? Will we happily use them? It seems so…but plenty of questions still around accessibility, job losses among London’s 100,000 private hire drivers, and their impact on the city’s already congested streets, @londonassembly.bsky.social hears. www.onlondon.co.uk/charles-wrig...
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Charles Wright: How will 'robotaxis' work in London?
The London Assembly has been exploring the pros and cons of the the new technology that could be operating on city's streets very soon
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Charles Wright @charleswright57.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Robotaxis in London? It seems no longer “if” but “when”, though TfL has the final say, and how the new technology is deployed remains in contention. Just another private hire fleet? Accessible public links to suburban transport hubs? My On London latest 1/2 www.onlondon.co.uk/charles-wrig...
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Charles Wright: How will 'robotaxis' work in London?
The London Assembly has been exploring the pros and cons of the the new technology that could be operating on city's streets very soon
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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
How will "robotaxis" in London work? @charleswright57.bsky.social reports on the debate about impacts and regulation: www.onlondon.co.uk/charles-wrig... #london #AVs @carolinerussell.bsky.social @ellybakeram.bsky.social #transport
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Charles Wright: How will 'robotaxis' work in London?
The London Assembly has been exploring the pros and cons of the the new technology that could be operating on city's streets very soon
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Charles Wright @charleswright57.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Robotaxis in London? It seems no longer “if” but “when”, though TfL has the final say, and how the new technology is deployed remains in contention. Just another private hire fleet? Accessible public links to suburban transport hubs? My On London latest 1/2 www.onlondon.co.uk/charles-wrig...
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Charles Wright: How will 'robotaxis' work in London?
The London Assembly has been exploring the pros and cons of the the new technology that could be operating on city's streets very soon
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Richard Brown @richardbrown.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Good agenda for investment from Charles there. I’d add more discretion over local taxes…
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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
As always, a @lewisbaston.bsky.social analysis of a #London borough by-election tells you a huge amount about a corner of the city and its social evolution: www.onlondon.co.uk/lewis-baston.... I note with a certain pleasure how eagerly gentrifiers voted for the anti-gentrification party on 7 May.
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Lewis Baston: Greens scrape home in Lewisham by-election
The party met far more resistance when defending a seat in the middle-class Crofton Park ward than it had when winning it last month
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Charles Wright @charleswright57.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Timely points from @richardbrown.bsky.social for OnLondon. Will Burnham's win put a stop to the Green surge and get behind important plans for growth eg Bakerloo Line extension, West London Orbital, TfL suburban rail takeover?
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 18/06/2026
Huge news for culture in London: London Museum will open in Smithfield on November 28. Backed by City Hall, I can’t wait for Londoners and visitors to see this reimagined world-class museum that celebrates our past - and creates opportunities in the present.
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London Museum's new Smithfield Market home to open on 28 November
The building will become a new home for Banksy's piranhas and the UK's oldest hand-written document.
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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
As far as new-build Travelodge hotels go this has to be one of the best about.
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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
This Friday's On London Extra suggests some tests London government must pass if it is to make a success of the Crews Hill New Town in Enfield. Plus other stuff. Every penny I make from this personal Substack supports the whole of the On London website and its writers: davehillonlondon.substack.com
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Dave Hill On London: Politics, Places, People | Substack
The politics, development and culture of the UK capital. Click to read Dave Hill On London: Politics, Places, People, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Lovely piece for OnLondon by @richardderecki.bsky.social about the new Henry Moore exhibition at Kew Gardens: www.onlondon.co.uk/richard-dere.... #london
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Richard Derecki: Henry Moore's Monumental Nature
The famous sculptor believed his work was best suited to the outdoors and Kew Gardens now provides a setting for it
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Treblig 🇺🇦 @camtreblig.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Since our political leaders and media have decided that the only reason Henry Nowak died was because the police are too woke, here are my two cents, based on what I've read of the public information 🧵
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Charles Wright @charleswright57.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Best view in London?
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Really good thread (and a really good follow also)
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Charles Wright @charleswright57.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
A ‘NIMBY alliance‘ with the Greens putting the Tories into power in Enfield may provoke a rethink of new town plans, but at what cost, for wider housing delivery particularly, given the Tories now hold executive control?
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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Enfield Greens enable formation of minority Enfield Conservative administration. As expected. @charleswright57.bsky.social has the details: www.onlondon.co.uk/enfield-gree... #london #enfield
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Enfield: Greens enable formation of minority Conservative rule
By abstaining from votes for its leader, the council's smallest group handed power to its largest
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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
OK, cricket lovers. Lords or The Oval? www.onlondon.co.uk/ann-campbell.... Might interest @charleswright57.bsky.social.
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Choosing between London's two legendary cricket grounds
Both Lords in St John's Wood and the The Oval in Kennington are famous venues, and each offers its own special appeal
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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Apparently even places that are bang average are "left behind" now www.economist.com/britain/2026...
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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
This will make you stop and think. @charleswright57.bsky.social on the extraordinary work of London's young carers, focusing on Enfield: www.onlondon.co.uk/charles-wrig... #london #enfield
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Charles Wright: The extraordinary work of London's young carers
There are thousands of them all over the city, many of them remarkable children, many of them unrecognised
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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Today Kemi Badenoch visited Crews Hill where the government's 21,000-home 'new town' on Green Belt land is being vehemently opposed by Enfield Conservatives ahead of the election. She then admitted to knowing absolutely nothing about it. Read my interview 👇 enfielddispatch.co.uk/kemi-badenoc...
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Kemi Badenoch visits Crews Hill on eve of crucial local election
However the Conservative Party leader admitted to the Dispatch she was completely unaware of the 21,000-home 'new town' being planned by the government for the area
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Charles Wright @charleswright57.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Thanks @enfielddispatch.bsky.social @jollyjourno.bsky.social for Enfield insight. Live coverage of the Enfield count through Friday on their website.
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Charles Wright @charleswright57.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Could a split vote in Enfield see some "unusual alliances" emerging from post-election horse-trading, putting much-needed new housing at risk, on the Green Belt but also elsewhere, as well as the borough's low traffic neighbourhoods? My On London latest www.onlondon.co.uk/enfield-2026...
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Enfield 2026: 'How all this plays out is anyone's guess'
London's northernmost borough has always been dominated by Labour and the Conservatives, but that could be about to change dramatically
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Lewis Baston @lewisbaston.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I’m in the @financialtimes.com today writing about local and devolved elections and what they mean. Sorry about the image on the card!
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Trouble for Labour across a scrambled political map
Breadth of previous support for the party makes it vulnerable to losing everywhere, to everyone, this week
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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I am writing about why I will be voting Labour on Thursday. After that, I will be writing about Hillingdon (where I would consider voting tactically for Tories to stop Reform). Here are me and @lewisbaston.bsky.social on that borough: londondecides.lowickhedry.com/private-docs....
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Charles Wright @charleswright57.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Could a split vote in #Enfield could see some "unusual alliances", with much-needed housing, in the Green Belt and elsewhere at risk, and possibly the borough's LTNs too in post-election 'No Overall Control' horse-trading? My latest for On London www.onlondon.co.uk/enfield-2026...
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Enfield 2026: 'How all this plays out is anyone's guess'
London's northernmost borough has always been dominated by Labour and the Conservatives, but that could be about to change dramatically
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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
New for On London by @charleswright57.bsky.social. What will the election result be? What will happen afterwards? The headline, quoting the editor of @enfielddispatch.bsky.social, says it all: www.onlondon.co.uk/enfield-2026...
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Enfield 2026: 'How all this plays out is anyone's guess'
London's northernmost borough has always been dominated by Labour and the Conservatives, but that could be about to change dramatically
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Richard Brown @richardbrown.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Another interesting assessment of Labour's local election prospects in London. I wonder what 'not-as-bad-as-we-(said-we)-feared' results will mean for Labour leadership.
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Charles Wright @charleswright57.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
My London election forecast - not as bad for Labour as many are predicting. Plus, City Hall and the public not so keen on robotaxis, despite govt enthusiasm @davehillonlondon.bsky.social @richardbrown.bsky.social @businessldn.bsky.social @sebdance.bsky.social wrightc.substack.com/p/election-f...
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Election fever: predictions run wild?
Plus, plenty of concerns about robocabs as big tech and the government push ahead, and new research on the history, and future, of London's powerful universities
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Richard Brown @richardbrown.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Listening to Maxinquaye on Apple Music, and found this mini-review. Horrific. Hope it was written by an AI not a human.
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Charles Wright @charleswright57.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Too close to call in Haringey, with Labour squeezed by the underestimated Lib Dems in the West and the Greens in the south? A scrappy NOC outcome then, but will that prospect scare enough voters? The GOTV operation will be critical. My report from the front line: www.onlondon.co.uk/haringey-202...
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Haringey 2026: There's all to play for in the north London borough
It's an enduring Labour stronghold, but both the Greens and the Liberal Democrats are looking to make gains
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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
We're going to print today with the biggest and best election coverage we've ever produced in twelve years of publishing local newspapers. If you live in the boroughs of Enfield, Barnet, Waltham Forest or Newham, make sure you grab a copy of one of our papers before 7th May - and read all about it!
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a black and white photo of a machine that says a on it
ALT: a black and white photo of a machine that says a on it
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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Be sure to have a look. A great deal of hard graft went into this!
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