I’ve never read the book Business For Dummies, nor am I 100% sure that one exists with that title. But if it does, I’m fairly certain that quite near the front, like page 1, there’ll be a passage that says “If you are attending an international design conference in China, don’t forget to take your business cards with you, otherwise you’ll look stupid.”

Fortunately Alistair bought plenty with him, but now everyone thinks we’re both called Alistair Sim. This is why he is MD, and I am not.