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The stars and stripes are flying over the UK stock exchange if figures from Link, the financial administration firm, are to be believed.

There are reasons to feel concerned about that, and I’m going to explain why.

But first, let’s look at the data, which comes from Orient Capital, Link’s investor relations unit.