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And given that businesses feel under pressure from National Insurance rises and a slow economy, could they really be cajoled into helping?

He teased, cajoled and vexed his listeners, daring them to explore the "devilish" contours of his mind, as he sang rash rhymes about parties, drugs and "seducing" women.

The voice could grumble and soar, scraping the deepest recesses of evil and reaching the high-pitched cajoling of a championship schemer.

But after years of cajoling and several false starts, Rowan and some other tour leaders were given the green light to restart operations.

He did that by praising, flattering and gently cajoling the US president as they took questions in the Oval Office and held a joint news conference.