Gawd have they had some shares awarded this year!
A few more to the shareholders would be appreciated...please. |
Wars wars endless wars.
Was it Ludendorff Germany's leading general during WW1 who said that war was the natural state, occasionally interrupted by periods of peace.
All evidence points to that.
As for chaos theory and the stock market, we know that there will be crashes.
We find it hard to get out whilst are ahead.
Fear of missing out. FOMO.
...selling RR shares after they had doubles quickly....big mistake.
Not getting out of Marconi shares after they had doubled...big mistake.
Drives us nuts, what is the right strategy? |
After 10 trading days, buyback complete to date:
Total shares to date...........................67,359,826
Aggregate cost to date.........................£47,402,503.75
Average price paid to date.....................70.3721p
Percentage of £1.7 billion buyback completed...2.79% |
Anywhere is part of anywhere. Who owns it depends on who has most might. Ask the aborigenes, north American indians, aztecs or anyone living around the Gulf of Trump, or anyone in an english town chucked out their previously booked hotel to make way for the politically backed illegals. Crimea was Turkish originally I think but that was before it had British type border forces that allowed any Joe to pop in and out at will |
What a revealing post you made gotnorolex.
'We have never killed Russians' I say.
you reply what about Balaclava and Florence Nightingale .
Good point, you are saying that the thin red line in Crimea was in Russia.
Crimea is part of Russia.
That is what the 2014 annexation/referendum was all about. |
careful "Imagine any incident where British troops actually killed Russians.
Never been done in history".
What then was Florence Nightingale doing in Crimea?
Heard of Balaclava? |
 Tariffs [John Redwood]March 6, 2025 President Trump likes tariffs. Most economists and commentators dislike them. The so called international rules based order included the World Trade Organisation aiming to reduce tariffs. The WTO however allowed emerging economies and China to play by different rules to the advanced countries. The WTO let countries impose high tariffs and use high subsidies for food and agriculture.President Trump has a range of aims for tariffs.His idea of reciprocal tariffs is a device to get tariffs down . Why not make countries imposing tariffs against your exports pay the same tariff on their exports? It might persuade them to agree to getting rid of the tariff.His penal tariffs on Mexico and Canada are designed to get them to stop the flow of harmful drugs and illegal migrants over their borders with the USA. They may well get them to tighten their borders.There is the aim to use tariffs to onshore more investment in industrial capacity. It is a change of emphasis from President Biden's expensive subsidies which distorted trade and may well help onshore .There is the aim of collecting more tax revenue. That is true, but its net effects may be less than the gross amount of additional tariff money if the policy reduces the growth rate or results in higher domestic prices squeezing real incomes.Most commentary ignores the fact that the EU is a customs union with tariffs on 73 % of product lines that it imports. It imposes especially high tariffs on food and agriculture where the US is a leading exporter.Free trade is a good idea, but the WTO has never delivered it. The favourable terms for China has created huge Chinese trade surpluses. |
Acronyms can be pain when you don't know the meaning...SRDT ?
Nt Santa Rosa Dance Theater is it ;-)) |
It wouldn't surprise me if Reeves is pushing cash ISA investors into Share ISAs with the intention of increasing SRDT, it's been 0.5% for years. |
I guess Trump has opened his mouth..... |
Gone the wrong way now...must have been reading our posts! |
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Excellent Allison Pearson article GTG - it just about sums this whole Nasal farce up, mightily depressing as it is from a UK/World security point of view.
Glad you enjoyed it.
More or less mirrors my thoughts.
What a depressing time for this once great nation, betrayed by its political class and civil service. |
the 22 billion black hole must have been fake news - LOL ! |
Reckon we are about 14s11p now then Skinny :-)
Like you I traded in the highs but only around 500-550 though.
It has still taken me all thes years to get back in front, but happily well above the line now:-) |
I also believe Ed Quixote will be handing us the £100m bill for the decommissioning of each N. Sea platform so that should give us another welcome hike of the standing charge. Nice to know its not just the o+g producers are going to get get hammered for tax but we users can also join in - again, and again, and again ........... If I was Tata I would keep me steel production in India where they have a few plug sockets. |
not aware of a £22bn black hole
Nah - never heard of it. You really are a wally old chap.
Ravin Rache showing how astute she is I see. She is extending the wind fall tax on oil and gas companies so that they have the stability to plan ahead for future investment. She really should be still at school. The lack of understanding of pretty much everything by this government of student unionists really is mind boggling. Stability is a word that most definitely cant be applied to energy prices since they came to power and it is going to get much worse as far as I can see. Eds windmill power industry just isnt fit for purpose - it doesnt work FFS and its bloody expensive. He must surely have built his life around Cervantes novel cos he most certainly has a Quixotic view of renewable energy. You can take your pick of which member of the govt can audition for his squire as they are all as simple as Sancho Panza |
I'm sure it will come bob - as I posted a couple of years ago,
I remember day trading these when they used to . |
Bargain bob would like to see that Skinny |
HMRC to dump Barclays in £99 million blow to bank
Banking giant loses government contract as Lloyds set to take over
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is set to replace Barclays with Lloyds Banking Group as one of the banks handling payments for UK government organisations. The move comes as part of a broader £334 million, 12-year agreement, the Financial Times has reported.
Lloyds is expected to secure a £99 million contract, joining existing providers NatWest and Citigroup, which will continue in their roles. The decision follows a previous campaign by environmental activists urging HMRC to cut ties with Barclays over its fossil fuel financing. The bank also faced scrutiny earlier this year when a three-day outage disrupted payments for millions of customers, including those making tax payments to HMRC.
A source close to Barclays said the bank’s removal from the contract was unrelated to environmental concerns. The lender will continue providing HMRC with merchant acquiring services outside of the government banking agreement.
The contract is being awarded through a procurement process managed by HMRC on behalf of Government Banking, an initiative established in 2008 after the Bank of England ceased transactional banking services. Government Banking oversees the selection of private-sector banks to handle payments for public bodies, including the National Health Service.
An official announcement is expected later this month, following a standstill period that ended on March 3, during which banks had the opportunity to contest the decision. The contract is divided into three sections: general banking services, which Lloyds will now manage; a second lot remaining with NatWest; and a third lot, covering foreign exchange services, retained by Citigroup. The estimated contract values are £99 million, £166 million, and £69 million, respectively.
According to the Financial Times report, the new agreement significantly exceeds the £78.5 million value of the previous seven-year contract signed in 2015, which was later extended by three years. Barclays is estimated to have earned around £55 million over the full 10-year term.
“We always follow government procurement rules when awarding contracts, ensuring value for money for taxpayers,” HMRC said in a statement.
While HMRC is not obligated to change banking providers, it periodically reviews contracts to assess value for money, according to a source familiar with the process. Selection criteria include service quality and costs, with additional weight given to social value and environmental impact, which account for 10% and 7.5% of the evaluation, respectively. |
15 bob today? |
Are UK Banking Stocks Attractive After Earnings?Shares in Lloyds Banking Group, Barclays, and NatWest have made a strong start to the year after a very positive 2024. |
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