Lloyds Banking Share Discussion Threads

[maxk] 12/4/2020 15:33

Dont panic, the professionals are in charge...

[xxxxxy] 12/4/2020 14:51

Death and Taxes12 Apr 2020 2:20PMThat police lady on the photo would have stayed away if it were two black guys in hoodies instead of the poor sod with an exercise band.4LikeReplyandrew townshend12 Apr 2020 2:50PM@Death and Taxes That sadly is the truth, dids (travelers) are also exempt from the law these days, and the police wounder why few of us have respect for them.

[utrickytrees] 12/4/2020 14:48

Not really Bob weve still got plenty of Sweaty overhang from the princes days, he only took about a third of his men back with him, many had never seen a sort with her own teeth apparently so they stayed. Property prices are still slightly below average on account of all the murderous swivel eyed Jocks that come out of a full moon.

[bargainbob] 12/4/2020 14:27

Praise the lord , house price rises even in Derby ?

[utrickytrees] 12/4/2020 14:12

Yeah house prices will have nothing to do with shareholder dividend expectations or the exorbitant salaries of chief executives will it?

[smartypants] 12/4/2020 14:09

Behold and Praise be, Lord Boris has arisen..
Once again able to lead the free world to a glorious future.
At this time, It is clearly a "sign".
And, the really good news is that now he's out, that frees up 6 hospital beds for regular British peasants to die in.
Woo whoo!

[cheshire pete] 12/4/2020 14:09

PO: it was a response to a post by Minerve criticising making money out of property. Not twisting anything, just saying it as it is. Enjoy the rest of your day.

[pierre oreilly] 12/4/2020 13:53

xxxxy, Not many people are currently dying of the flu. It looks very much like Covid is the cure not only for flu, but for heart disease too. It wouldn't surprise me if many of the common deaths are quite uncommon today. Officially anyway.

[pierre oreilly] 12/4/2020 13:51

Cheshire Pete, Congrats on your excellent ability to somehow twist and turn the situation into Private landlords being the solution to high first time buyer house prices. I don't think I'll ask for the details! Talk about self-delusion.

[xxxxxy] 12/4/2020 13:29

How many people die of the 'flu each year?How does this compare with the Coronavirus??© Brexit Facts4EU.OrgIs it cold and heartless, or caring and factual, to ask these questions?Many readers will be watching the daily press briefings from No.10 each day in the late afternoon. Some readers will by now be craving information which is never asked by the BBC.Over the last month we have done our best to provide the answers to a variety of different questions which are never asked. Our most recent summary is here.Here are two basic questions:-How many people die of the 'flu each year?And how does this compare with the Coronavirus?In early March we provided readers with World Health Organisation (WHO) data on deaths worldwide due to influenza. After significant research we can now provide readers with the official information on deaths in England from the 'flu.BREXIT FACTS4EU.ORG SUMMARY'Flu deaths in England 2014-2018, versus deaths "with Coronavirus" in 2020Deaths attributed to the 'flu have varied between 11,875 and 28,330 per winter seasonSo far this year, deaths of people who tested positive for Coronavirus total 8,937We still have no official information on how many of these deaths were actually due to Coronavirus?© Brexit Facts4EU.Org - click to enlargeThe information on 'flu deaths we have provided above is the latest official and complete information available. The 'deaths with Coronavirus' figure is correct as of Easter Sunday, 12 Apr 2020 at 4am.The information for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is recorded separately and we have not been able to find comparable figures to add to what you see above. Nevertheless we think that the data for England is interesting on its own.OBSERVATIONSThere's no doubt that the Coronavirus is a vicious little blighter. By the time that most readers will have read this, the number of deaths in the UK as a whole, where the deceased also tested positive for the Coronavirus, will have topped 10,000. Our concern remains proportionality of response, as it has been from the start.No-one ever batted an eyelid or launched a drone because of deaths from winter 'fluIn the winter of 2014/2015, England on its own lost 28,330 people due to the 'flu, to say nothing of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Neither the Government nor the media batted an eyelid. All businesses and shops remained open, as did schools, restaurants, charities, churches, parks, and everywhere else.Flights continued as normal. No holidays, weddings, or concerts were cancelled. The plans for the General Election, the Olympic Games, the 2016 EU Referendum, and even the Eurovision song contest continued to stay on track.The police were not employing drones to keep us all under effective house arrest. Operations for serious conditions other than the 'flu were not being cancelled. Elderly and sick people could continue to see their doctors. And the economy was not being trashed for the younger generation.In other words, life went on, completely unchanged. 28,330 people died of the 'flu in England alone. 89% of these people were pensioners. But life went on.This morning (at 4am when this article is being finalised ) 8,937 people have died in England who have also tested positive for the Coronavirus. We don't know how many have died "of the Coronavirus", we only know that 8,937 have died "with the virus".Let's keep things sensible and form opinions based on factsThe 'flu kills. Massive job losses kill. Poverty and despair kill. Lack of exercise kills. Over-eating through boredom kills. Total loss of quality of life kills.All we are asking for is for some balance in the debate. Let's work this thing out properly. To do that we need some solid facts. If others will not provide them, then we have to. Insane that we should have to do this, when we are trying to survive on a tiny income and yet the larger media and Brexit organisations have so much money, but this is the world we now seem to live in.

[cheshire pete] 12/4/2020 13:29

Boris has left hospital and gone to Chequers to rest and recuperate.

[mikemichael2] 12/4/2020 13:24

Also very handy that with all that expertise, they have never discovered the exact source.

[cheshire pete] 12/4/2020 13:23

Minerve: "For example, you sit and make money out of property but don't realise your demand has pushed property prices out of the reach of millions."

Private landlords are part of the solution not part of the problem. They take risks of falling property prices, albeit generally low long term, trashing by problem tenants, increased regulation and red tape, void periods etc. Most of these can be managed out. Talk of fresh interest from landlords if prices fall or stagnate. Market forces will prevail, as always.

[ignoble] 12/4/2020 12:30

Trouble is...
If the World is dumped into recession, China will find its markets shrinking
Longer term, maybe it would work

Who knows, not I

[cm44] 12/4/2020 12:13

Now here is an interesting conspiracy theory if you want:Impact of coronavirus on stock exchanges worldwide, within 1 month: ?? -26% ?? -26% ?? -25% ?? -27% ?? -20% ?? -19% ?? -16% ?? -24% ?? -14% ?? -17% ?? -12% ?? - 17%Now, look at this: ?? (China) + 0,3%China, creator of the pandemic, has miraculously "recovered", has almost no more cases of coronavirus. The world is now beginning to feel the effects and panic about the disease. Who recovered first ?? China itself! It seems to be that this virus was a move by the Chinese government in response to the loss of the trade war with the United States. The goal: to throw the world into recession !!!Is the scenario not clear? They are already growing! China bought almost everything it devalued on the stock exchanges around the world ... with that the Chinese became owners of the global companies that are in China and without the money leaving China.

[ignoble] 12/4/2020 12:05

Make money out of property...

When I bought my first house, the average price would have bought 20 Minis

Now 45 years on, average house still buys 20 Minis...

Value of a house doesn't really change but the numbers just get bigger.

In real terms, house were more expensive in the 1870s

They were, of course, bigger than today's houses plus built on larger plots.

It is the land that has value... Can't make more land.
Houses cost very little to build once you take out the 20% plus profit for the builder and labour costs.
Materials are a tiny part..

[mikemichael2] 12/4/2020 11:49

'For example, you sit and make money out of property but don't realise your demand has pushed property prices out of the reach of millions'



'Former prime minister tony blair, his wife and children are registered owners of at least 10 houses and 27 flats between them, including several in central London'

Ye, he was a great Tory.

[gotnorolex] 12/4/2020 11:44

Sir Stirling Moss: Motor racing legend dies aged 90 after long illness

[peteret] 12/4/2020 11:26

Now they have cancelled the dividend and had a slight dip shorly the price can only rise.All the loans they will make to companies to cover their difficulties of the virus are guaranteed by the government to the bank. So if the borrower goes bust the government pays the bank so they can't lose and even if they did somehow the government won't let the banks go bust as previously seen.

[diku] 12/4/2020 11:06

It is not easy as perceived by others...




For example, you sit and make money out of property but don't realise your demand has pushed property prices out of the reach of millions.

[minerve 2] 12/4/2020 10:58

UK 'could have worst coronavirus death rate in the Europe'

Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust, said it was possible the UK could end up with the worst coronavirus death rate in Europe.





Brexit Britain. Get used to coming bottom of the class boys. ;)

[minerve 2] 12/4/2020 10:55

Incompetence starts at 'the top' with De Piffle.

[maxk] 12/4/2020 10:53

Public Health England must be the most incompetent bunch of chancers to ever grab a freebie.