Lloyds Banking Share Discussion Threads

[alphorn] 18/7/2020 09:45

cheshire - 'successfully' the all important word.

You will probably say that the Lloyds share price will top 100p by Christmas too. What is your level of confidence?

[utrickytrees] 18/7/2020 09:18

Cptn plagiarism one side of the pond & Cptn hindsight on the other.'Holy crisis on infinite earths!'

[freddie01] 18/7/2020 09:01

Resurfaced Video of Joe Biden Should Destroy His Campaign

[xxxxxy] 18/7/2020 07:13

A little thought for today. If there was no Corvid. What would be in the newspapers and on the front pages.Have a nice day.

[xxxxxy] 18/7/2020 06:45

Masks. Dirty filthy cod pieces.

[xxxxxy] 18/7/2020 06:42

Genuine Wilful Sprite18 Jul 2020 1:24AM@Bobby Grant How do you explain how different people had such different symptoms from the same virus? The six 'types' are deduced from symptom clusters as it says. ? The symptoms fall into groupings which will help to identify those likely to be hospitalised and possibly indicate different forms of the virus. It even explains why it's important - it's not disease progression.Bebe Bowles18 Jul 2020 1:31AM@Bobby Grant There are known to be different strains of the virus; it may be that different strains are involved in each case.Harry Flashman18 Jul 2020 1:32AM@Bebe Bowles @Bobby Grant If there are different strains then no hope the vaccine will work eh!!Bebe Bowles18 Jul 2020 2:28AM@Harry Flashman @Bebe Bowles @Bobby Grant Untrue.  All so far identified have the same protein spike, which vaccines target.  And if the vaccine is also aimed at improving T cell response as claimed, anything round and spiky should be targeted, so even a really different mutation would not matter.Daily Telegraph

[xxxxxy] 18/7/2020 06:35

No DealWTO

[xxxxxy] 18/7/2020 06:34

City centres, the virus and work patternsBy JOHNREDWOOD | Published: JULY 18, 2020The Prime Minister is clearly concerned that if we continue with homeworking for the many, with social distancing for hospitality, and bans on live events, the economies of our city centres will be gravely damaged for as long as this lasts. The longer it lasts, the less likely that it will bounce back to the levels of city wealth and income we saw in January.Even though the national lockdown has been relaxed, the current rules advising people against public transport and telling employers to require homeworking wherever possible means greatly reduced business for bars and restaurants, shops and personal services in city centres. The longer it goes on the more likely the many small businesses that populated these areas will give up, and  the more likely the large chains will look to cancel more of their leases on expensive city centre properties.The PM has come up with compromise with his scientific and medical advisers, who urge caution and want the effective city centre lock downs to continue through the proxy advice to avoid public transport and busy pavements. He says from August individual companies should decide if they can provide safe working back in the city centre  office, having consulted their staff. To do so might well mean a reduced staff in the office at any one time. It may well mean staggered hours to avoid peak hours on trains ,  buses and tube. It will mean social distancing at work, limits on using lifts, more cleaning and the rest.It underlines the cruel dilemma government faces. The economic advice is straightforward. Liberalise everything, give incentives to get back to work, and seek to inject a V shaped recovery into an economy gripped by a deep recession . The medical advice is also clear. To be safe, to fend off a second wave, keep up as much social distancing and isolation as possible. Do not encourage large numbers on public transport, and do not allow anything like full complements in offices.Where would you strike the balance? Would you go for jobs and growth, or for greater security?

[k38] 18/7/2020 00:56

How the world is changing..Documentary byNaturalist Sir David Attenborough investigates whatever the world faces a population crisis and if it is the duty of individuals to change (birth control) way they live. NOW..on the other hand from BBC thesame problem but with evidence the black people one day soon will replace the white people... unless I've got it wrong. .Pls read to the end.Fertility rate: 'Jaw-dropping' global crash in children being bornBy James Gallagher Health and science correspondent https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-53409521

[maxk] 17/7/2020 23:47

Is there an iota of common sense either in the government or the opposition?



If there is, I fail to see it.

[cheshire pete] 17/7/2020 23:19

Maybe both grahamite. Socialists like to control peoples' lives and hate freedom.

No doubt the independent inquiry Boris has ordered will come up with scores of recommendations and the press will have their day. Boris may then hold his hands up and say we could have done things differently. Think the public will be supportive of him in general, especially if having left the EU we extricate ourselves successfully.

[grahamite2] 17/7/2020 23:02

But was the aim to make Boris look bad - or was it to make the crisis look worse than it is, thus justifying grotesquely repressive and intrusive measures?

[diku] 17/7/2020 21:51

Easy to say but then you won't be there...during your 10 year tenure it just bypassed you...the thought never occured to you?...




Antonio Horta-Osorio, the outgoing CEO of Lloyds, said: "The commitments we are making will not fix the issues overnight, and targets and measures will only take us so far, but we have to challenge ourselves to do better and I am fully committed that we will do so."

[mikemichael2] 17/7/2020 21:24

We need more white Taxi drivers,all the ones i ever see are Asian...disgraceful.

[investtofly] 17/7/2020 20:26

You can't say that..... Black Lives Matter you know

[freddie01] 17/7/2020 20:14

Lloyds to increase number of black staff in senior roles


High street lender will also publish its first ethnicity pay gap report this year


Lloyds Banking Group has pledged to increase the number of black staff in senior roles from only 0.6% to at least 3% over the next four years, as part of a “race action plan” rolled out weeks after Black Lives Matter protests began in the UK.

The commitment, announced to staff on Thursday, will mean recruiting about 168 more black colleagues into senior roles by 2024.

Britain’s biggest high street lender will also publish its first ethnicity pay gap report later this year and include at least one candidate from a black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) background on every executive director shortlist.

It will help ensure there is more diverse pool of candidates to replace the outgoing chief executive, António Horta-Osório, who will step down next year after a decade at the helm.

Currently, the bank only employs about 40 black staff across its 7,000-strong senior management team. The pledge will raise that total to about 210 staff and help reflect the proportion of black workers across the wider UK labour market.

Black people make up about 3.3% of the total population of England and Wales but hold only 1.5% of the 3.7m leadership positions across the UK’s wider public and private sectors in 2019, according to Business in the Community.

Horta-Osório said: “A more inclusive society is a more prosperous society, and a diverse business is a better business.

“It is clear that achieving an inclusive environment for everyone is our priority but right now we have very specific challenges that we have to address urgently for our black colleagues. Feedback has provided a clear way forward and, as a start, we have established an immediate action plan which focuses on culture, recruitment and progression.”

The focus on black management builds on Lloyds’ broader BAME target set in 2018, which aims to result in non-white staff making up 10% of the total workforce and 8% of senior managers by the end of 2020. The bank has already reached the workforce target of 10.3% of its 63,000 staff but has hit only 7.3% on the senior staff target. Those targets will be reviewed at the end of the year.

As part of Lloyds’ seven-point action plan, it will develop an internal race education programme and organise regular “listening sessions” to gauge staff experiences. It will also form a BAME advisory board to mould its diversity strategy and keep tabs on the bank’s progress.

Horta-Osório said: “This is just the beginning. The commitments we are making will not fix the issues overnight, and targets and measures will only take us so far but we have to challenge ourselves to do better and I am fully committed that we will do so.”

[utrickytrees] 17/7/2020 19:46

Leicester needs levelling.

[minerve 2] 17/7/2020 19:07

Local responses to coronavirus outbreaks could be threatened by a historic lack of investment in public health, government advisers warn.


But will this bunch of government clowns listen?

NO!

[minerve 2] 17/7/2020 19:05

Dido Harding: "Every week, NHS test and trace gets better."

But the proportion of people reached and asked to self-isolate in England has been falling since the scheme was launched six weeks ago.