Lloyds Banking Share Discussion Threads

[dope007] 29/9/2020 12:27

Hence I have took positions in LLOY and BARC at what I consider very good levels for long term investments

[k38] 29/9/2020 12:22

She is sooo boring to listen too... yes, Sturgeon, lol

[k38] 29/9/2020 12:12

Barnier, from a bully to a beggar... lol

[geckotheglorious] 29/9/2020 12:07

Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed.
Barnier needs to be reminded of that.

[loganair] 29/9/2020 12:05

Interestingly European banks taken as a whole are nearing their 1988 lows.

[xxxxxy] 29/9/2020 11:57

Today: EU back down and agree to start joint legal text; Frost fears a trap on fisheries; Gove stands up to Brussels over Internal Market Bill and the Commission look to hinder Global Britain with 'at risk' goods proposal.EU back down over legal text demands: Formal Brexit talks return today with EU negotiators finally indicating that they are prepared to start writing a joint legal text of a trade agreement. In a significant move, Brussels is understood to have dropped its demand for the two sides to reach a broad agreement on all the outstanding areas of dispute before drafting a final agreement. This week's negotiating round has also been extended and will include more sessions on the key areas of difficulty. Something smells fishy: The UK is said to be expected to engage in detailed discussions on post-Brexit fishing quotas and the government's future subsidy policy as Brussels proposes to enter into secret trade negotiations called "Le Submarine". However, the Sun are reporting that Frost and his team fear a trap on fishing and that Brussels will use the talks to try and bounce Britain into last minute concessions or face being blamed for talks collapsing. Gove reaffirms Commons commitment to Internal Market Bill: One row that is effectively being put on hold is the one over the Internal Market Bill. The EU have said they will "not be shy" in using "legal remedies" in the Withdrawal Agreement to address any violations, although Sefcovic refused to spell out what action the EU might take when, inevitably, the UK has not amended the Bill by the Commission's Wednesday deadline. When Michael Gove met with Maros Sefcovic yesterday, he made clear to him that the 'controversial' clauses within the Internal Market Bill "will remain" and that the Bill is a safety net that has the support of Parliament. The Internal Market Bill has now completed the Committee stage and has its report stage and third reading tonight. Despite Theresa May mounting an opposition, there is no danger of the government losing the vote.Much to be done despite greater optimism: Despite optimistic reports over the weekend, state aid, fish and governance are still big outstanding issues, but with the EU finally dropping its demand to reach a broad agreement on all the outstanding areas of dispute before drafting a final agreement - something that Frost has been asking for for months now - a deal is more likely but still a way off yet.The Prime Minister's spokesman said "Although the last two weeks of informal talks have been relatively positive there remains much to be done.""We simply want the standard free trade agreement... we continue to be asked to accept provisions that do not reflect the reality of our status as an independent country." Which is it Charles?: Brexit Britain will look to be much less EU-facing and instead establish trade agreements with some of the fastest growing parts of the world, Liz Truss told a Spectator event. She also stressed the importance of doing away with certain EU regulations but dismissed fears over the dreaded 'chlorinated chicken'.European Council President Charles Michel, has warned that the UK will be flooded by cheap food after the end of the transition period. Surprising, given the fact that for the last 4 years we've been constantly warned of food shortages. Commission's 'at risk' goods proposal could hold back Global Britain: The European Commission has set out a proposal that would determine which goods moving from Britain to Northern Ireland should attract a tariff and which would not after the transition period ends. The Joint Committee has been tasked with clearing up ambiguities in the protocol in order to work out a system that defines exactly what "goods at risk" are in practice.There has been much disagreement between the two sides as to how strict the definition should be with the UK expected to introduce fresh legislation that would give Britain the power to unilaterally decide which goods going to Northern Ireland should face customs duties. The Commission's proposal would involve working out the differential between an EU tariff and the corresponding UK tariff on a product as a way of determining whether or not that product was at risk of crossing into the single market. The Commission believes that goods with a higher EU tariff than the UK's would be more likely to be smuggled across the border and that those goods should be deemed 'at risk'.However, with the UK looking to be at the centre of a network of free trade agreements and become a free trading hub in the world, as Liz Truss has stated, the proposal could result in problems in the future. As the UK looks to reduce tariffs through free trade agreements with the fastest growing economies in the world, this could result in the amount of 'at risk' goods increasing over time.Ministers look to strengthen Korea ties: Greg Hands MP has been in Korea for a meeting with his counterpart to discuss the UK-Korea FTA and the shared commitment of both countries to a strong future trading relationship. Raab also travelled to meet Korean Foreign Minister Kang to talk about boosting trade collaboration and discuss security in the region.For the latest news and developments throughout the day, please do follow @GlobalVision_UK on Twitter.Thanks for reading, and enjoy the rest of your day.

[maxk] 29/9/2020 11:53

Orders from the boss.

[minerve 2] 29/9/2020 11:52

Maybe we should change the phrase 'loose cannon' to 'loose clown'!

ROFLMAO!

[grahamite2] 29/9/2020 11:47

Live Politics latest news: Tory rebels will vote against Coronavirus Act if they cannot debate 'disproportionate' restrictions



Once again Boris's reaction is baffling. Why is he unwilling to give an inch on this?

[xxxxxy] 29/9/2020 11:41

Iain Richmond29 Sep 2020 3:07AM1 million deaths represents 0.01% of the world's population...... this is not statistically significant. To get things into perspective 600,000 people die every year from natural causes in the UK. 164LikeReplyLucius Cincinnatus29 Sep 2020 2:59AMAccording to the Telegraph's current statistics at the foot of this article, the standing risk is 2/3 of 1% will get the disease, and 1/10 of them will die.. 6/100 of 1%. The government lock down is far worse than the disease in every way, for every person and for the country as a whole. Follow the science!151LikeReplyJoseph Blog29 Sep 2020 3:31AM18 million people die every year of cardiovascular diseases.Almost 55 % of people on earth die over the age of 70 every year.The average age of death by Covid or really with Covid (as the average covid death has 2 to 3 other serious illnesses) is 80.So we should definitely treat this like a plague and occupy our entire mental space worrying about it, ruin our children's futures and decimate our economies along with all our freedoms because of this. Ah no.Please people get a grip. We are all getting played into a state of mass hysteria.Death happens, we should be thankful this virus is so blatantly targeting a particular identifiable group that we should protect. But not by freezing out everyone else and wearing ineffective paper masks in our faces.We certainly do not need to destroy everything good about life for this.

[geckotheglorious] 29/9/2020 11:27

Biden...
What kind of man is he (his current senile dementia aside)

Predeliction to touching young women – very young women!

“Secret Service Admits To Destroying Records In Alleged Biden Breast-Grabbing Incident”

In 2017, the Gateway Pundit's Cassandra Fairbanks published a claim from an anonymous former Secret Service agent who said that they had to protect female agents from Joe Biden due to "Weinstein level stuff," referring to notable rapist and Democrat, Harvey Weinstein.

We had to cancel the VP Christmas get together at the Vice President’s house because Biden would grope all of our wives and girlfriend’s asses," said the former agent, adding "He would mess with every single woman or teen. It was horrible."

The agent also claimed Biden would walk around naked in the VP residence.

While the MSM simply ignored the alleged breast-grabbing incident, Judicial Watch filed a FOIA request...
...and were told the file was destroyed.
In other words, something happened, and the Secret Service just confirmed it.




Creepy Biden

[k38] 29/9/2020 11:23

The Q is, has the world lost the plot with G19.. it's not a Boris problem. If was up to him, I am sure he would get rid of G19 over night. So it's not about losing the plot.. but whatever action he wants to take he will be criticized by BBC and labour.. but none of them have an answer or opinion.

[minerve 2] 29/9/2020 11:19

Why isn't COVID as bad as "we thought"?

Who is "we"?

[geckotheglorious] 29/9/2020 11:02

Covid-19 isn't as bad as we thought, but it is far worse than you think Xxxxxy

[xxxxxy] 29/9/2020 10:59

Has Boris et al lost the plot with COVID-19.Or is he being very clever. Don't know.

[geckotheglorious] 29/9/2020 10:59

Re Brady Amendment.
John Redwood is spot on.

[xxxxxy] 29/9/2020 10:58

One disease kills over half a million in the EU each year – and it's not COVIDToday the EU marks International Heart Day – we bring you the official Brexit facts?© Brexit Facts4EU.Org 2020Heart disease kills almost three times as many EU & UK citizens as COVIDThe EU has just published a report to mark International Heart Day today, 29 Sept 2020.The latest data which has been published by the EU shows figures for 2016 and includes the United Kingdom. Among the 4.5 million deaths reported in the European Union in 2016, more than half a million were due to coronary diseases, including heart attacks.BREXIT FACTS4EU.ORG SUMMARYEU deaths from heart disease (2016): 542,700EU deaths 'with' COVID (2020 to date) : 188,499Total EU deaths in 2016 from all causes: 4,527,500?© Brexit Facts4EU.Org - click to enlargeCurrent ratio of heart disease deaths to 'with COVID' deaths: 2.9 to 1And heart disease is only the third most common cause of deathWhere does the UK sit? The facts on heart disease across the EUAt EU level, the standardised rate of deaths from coronary heart diseases stood at 1,194 deaths per million inhabitants in 2016. Men were almost twice as likely to die from coronary heart diseases as women, with 1,625 deaths per million for men compared to 881 deaths per million for women.The likelihood of dying from heart disease varies dramatically across the EU. (We have shown the UK as it was still a member state in 2016.)?© Brexit Facts4EU.Org - click to enlargeOBSERVATIONSHeart disease is not the main killer in the EU and UK. In fact it's the third most common cause of death, after cancer and dementia. COVID-19 is of course way down the list, as we have previously reported.Nevertheless, it is International Heart Day and the EU have marked this. We felt it only right to do the same, but felt that readers might like to see a comparison with COVID-19.In these troubled times facts are important for the public. Sadly the 'facts' from the likes of Sir Patrick Vallance and Professor Chris Whitty at this week's press conference were lamentable, to say the least. Their absurd conjecture of an exponential explosion in COVID has already proved to be nonsense, with 'case' numbers dropping ever since they made their announcement.Below is the latest chart for deaths 'with COVID' from the Government, as of yesterday.?© HMG - click to enlargeWe hope we have provided information which informs the public debate and which lends a sense of proportion to the doom-mongering daily news from the BBC and other broadcasters.As ever, we will be returning to our usual specialism of Brexit in our coming articles. If you can help us to keep going in the fight for a fully free, independent and sovereign United Kingdom, you will find quick, secure, and confidential donation methods below this article. Thank you so much.[ Sources: Official EU statistics 28 Sept 2020 | UK Government official COVID stats 28 Sept 2020 ] Politicians and journalists can contact us for details, as ever.Brexit Facts4EU.Org, Tues 29 Sept 2020

[alphorn] 29/9/2020 10:50

careful - pretty accurate IMO.

[grahamite2] 29/9/2020 10:44

You're right, careful, that The Daily Telegraph is indistinguishable from The Guardian these days, just another leftist propaganda sheet.

The rest of your post is, of course, drivel.

[careful] 29/9/2020 10:39

Amazing how the Daily Telegraph has turned against Boris Johnson.

The need to survive.
Their readership will have turned against him and will stop buying this propaganda rag.

I read the Telegraph for years, but I could not stand their brainwashing and absence of impartiality any more.
So I quit my subscription.

Never a week goes by when I am not bombarded with E mails with special offers.
I am the one that got away, and there must be thousands of us.

Most on this thread hated Bercow,he was a thorn in Boris Johnson side when he tried to bye pass parliament. (As he still is.)

Johnson is as vindictive as hell, a nasty piece of work.We knew that by his treatment of the likes of Ken Clark and Christopher Soames.

but to deny Bercow his traditional gong, after holding a centuries old office, at the same time awarding his invisible brother knighthood is despicable.

We are in trouble with this idiot, and I voted for him.
No choice.

[alphorn] 29/9/2020 10:35

lef - we have a different measure.