Lloyds Banking Share Discussion Threads

[lefrene] 28/1/2021 17:03

jl5006, with Putin you know who your dictator is, with the EU you've got many hundreds of tin-pot dictators, indeed probably thousands if you include the apparatchiks.

[minerve 2] 28/1/2021 16:54

"#50bn per month, tailing off to #25bn per month after 10 years, for the privilege."

Oh yes, stick it on the bus. Add the note: No EU citizen was involved with the R&D, manufacture, universities, testing, distribution, trials, administration, capital investment, marketing, data and delivery within "our drug market". Ownership is derived by natural birth rights on respective turfs and listings on corresponding stock exchanges bearing in mind votings placed in the June 2016 referendum.

[jl5006] 28/1/2021 16:44

No lefrene
EU comm is vichy.
EU MEP probably complicit but not absolutely so.
So bad for those that remain.
No voice - we dictate.
I think putin style is more liberal.

[optomistic] 28/1/2021 16:41

bigchazza...have a look at the other thread, that makes this one excessively on topic LOL

[bigchazza] 28/1/2021 16:32

I love how this thread is titled Lloyds Bank 'On Topic only' :-D

[lefrene] 28/1/2021 16:16

One hopes, but probably in vain, that some of the Europhilliac civil servants that infest our public services, are having their eyes opened by the behaviour of Brussels, as it tries to get heavy handed to cover up for it's own incompetence. 'Did your granny die because Van der Leyen stole her vaccine dose'? Might make a good take line for some organisation out there.

[xxxxxy] 28/1/2021 15:59

Nigel Farage@Nigel_Farage1hEU Commission raid AstraZeneca plant. Power without accountability is the road to a totalitarian state. As I have said for 20 years - these are bad, dangerous people.....Most knew the EUSSR was Animal Farm. Now everyone, without exception should know the EUSSR as Evil. We have been reminded after such a short time.EUSSR = Horrible Place

[xxxxxy] 28/1/2021 15:48

Related to previous....aul Lavin28 Jan 2021 3:20PMBreak rules? Isn't Capital who have shorted these companies breaking rules? They own Robinhood and have cut off investors from buying shares in which Capital are short. That's a huge crime.2LikeReplysean Riley28 Jan 2021 2:59PM" The top comment on the letter said it was time for hedge funds to get "some long overdue taste of their own medicine",Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.... Daily Telegraph

[xxxxxy] 28/1/2021 15:44

Coming soon...BEN WRIGHT28 January 2021 • 2:13pm?For years the world's politicians and policy makers have fretted about how to democratise finance and ensure that the mechanisms of capital generation were available beyond the ivory towers on Wall Street and Canary Wharf. Now they have a new problem: the peasants are revolting. A group of day traders who communicate through social media are pumping up the value of unloved and little-known stocks. Most of the action so far has centred around shares in the US video game retailer GameStop.Never heard of it? Me neither until a couple of weeks ago. Doesn't matter; at this point it's kind of irrelevant what the company does or how well it is run. All you need to know is that its shares have become the front line in a populist attempt to cut Wall Street aristos down to size.The traders, who have coalesced around the Reddit group r/wallstreetbets and therefore become collectively known as WallStreetBets or WSB, are targeting hedge funds who short shares. Short selling involves borrowing stock in a company then selling it in the hope you can buy it back later at a lower price.... Daily Telegraph

[jl5006] 28/1/2021 15:35

Time to put the jets in the air BJ.
Not having this.
Is Blair hoping to take over the world - what a plonk!

On a serious note - Planet Normal telegraph podcast disclosed the sadness of the 100k - but pointed out that the number of deaths over age 80 were 45% and the number aged over 75 23% and that there was no useful analysis 0f those with death imminent conditions
It was also disclosed that the NHS was trying to find anyone not toeing the line of lies.
pod every Thurs

[xxxxxy] 28/1/2021 15:33

In today's brief: EU demands AstraZeneca divert British Covid vaccines to the bloc as Boris refuses to give away UK-made doses and stands up to Brussels threats. Meanwhile, contactless payment cap could rise as Britain diverges from EU rules and UK's next FTA set to be with Australia.EU demands British vaccines: Yesterday, Brussels demanded that millions of British-made coronavirus vaccines are diverted from the UK to the bloc as an increasingly bitter EU continued to threaten AstraZeneca over its delivery of the jabs. Stella Kyriakides, the EU's health Commissioner, said: "We reject the logic of first come, first served. That might work at the neighbourhood butchers but not on our contracts and not in our advanced purchase agreements."She also claimed that AstraZeneca was contractually obligated to use UK factories to supply Brussels, despite the EU having been late to place orders for the vaccines - and still to even approve them. Britain's early orders means the UK have had a head start in working out early teething problems. Ms Kyriakides said the firm had "contractual, societal and moral obligations" to use all its facilities to make up the shortfall, and that there was "no hierarchy of factories".However both the UK government and AstraZeneca insisted that the pharmaceutical giant's contract with the UK - signed three months before the EU deal - made clear that British plants could only be used for exports once Britain's order of 100 million doses had been fulfilled. UK vaccine supplies will not be interrupted: Ministers have made it clear that Britain is fully entitled to reap the rewards of its speedy action and is under no obligation to bail out the EU, which was months behind in signing its own deal with AstraZeneca.Cabinet Office Minister, Michael Gove has said that the UK government will not accept the EU's demand that AstraZeneca diverts some of the UK's vaccine allocation in order to make up the shortfall for mainland Europe. "There will be no interruption" to the UK's supply and schedule, he said. Boris has also hit back at the EU's shameless vaccine grab yesterday. He insisted that: "We're very confident in our supplies, we're very confident in our contracts, and we're going ahead on that basis. I am pleased at the moment we have the fastest rollout of vaccines in Europe and by some way." EU and AstraZeneca fail to make breakthrough: Eventually, AstraZeneca did turn up for their meeting with EU officials but the talks don't seem to have eased tensions between the two sides. Following the meeting, an AstraZeneca spokesman said: "We have committed to even closer coordination, to jointly chart a path for the delivery of our vaccine over the coming months as we continue our efforts to bring our vaccine to millions of Europeans at no profit during the pandemic."The bloc's health chief confirmed that the EU and AstraZeneca failed to make a breakthrough over the delayed vaccines. However the EU will ask AstraZeneca to publish the contract signed by both sides, so this dispute could continue to get even more heated. This is despite the contract having a confidentiality clause.It is also important to note that Belgian-based Pfizer has not been able to supply the 12.5 million vaccines it promised the EU by the end of 2020, with the company delaying shipments in order to work on increasing capacity at the plant. However there has been no such showdown in the media over this delay.MPs have their say on EU's 'pathetic' actions: As this story has grown over the last few days, Tory MPs have been chiming in on the EU's latest attempt to control the UK. Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith told The Sun: "You could not make it up! It's pathetic. They screwed up and are now trying to blame everyone else. This is a really big moment as many will finally see just how arrogant and intolerant so many of the EU institutions really are. They just don't get it.""They have made a complete mess of vaccinations and having made that mess they are now trying to shift blame onto AZ. The blame is wholly theirs. This is an astonishing demonstration of mean spiritedness and arrogance, who makes it very clear to those who did not understand before, why we were right to leave the EU."Britain has 'more than enough vaccines': The Times is reporting that Britain has more than enough coronavirus vaccines for this year and could eventually donate them to other countries, according to senior industry sources. They say that Britain has secured the doses needed to meet its targets and in total the UK has ordered 367 million doses, enough for 5.5 per person. One objective that Boris has set is to contribute to the supply of vaccines in lower income countries. The industry source also dismissed the demands from Brussels to divert British supplies as "political rhetoric"."They cannot stop vaccines that are contracted for delivery. Some of these vaccines have already been given to people who are due to receive their second dose. It would be a human rights issue for millions of people if that process was stopped." Vaccine manufacturing begins in Scotland: There is also news that the UK vaccine task force secured a 60 million dose preorder in July and invested in a factory for the large-scale manufacturing of Valena's potential coronavirus vaccine. That work is now beginning to take place, with Boris Johnson describing the news as "brilliant" and saying that it will create "100 high-skilled jobs at their Livingston facility". This is a doubling of their workforce and puts Scotland at the forefront of the UK's fight against Covid-19.Contactless payment set to rise in break from EU rules: The contactless payment limit could rise to £100 as Britain looks to diverge from EU rules post-Brexit. Having now left the block, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it would shortly be consulting on increasing the limit, to ensure regulation "keeps pace" with consumer and business expectations. The current limit of £45 was set by the European Commission but the UK's banking regulator looks set to now increase this cap. The Treasury said that contactless limits are now at the discretion of the UK following Brexit and that an increase would not require a change in the law. Next trade deal will be with Australia: The UK's next free trade deal is set to be with Australia, with the agreement giving Brits greater freedom to live Down Under and providing a major boost for the UK's telecoms sector. The deal could be completed as early as March with one source close to Liz Truss saying that the talks with the Aussies are in "pole position" to wrap up before New Zealand and US negotiations, which are also ongoing. The deal is expected to open up the Australian market to UK telecoms firms and see Brits benefit from cheaper wine and food.Three weeks on from the Brexit deal: On our site today, White House Products CEO, Alastair MacMillan takes a look at the first three weeks of the UK-EU Free Trade Agreement and explains which issues are likely just teething problems and which are here to stay. You can read the full article here.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.

[ladeside] 28/1/2021 15:33

Stick that on the side of a big red bus !!

[pierre oreilly] 28/1/2021 15:29

I know, let's give the eu access to our covid drug market.

#50bn per month, tailing off to #25bn per month after 10 years, for the privilege.

[minerve 2] 28/1/2021 15:17

What's an "e" between far-right loons? :)

[ladeside] 28/1/2021 15:12

I hate to break this to you, but "Livingston" doesn't have an "e" on the end.

Just about says it all.........

[pally12] 28/1/2021 15:10

Shares rise as video game retailer is at the center of a frenzied duel between Wall Street and small investors

[maxk] 28/1/2021 15:01

Jacob Rees-Mogg has branded Nicola Sturgeon "Moanalot" after she criticised the Prime Minister's trip to Scotland today.


Revealing that Boris Johnson will travel to Livingstone as part of his visit, the Leader of the Commons told MPs: "I used to think Moanalot was a fictional character but it turns out it is actually the First Minister of Scotland."

[jordaggy] 28/1/2021 14:57

Spot on Elbee old chap. The truth will come out eventually, may take a couple of years but heads will roll. This will be investigated. Even the WHO have said lockdowns don't work and the PCR test should only be used with a follow up test for those that are positive. Why haven't our government taken this onboard? simple...they made a big mistake that has cost 1000's of lives because of lockdown and now they need to double down in the hope that they can claim that without ld, more lives would be lost. How many missed cancer diagnosis, heart issues, diabetes etc...the NHS are going to need those 40 hospitals Boris has promised for sure!!!