Lloyds Banking Share Discussion Threads

[minerve 2] 05/3/2019 17:11

"Toyota and BMW warn no-deal Brexit could hit UK investment"

Oh dear!

Ref Brexit voters:

Okay, I know this is an emotional moment for all of us, okay? I know that. But let's not make snap judgments, please. This is clearly... clearly an important species we're dealing with and I don't think that you or I, or *anybody*, has the right to arbitrarily exterminate them.

[bargainbob] 05/3/2019 17:08

Oh the Minerve 2 is starting to look like Minerve .

[minerve 2] 05/3/2019 17:04

Low taxation alone does not bring in the business! Not the sort we might like to compete internationally.

Of course we need an industrial strategy!


If car manufacturers come here they want a strategy because they need guarantees about supply chains, support infrastructure, transport, energy supply, steel supply, the right skilled and professional labour etc.. etc.. etc.. In other words a strategy.

[minerve 2] 05/3/2019 16:57

"Business doesn't need 'an industrial strategy'"

I guess it doesn't need a strategy, just like Brexit hasn't got one. LOL

Honestly, some of these people need putting out of their misery. Waste of a life.

[grahamite2] 05/3/2019 16:53

Well said Cheshire pete!

[cheshire pete] 05/3/2019 16:50

Any of them careful, they'd all be good imho. Business doesn't need 'an industrial strategy', rather it needs freedom from red tape and bureaucracy, low taxation, no interference so they can get on with what they do best.....doing business and creating wealth.

[cheshire pete] 05/3/2019 16:45

Back to 'normal' I see Minerve 2. Felt slightly uncomfortable with the 'toned down' version.

[jacksonse] 05/3/2019 16:45

jpj - the cost of any claims.
John

[alphorn] 05/3/2019 16:41

grahamite - we can agree on your examples!

There were though plenty of beautiful sports cars and saloons (eg Rover SD1, Jaguar). They just rusted and broke down!

Technology too - Range Rover project, Ferguson Formula 4x4 and ABS Dunlop Maxaret brakes were years ahead of their time.

[minerve 2] 05/3/2019 16:37

British car industry died originally because our governments have no concept of industry or don't want one.

Tories do not want any industry. With the potential for unions it would be writing their own death sentence. Simply can't have that.

[cheshire pete] 05/3/2019 16:37

Red Robbo and his union mates at Longbridge knackered our car industry many years ago. Electric cars now the future but, hey, remoaners aren't interested in the future and would sooner cling to the doomed SS EU.
LEAVE and WTO. Brexit Party will come to the fore.

[alphorn] 05/3/2019 16:34

willoicc - "Alphorn, I meant, why do you not mention it on here.

You use the transparent excuse that this is a Lloyds thread, but you continually post about Brexit? Just not in a balanced way!?"

I shall try and remain polite to you with some difficulty.

- I don't mention international markets here because they are irrelevant to Lloyds.
- Lloyds is totally intertwined with the UK economy and Brexit.
- my views and investment strategy are as one (as posted). There would be a problem if they were different!

So why would any clown post your question?

[grahamite2] 05/3/2019 16:30

Good God, the 1100, the Maxi, that thing shaped like a wedge? They didn't even look nice!

[prewar] 05/3/2019 16:20

In fairness Brexiteers favourite economist Minford did say hard Brexit would necessitate running down the car industry, maybe that should have been on the side of the bus.....

[grahamite2] 05/3/2019 16:19

bbalanjones, I agree with you that the people cannot ever rule, not in an organization larger than a Greek city state.

What the people can expect is direct access to people who themselves have access to the seat of power - that is, access to MPs who can make representations to ministries with the power to say ay or nay. This we have lost with the EU. Power is completely insulated from the people and unresponsive to them.

[shy tott] 05/3/2019 16:16

Minerve2, you are ill you know. Just read your last 3 or 4 posts. Get some help.


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Brexit means maybe partial Brexit.


May, retire, you've had a good run but pass the baton to someone who still thinks Brexit means Brexit. (and what a stupid catch phrase that always was).

[xxxxxy] 05/3/2019 16:16

Still the intenal combustionengine is coming to the end. Progress. Changes. TheSe things happen.

There used to sailing ships eg clippers.
Gone

Change happens.

Mostly for Progress

LEAVE and WTO

[xxxxxy] 05/3/2019 16:09

Liked Margaret Thatcher

Momentum is BAD