Lloyds Banking Share Discussion Threads

[minerve 2] 06/7/2019 11:38

Households, however, still appear relatively indifferent. Instead of cutting back, Britain’s consumers are borrowing and spending. Figures out last week showed that they spent more than they earned for a record tenth consecutive quarter during the first three months of 2019. On a cash basis, they put just 1 per cent of their income into savings compared with about 4 per cent before the Brexit referendum.


Oh dear. They never learn do they? Stupid, stupid, British morons. Nobody matches them on the planet.

[minerve 2] 06/7/2019 11:34

It has emerged that six weeks ago Mr Johnson, the frontrunner to become prime minister later this month, received a £25,000 donation for his leadership campaign from the Bristol Port Company. Bristol is one of the six sites Mr Johnson proposed for a freeport.

[minerve 2] 06/7/2019 11:32

Experts sceptical on Johnson’s plans for regional freeports

Tory frontrunner received £25,000 donation from Bristol Port Company



Corrupt.

[minerve 2] 06/7/2019 11:19

Agreed. I think this is what will happen too.

As I said, vote Boris get Corbyn (coalition with libs). You can see it coming! ROFLMAO!

[stewart64] 06/7/2019 11:10

Careful..I don't think Boris can talk his way out of a No Deal. As Parliament would vote the Government down he will have to call a general election. I believe the FTSE will tank on Corbyn fears until the result of that probable election is known at the least. Don't think that risk is priced in just now.

[cheshire pete] 06/7/2019 11:05

Maybe a new 'law' like Parkinson's graham that says despite best efforts to the contrary inevitable that Tory leaders will end up being wets, left of centre eg. Major, Cameron and May. Here's hoping that Boris breaks that mould. As long as he gets us out of EU, more relaxed about what happens after.

[minerve 2] 06/7/2019 11:00

grahamite2

You have missed my point completely. The question you ask is flawed and answering it would not tell us anything. It would only reaffirm your failed thoughts.

[grahamite2] 06/7/2019 10:55

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grahamite2

You have to put leaders of parties and party politics in the context of the competition they face and the period in which they lead. The threat of Corbyn has influenced policy even though he is not PM and labour are not the government. All because May didn't fit your typical stereotype of a capitalist leader doesn't mean that she was a socialist. Centrist has the been the order of the day and has been for a long-time because of the political and economic backdrop. It just becomes an issue of whether you approach this from the left or the right.

OK, take up my challenge: name one single Labour Prime Minister there has ever been who was to the left of Mrs May.

If you can't, the case is made that she was not a centrist.

[maxk] 06/7/2019 10:54

So, is he implying that May was top leadership material?

What drugs is the bloke on?

[eurofox] 06/7/2019 10:49

but the number of shares over which the dividend is distributed is fewer although you could argue the amount to be distributed would be greater if share buy-backs were not done

[gaffer73] 06/7/2019 10:25

Buybacks don't have a positive effect on the share price because the company are spending the money to buy them back, the share price stays the same.

[cheshire pete] 06/7/2019 10:16

Who was he talking about.....Jezza?

[minerve 2] 06/7/2019 10:14

The UK is going through a "political nervous breakdown", the former head of British intelligence has said.

Speaking on the Today programme, Sir John Sawers said the UK could have a prime minister who does "not have the standing that we have become used to in our top leadership".




Says it all really. Completely agree.

[cheshire pete] 06/7/2019 10:10

Agree graham, but suspect more complex. Her contradictory behaviour puzzling, even allowing for the fact she's a politician faced with a difficult task. Why make things more difficult than she needed to....unless of course she wasn't really that bothered about succeeding in the first place and/or others were pulling her strings.
Don't buy this 'mistakes were made' explanation that we've been fed.

[minerve 2] 06/7/2019 10:07

careful

He isn't smart. He can't tolerate a minute of scrutiny and come out looking good. Blair could do that for days on end. That is the different between real smart and appearing smart. The modern age of soundbites suits Boris.

[careful] 06/7/2019 09:52

Boris looks home and dry.
He has played his hand quite well, pretending to be determined to deliver no deal, which is what many of the grass roots want.
He is smart.

But he has now just a few months to get a deal and avoid no deal.
How is he going to talk his way out of that, which he is smart enough to know he must.

Watching him gradually change tack will be interesting.

[minerve 2] 06/7/2019 09:51

I agree she was a poor leader. Made the mess deeper for everyone on all sides. Corbyn the same.

[careful] 06/7/2019 09:48

May was a terrible leader starting with her snap election, followed by he inept handling of Brexit, ending with her embarrassing display by trying to be tough with Putin.

Now she may have ordered the seizing of an Iranian oil tanker.
Apparently they are planning to seize one of ours.
What a mess.

[minerve 2] 06/7/2019 09:41

grahamite2

You have to put leaders of parties and party politics in the context of the competition they face and the period in which they lead. The threat of Corbyn has influenced policy even though he is not PM and labour are not the government. All because May didn't fit your typical stereotype of a capitalist leader doesn't mean that she was a socialist. Centrist has the been the order of the day and has been for a long-time because of the political and economic backdrop. It just becomes an issue of whether you approach this from the left or the right.

[grahamite2] 06/7/2019 09:27

Why go for the conspiracy theories? I've given you a perfectly reasonable explanation for her "bizarre behaviour." She is not and never has been a conservative.

This was signalled the first time she came to public attention, when she invented the term "the nasty party." She's always been blatant about it.

[poikka] 06/7/2019 09:26

Anyone agree that Boris should set up and INDEPENDENT commission to look into the BBC's behaviour since the Referendum?

Or rather, anyone not agree?

[poikka] 06/7/2019 09:23

Stupidity, lunacy, totally misplaced self-belief?

[maxk] 06/7/2019 09:14

It's got to be something along those lines pete.

What else could account for May's bizarre behaviour?

[cheshire pete] 06/7/2019 09:09

Dark forces maxk.

[sarkasm] 06/7/2019 09:08

what a CARRY ON




bargainbob
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Cannot wait for Britain to get back to old ways after Brexit .