Lloyds Banking Share Discussion Threads

[royston6] 04/4/2020 13:38

Very interesting post jacko.

The EU aren't going to be swift in assisting Italy or Spain, that won't happen. Christine Legarde is a prime example of the EU elites, these people who elect each other into high places are all part of a system that has failed the people miserably.

Many of the 27 must be watching these events with amazement, far from being better together, Merkel, Legarde and Macron and many others within the EU are telling the Italians and the Spanish, you are on your own.

You have to ask yourself, why would the people of Scotland want to re-join the EU. They would be as mad as the SNP already are, to even consider leaving the union they are already part of.

[alphorn] 04/4/2020 13:31

stoned would make the village idiot proud. Lol

[jacko07] 04/4/2020 12:41

Minnie, I know that you love the failed EU with a passion last seen when Elton John was asked whether he loves rent boys.

For all you love struck Remoaners and especially Minnie whose Capita and Provident are becoming worthless by the day, you have my thoughts.

There is no harmony in the EU as it throws Italy & Spain under the bus.


For those that thought harmony would reign once troublesome Britain was out of the EU, there was not much evidence of it at a virtual summit held last week to discuss the coronavirus crisis. Italy and Spain pleaded for an EU ‘Marshall Plan’ to lift their already flagging economies, which have never fully recovered from the sovereign debt crisis which followed the last recession. But they were rebuffed by Germany and the Netherlands. They also asked for ‘coronabonds’ to fund the recovery from the crisis, only for that to be dismissed, too.

Angela Merkel insisted that Italy and Spain, both deeply damaged from three weeks’ lockdown, apply instead to the European Stability Mechanism, which southern countries blame for the depth of Greece’s problems ten years ago. ‘If what you’re waiting for is coronabonds, they’re never going to arrive,’ she reportedly told the Italians and Spanish. Ouch!

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was especially upset, refusing to sign the joint declaration reportedly with the words: ‘I cannot accept this vague language or this talk about several weeks, when my country is in the grip of a health emergency. We have asked for a common unemployment insurance and you’re not giving it to me.’ Addressing his citizens the next day he caused surprise by telling them the EU had been too little and too late with help after the 2008/09 crisis – and that it ‘must not fail’ this time.

Unlike Britain, Spain and Italy cannot quantitatively-ease their way out of this crisis because, as members of the Euro, the control of their money supply is in the hands of the European Central Bank. It’s President, Christine Lagarde, at one point seemed to dismiss the idea that this crisis had anything to do with her or her bank.

Three weeks ago Guy Verhofstadt scorned Donald Trump for imposing a ban on flights from the Schengen area, which covers most of the EU, saying it had been imposed unnecessarily and without discussion with the EU. He failed to notice that at the same time many EU states were imposing unilateral Schengen-busting travel bans of their own.

Many have been caught out by the Covid-19 crisis, but no institution has been left looking quite so helpless as the EU. One feels it is sorely missing a common enemy – ie Britain – to help keep it together.

Ross Clarke The Spectator April 3rd 2020

[qantas] 04/4/2020 12:20

True Dud Foxtrot Oscar plus you need to go back to school for spelling lessons.



Please do your own research as always.

[dudishes] 04/4/2020 12:16

QUANTAS,

Shorts closed Fri, HSBA and BARC,

LLodys considered a short time, low share Gov't issue, of no concern to any Bears!

Sort yer castle!

[alphorn] 04/4/2020 12:15

.........."On behalf of the biomedical scientists and laboratory staff of the NHS, the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) wants to express the frustration of our members and clarify that we are testing to the limit of our materials and that we are ready to increase capacity – but only if we are given what we need...........There is a huge gap between testing equipment capacity and material availability".





So who is right - these guys who are doing the work - or the posters here who says that we are oversupplied?

[k38] 04/4/2020 12:11

Another loser labour leader... not a chance in hell to become PM... lol

[k38] 04/4/2020 12:08

M2 I don't like BBC the way they brainwashing people so f#ck all blind brainless who like the BBC. Goes both ways...;))DikuIt's not about me and others.. it's about reporting the news without takings sides.Some of us can see what BBC is up to unlike some of you.

[mikemichael2] 04/4/2020 12:03

German citizens must have either state or private health insurance.

[k38] 04/4/2020 12:00

CNN is a democratic party channel... and like the German friendly BBC it's poison the people.

[k38] 04/4/2020 11:56

What I would not like to hear is their propaganda against a UK government... be independent with the news and not interviewing people like ...Stefanie BolzenUK correspondent, Die welt... to tell us boris got it wrong and how wonderful Germany is.They are brainwashing us, wake up.

[diku] 04/4/2020 11:49

What would you like hear from BBC and CNN that may please you but not others...

[k38] 04/4/2020 11:44

That BBC it's 'desperate' to go private.I hope after all this is over, Boris take the big step and go ahead to privatise them.They are worse than CNN....