Lloyds Banking Share Discussion Threads

[maxk] 22/11/2020 22:59

It doesent have to be entirely British, goods from around the world would be welcome, just not from our so called friends.

[jl5006] 22/11/2020 22:56

BBC sorry says "Christmas get together plan backed by 4 nations"
What a load of nobs who think they know what we need.
Have a Mars and do solitary for 48 days.
Eat ur turkey and do cold turkey for 56 days.
OUR elected representatives - or has Chairman mao morphed into the humpty dumpty of a PM.
Every day that passes shows ALL aspects of the management of our society are corrupted by greed and run by Bash Street Kids - Dandy - who wish to kick the proverbial out of us - that is the HOC et al -.
And so many love to social distance - in the countryside where there are ten residents.

Did all HOC members get A stars and First class degrees is mismanagement.

[cheshire pete] 22/11/2020 21:54

A pig with lipstick on is still a pig. Joe Public won't take kindly to a dressed up deal from Boris that does not take back control and give us back our sovereignty.

Farage will come to the fore and the Tories and labour will whither. I'd never vote Tory again, saying so as a life long Tory. Farage a giant who has already made history. Boris hasn't yet.

Current positions, 80% invested (incl. LLOY lol) and should be ok whichever way things go hopefully. However, as said before some things are more important than money.

[ignoble] 22/11/2020 21:51

TUC saying that they will organise strike action if the rumoured Public Sector Pay freeze is announced.

I did read that the other Public Servants (Politicians) have voted themselves pay rises..
That looks really good in the eyes of The Public.

[ignoble] 22/11/2020 21:44

Thank you kind Sir...

[alphorn] 22/11/2020 21:40

ig - a good assessment.

[alphorn] 22/11/2020 21:31

What fancy words? I am the only poster on this thread that posts current positions. You, cheshire are all hot air - you will float away........with any luck.

[cheshire pete] 22/11/2020 21:25

Fancy words won't cut it with the Red Wall lent votes. Don't let us down Boris.

[alphorn] 22/11/2020 21:20

Getting closer - have consistently held the view that something will be agreed with a label such as 'interim' or 'provisional' or whatever.

As posted xxx times if a No Deal made any sense it would have been triggered years ago. It is the booby prize BUT could still happen by mistake.
(All bullish GBP positions support actions & mouth).

[polar fox] 22/11/2020 21:12

maxk,

It's shaping up along the lines of the scenario I outlined last week - easing of lockdown over Christmas, followed by whatever concessions it takes to get a deal.

My personal interest centers on whether supermarkets will continue to be reasonably well supplied, in timely fashion, paperwork delays notwithstanding.

It will be fascinating to hear and see the lies the buffoon tells regarding the deal, eh....

[jl5006] 22/11/2020 20:59

So the clowns have agreed that Xmas can be but with a penalty of 56 days.
Bo No Drake and Wee b - have insisted Xmas goes ahead with penalties.
Who said anybody wanted it this way.
FGS Xmas is for those that celebrate it
Tell me eat turkey and do turkey.
Never has the stupidity of those elected been so apparent BJ was supposed to deliver Brexit - yet he is playing the most childish game of his life - is he demented??

[diku] 22/11/2020 20:36

mr e...these share awards are just icing on the cake...on top of the huge remuneration package he gets...what about his gold plated pension...anybody know what it is?...

[xxxxxy] 22/11/2020 20:34

Still if Boris rolls over on this, he will go down worse than May.So. Hope.

[maxk] 22/11/2020 20:32

This is where Doris will roll over and concede..




Boris Johnson prepares significant Brexit intervention as negotiators begin the 'final push'


The PM is expected to attempt to clear away the final barriers to a deal – both sides believe one is now within reach


By
Gordon Rayner,
POLITICAL EDITOR
22 November 2020 • 6:38pm


Boris Johnson is preparing to make a significant intervention in the Brexit trade talks this week as negotiators begin the “final push” before a deadline in eight days’ time....

[xxxxxy] 22/11/2020 20:31

My fourth observation is that, once we've left, 85pc of the world economy will be outside the EU – including the world's fastest-growing and most populous economies..... As negotiations with the European Union enter their endgame, Britain's anti-Brexit brigade is out in force. Anything Brussels wants is reasonable and justified. The UK's conditions, of course, are driven by ignorance, nationalism and spite.Whatever the unreconciled say, Britain is leaving the EU's single market and customs union, by law, at the end of this year. But whether we will strike a free trade deal with Brussels, or default to trading on World Trade Organization rules, remains entirely unclear.Last week, Michel Barnier said one of his negotiating team had tested positive for Covid. A similar thing happened in March, when the EU's chief negotiator himself contracted the virus.We were at a critical juncture, making real progress, perhaps just days from a deal.But with the suspension of face-to-face talks, and given time needed for the ratification process to play out across EU parliaments, with the deadline fast approaching it really could go either way.As such, I'll stick to observations rather than predictions – the first of which is that a trade deal is clearly the best outcome.UK exports to the EU amount to 8pc of GDP – and if they continue largely tariff-free, under a reciprocal agreement, there will obviously be fewer disruptions for both sides.As lockdown lifts, and world trade reboots, a UK/ EU trade deal would help foster growth across all parts of Europe.Yet WTO terms is no disaster. Britain already trades under such rules with the US – our biggest single-country trading partner, accounting for a fifth of UK exports.The US and China sell hundreds of billions of dollars of exports to the EU each year using WTO rules – the framework, in fact, for the majority of all trade across the globe.For many years, UK trade with the EU has been in deficit, and falling as a share of our total overseas commerce – despite the much-vaunted benefits of the single market and customs union. Britain's non-EU trade, in contrast, generates a surplus.Having grown much faster than UK-EU trade for some time, it now accounts for a clear majority of the goods and services we sell abroad. Such non-EU trade is conducted largely under WTO rules.If we do leave with no trade deal, UK exporters to the EU will pay WTO tariffs – but they are generally very low. And the Government has indicated it will use part of the £10bn or so annual EU membership fee, plus incoming tariff revenues, to compensate UK exporters in sectors where tariffs are higher.My third observation is that, with full Brexit almost upon us, deal or no deal, the Government should be talking much more about the opportunities Britain gains outside the EU.We are "getting Brexit done" not just because the majority voted to live in a sovereign country that controls its own borders – as do other liberal democracies like Canada and Australia. There are also major economic advantages, which reinforce key parts of the Government's broader agenda, particularly now.Stark regional imbalances in the impact of lockdown, and Covid itself, make "levelling up" more urgent than ever. Brexit should be at the heart of such initiatives.Outside the EU, Britain will regain control over billions of pounds of "cohesion fund" spending, which can tackle regional inequalities.Free of Brussels' stringent state aid rules, the Government can selectively take stakes in industries of the future, not least artificial intelligence and biotech.Freeports and enterprise zones, low-tax jurisdictions bringing investment and prosperity to coastal towns and other deprived areas, should be at the forefront of addressing regional imbalances – and, again, are only possible outside the EU.And what about research and development tax credits, and other post-Brexit regulatory tweaks, again with a regional focus?While levelling up will cost money, such efforts should extend way beyond spending, emphasising infrastructure projects that harness long-term private capital, tax breaks and, above all, vigorous supply-side reforms – all of which are far easier after Brexit.The latest government modelling suggests that, under no deal, the UK economy would be 3 percentage points smaller in 15 years' time than it otherwise would have been.That's compared to the outcome under the kind of "skinny" free trade deal being negotiated – no tariffs on goods, but some new border checks and restrictions on services trade. As such, the no-deal negative growth impact in any one year is set to be tiny.And, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility, any possible implications are anyway "dwarfed by the uncertainty surrounding the underlying path of future productivity growth".So let's use the freedoms of Brexit to implement the supply-side measures – on tax, regulation and infrastructure – that would so clearly boost productivity, more than offsetting the miniscule growth downsides if we do end up with no deal.My fourth observation is that, once we've left, 85pc of the world economy will be outside the EU – including the world's fastest-growing and most populous economies.While EU trade agreements with other nations cover 11pc of UK trade, we've already "rolled over" deals accounting for almost three quarters of that, including sizeable economies like South Korea, South Africa and Japan. The rest are close – and will come.Plus, we have a good chance of striking agreements with the world's very largest players, not least the US, trade deals that have always eluded Brussels, given intra-EU conflicts.Finally, imagine if we were in the EU now. Earlier this year, even before Covid, Italy was again in deep financial trouble, stifled by the high currency eurozone straitjacket.Another bond market crisis loomed – resulting in a €750bn (£670bn) rescue fund, paid for by all EU members.So had we remained, Britain would now be contributing mightily to a vast bailout preventing the implosion of the eurozone – which we are not even part of. And with Brussels now sanctioned to borrow on the EU's behalf, the UK would have taken a huge step towards EU fiscal integration – which repeated polls show almost no British voters want to take.Whatever the one-off complexities of leaving the EU, the long-term, enduring complexities of staying would be far more acute.... Liam Halligan... Daily Telegraph

[sikhthetech] 22/11/2020 20:24

Brexit news and spending review this week.


Coronavirus: £3bn for NHS but Sunak warns of 'economic shock' to come

[jl5006] 22/11/2020 20:21

And
Workings in LAs do not allow spouses partners to work within the same body in the same dept- neither do auditing bodies allow audit by anyone of someone who has direct relationship.
Why on earth is princess nut nuts still working inside NO 10 - would seem to be contrary to common sense - and general rules.
BJ want to say something?

[portside1] 22/11/2020 20:13

Scruff it is £50k we and the wife £50 that's 100k which I class as mine

[scruff1] 22/11/2020 19:43

ianood
Take your word for it. Never had any myself. Will take it up with him when I see him. Maybe he split it with wife and kids but dont know. Hes not a porky teller though or a braggart and 100k wont mean as much to him as it would to me.
Gaffer
Dont bet on it. Cummings was taking em on and hes gone. Priti Patel is trying and apparently she is ging to be given her marching orders by Capt Chaos. Those big tough toffs dont like being bullied. It makes them cry and run off home. Pathetic gits

[xxxxxy] 22/11/2020 19:38

If Johnson goes soft and stupid, the Conservative Party will be RIP.Arise the Reform Party.No DealWTO