Lloyds Banking Share Discussion Threads

[geckotheglorious] 08/12/2020 09:44

Maxk,

Correct. Much of Germany is Turkish these days...
Much to its detriment.

Wonder when the Greek/Turk war finally breaks out.

[geckotheglorious] 08/12/2020 09:41

Maxk,

Looking forward to the day Polly Toynbee's snout is dragged from the trough.
What an awful tart she is.

[maxk] 08/12/2020 09:35

Turkey hasnt got any money. Anyway, they have enough turkeys in the klub already.

[diku] 08/12/2020 09:31

EU will fast track Turkey into the club...fill the hole left by UK...

[careful] 08/12/2020 09:28

Tricky

That Cameron publicity stunt was a farce.
28 countries took years to agree rules, each with a veto.
They eventually all sign up, including the UK, and get them ratified in their parliaments.
Here that means, the commons, Lords,Queen.

Of course a single country can't change them every time they have an election, it would take agreement from all 28 countries.

Think about it..you seem more intelligent than most, I am surprised at you.

[utrickytrees] 08/12/2020 09:24

Lions share of the national debt.

[careful] 08/12/2020 09:22

Boris, Trump, Farage, these puff balls have been exposed for what they are.

For Boris it is on the job training, valuable experience.
He can go on to be a good Prime Minister now, especially after ridding himself of Cummings.

A new start for us all beckons.

The problem all along is that the EU. has never faced the problem of a member leaving, and yet both sides still wanting to retain the benefits.

Who knows, we could have a re- run of this situation with Scotland in the near future.
Except they have the same currency, the same Queen and a share of the National Debt.
Nightmare.

[utrickytrees] 08/12/2020 09:16

Careful how old were you when Cameron attempted to get better terms.s from the EU but was given short shrift....about 4?? If the UK were important to the EU Cameron would not of been dismissed out of hand. Pls do some homework, your opinions are based purely on your ill convieved woolly perceptions.

[poikka] 08/12/2020 09:15

Any deal with Brussels would be firmly to the UK's disadvantage. It is, and always has been, the intention of Brussels to stop us leaving, and if that weren't possible to make life difficult for us.

The last few weeks have made that even clearer.

Any outcome engineered by Brussels will be a political outcome, and not one that favours the economies of the EU and the UK. When Cammie was treated so shabbily by Brussels leading up to the referendum, that should have been the signal. But our government has to show the public that it's made every effort to reach a deal.

Well it's done that in spades, and this week we have to walk away and leave the rest of Europe in the hands of the Eurocrats - good luck to them.

The future is full of opportunities, but the quislings within are going to do their level best to make it difficult.

[careful] 08/12/2020 09:15

If it takes 4 years to get nowhere, how long will it take to sort out tariffs, if any?
Years for that lazy bungling lot I would guess.

They are bound to carry on as before for many years.
All of a sudden we will not know the difference.

[diku] 08/12/2020 09:11

He is going to Brussels to wish them a Merry Christmas...

[utrickytrees] 08/12/2020 09:04

Hes taking the landing craft to Antwerp instead of Zeebrugges so can hop straight onto A12 to Brussels in the Challengers, supporting will be FV432 APC which will be carrying the tomato ketchup (HP) for the chips tonight

[cheshire pete] 08/12/2020 08:53

It really is quite simple: the EU can't agree to any deal that respects our sovereignty as it would set a precedent for other member states to do the same and accelerate the EU's demise. Boris can't agree to any deal that does not restore our sovereignty and take back control otherwise he'd be seen as even worse than May.

When this is grasped by all, we can end this charade and all move on. Don't bother going to Brussels Boris, it won't achieve anything apart from a shallow PR stunt. Stay at home instead, take the media flak and show them 2 fingers. Rest assured, you'll be a national hero.

[careful] 08/12/2020 08:53

Dont forget we helped to write those EU laws.
We had the power to veto anything we did not like.
Veto's are powerful things.

We were an important and influential members of the `EU

Don't let Farage and Co make fools of you, it was never 'them', it was 'us'.

[smartypants] 08/12/2020 08:38

"After 40 years of membership passing this or that EU treaty into UK law,
The whole lot was cancelled by a referendum on a single day.
That is democracy for you.
44,000 EU. laws were cancelled in a couple of weeks in parliament."

Think you had better check that...
You might find that all EU laws were cut and pasted in to UK law some months ago..
I am sure they will be amended once some one can find one that detrimental to you as a UK citizen....just have to wait a decade or three

[mikemichael2] 08/12/2020 08:32

Hang on, we are told they are all leaving for Europe!!!

[xxxxxy] 08/12/2020 08:13

London the top European tech hub as capital rides out crisis: London-based tech firms dismiss Covid, to attract $12.5bn of investment in the last 12 months: more than France and Germany combined.... Daily Telegraph

[joe say] 08/12/2020 07:52

Don't waiver Boris - either our terms or walk (and no payments)

[ignoble] 08/12/2020 07:48

Seconded...
Get back to doing what we do well
(mostly)

Hard to take an Organisation seriously that is based in Brussels.... Why not Cabbage or Cauliflower?

[asa8] 08/12/2020 07:07

Spot on post above let’s get back to making things.The blame lies with the
Politicians and it looks like bodgson
Will carry on selling the British down
The river

[xxxxxy] 08/12/2020 06:56

Ima Claret8 Dec 2020 1:37AMIf there has been one positive coming out of the virus it is that it has highlighted the failures of the 'global economy' and the fact that various UK governments have allowed the manufacturing capability of the country to be greatly reduced. Especially after Brexit, we need manufacturing to be built back up so we are not always reliant on others. It also provides a significant number of good jobs for people who are not academically inclined. All my family worked hard and had dignified jobs such as machinists and mechanics. Not everyone wants to go to University but they don't want to be in the 'gig economy' either.3LikeReplyAlthea Talbot-Howard8 Dec 2020 1:40AMExcellent post.More self-sufficiency in food production is also a desirable objective.... Daily Telegraph

[xxxxxy] 08/12/2020 06:37

Boris.Do not fall asleep in the Land of the Snakes.Do not be mesmerised.Sovereignty. Sovereignty. Sovereignty. Be a Hero. Don't be nice. Stop wanting to be liked. No DealWTOLiberty

[xxxxxy] 08/12/2020 06:34

The UK's balance of paymentsBy JOHNREDWOOD | Published: DECEMBER 8, 2020In 2019 the UK ran a trade deficit with the EU and a trade surplus with the rest of the world. The deficit in goods traded with the EU was particularly large, at £96.7bn. This large trade deficit has been going for many years during our membership. A trade partner like the US shows we are competitive on World Trade terms where we ran a surplus in goods as well as total trade. The US is our largest single export market, accounting for two thirds more export value than Germany, our largest market in Europe.Our trade deficit in food is particularly large with the EU where they enjoy tariff free access to the UK whilst the rest of the world faces some high tariffs on some important items. UK farming has suffered a loss of market share during our time in the EU.These large goods deficits need paying for, as they are debts incurred in a foreign currency. The UK has been selling off foreign assets to pay the bills. In 2019 the UK sold £165bn of foreign assets. We now run a deficit on investment income, as we have to pay a lot more interest and dividend out to foreign owners of UK assets than we receive on overseas assets owned by UK residents. The UK now has a net liability of £579 billion on investment account, following years of large trade deficits.This is why it will be good to regain control of our trade policy, and set out tariffs that make more sense for the UK . We need, for example, to help our consumers by taking tariffs off items we cannot grow or make for ourselves, and take tariffs off intermediate and raw materials needed for added value manufacture at home. We need to regain market share in areas like food to reduce the deficit. Being part of the EU single market, fishing and food policy has been bad for the U.K. economy.

[keifer derrin] 08/12/2020 05:11

UtyINV

I wrote to the BOE complaining about the BOE stopping dividends and below is the email response I got.

"Further to our e-mail of 6 November 2020, I have attached a letter which outlines our understanding of your complaint. Could you please confirm that our understanding is correct by 30 November. As I mentioned, an investigation by the PRA Complaints team into the approach to dividend payments by the large UK banks is currently underway. We have included your complaint as part of that investigation. As soon as we have completed our investigation, we will write to you with a detailed response explaining our assessment. In any event we will provide an update to you on or before 18 December 2020."

[jl5006] 07/12/2020 23:45

Where is sense
Fear over Brexit
fear over covid
My words fears about Covid
Fears about Brexit
Trust in a politician - perhaps never again!
As Ross Clark noted in his column today - Boris poo pood the idea of windfarms as unable to form the skin on a rice pudding.
-In bed with the unelected one proclaims we must all use wind
Grand fart go pls and should u fail this u have little money and will b 4 ever an outcast