Lloyds Banking Share Discussion Threads

[utrickytrees] 13/3/2021 11:55

Its probably the right time to knock ERASMUS on the head cos all the scientific discoveries have been made now and Elon Musk has developed a human brain to computer interface which will mean theres no benefit to education. Its predicted that universities wont even exist in 10yrs time...which is excellent. Merv where you aware that there isnt a single person on the planet who is better at chess than a computer, now that's an amazing fact.

[maxk] 13/3/2021 11:37

Some good gear last night eh Min?

[utyinv] 13/3/2021 11:27

Just to highlight again that the FTSE has been kept artificially and corruptly low.

Just reading some stats re: the FTSE hit 6930 in 1999. That is 22 years ago.

Also, don’t believe inflation figures pumped out by Government Quangos.

Using fixes like Substitution, Geometric Weighting, Hedonic adjustment, Ghostflation or Shrinkflation, the 0.7% inflation data is more like 8%

We have a Conservative Government but we are being constantly conned by the likes of Doris and Sunak, they are applying a practice best described by John Maynard Keynes, : By a continuing process of inflation, governments can confiscate secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens.

So these nonsensical numbers of inflation are just a con, both sides if the Atlantic.

But where the yanks promote individual wealth ( the land of opportunity), the UK doesn’t. This Keynes practice may appear to be a practice promoted by the Left Wing and one may be forgiven to believe it’s not the practice by a Conservative Government, but in truth Doris and Sunak are all about a redistribution of wealth and wealth confiscation.

[cobourg1] 13/3/2021 11:24

richie1218

What you say makes sense if Granger were prepared to be taken over by Lloyds. They seem to be running a very successful business on their own, why would they want to be taken over?

Anyway thanks for making me take a look at Grainger, I liked what I read and I'm wondering whether to invest there.

[minerve 2] 13/3/2021 10:51

Pathetic little runt with no brains. This is what the country churns out nowadays. Thank Thatcher and tabloids for that.

[sentimental rules] 13/3/2021 10:48

Come on. Time to wish cancer on him eh u old c7nt

[minerve 2] 13/3/2021 10:45

Two questions:

(1) Do we agree that collaboration benefits humanity; and
(2) Do we agree that the the Turing scheme isn't as good as the Erasmus scheme.

Not difficult questions.

Only answer if you can provide decent rationale.

[minerve 2] 13/3/2021 10:42

Following your argument through CERN would have no idea for British scientists.

[minerve 2] 13/3/2021 10:40

Pierre

Of course Erasmus wasn't around but science, engineering , humanities have always benefitted from collaboration. If you have an issue with the scheme name we could change it. The better the infrastructure for collaboration the better it is for all of us.

To suggest that Erasmus wasn't around then is a ridiculous and childish comment.

[sentimental rules] 13/3/2021 10:33

Lol. Sad clown

[minerve 2] 13/3/2021 10:33

Then the numpty comes on here and has the balls to tell me that 'our focus' isn't the EU or Erasmus.

Well it is for me and many others. Don't try and tell us what our focus is.

I'm more successful than you and don't need advice from a low achieving human based in Derby. Never have done, never will do.

[utrickytrees] 13/3/2021 10:24

M8, I was born nr Stranraer.

[minerve 2] 13/3/2021 10:23

Nice to see the BBC now playing puppy to the government. Trade figures - which were abysmal - not headline news. Now the murder case is top line news for the 3rd day running.

YAWN



Media are now just Tory scum PR outfits.


Great democracy folks. We get more like China everyday.

[xxxxxy] 13/3/2021 10:06

Boris, it's time to stand up to the EU – NOW!March 12, 2021By Jayne Adye AT THE END OF LAST WEEK, the Prime Minister said people would be "pleasantly surprised" with how our relationship with the EU ends after 'teething problems' have been resolved.  Well Prime Minister, it seems your belief that common sense would prevail is proving to be fanciful, as the EU continues to reject the basic premise of UK sovereignty and refuses to act with even a shred of common sense.  This week has only reinforced how far apart the two sides are from any reasonable agreement. The EU has announced it is set to launch legal proceedings against the UK for our decision to unilaterally extend the grace periods on checks on goods moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland – all part of the United Kingdom. These are checks which could leave supermarket shelves in NI empty, soil not allowed to move within the UK and other wide-spread problems over customs checks. Yet in more than a year since the Northern Ireland Protocol was signed into law, no major changes have been made to address these issues. Where is the fight to resolve these problems for good instead of more temporary fixes?   Notably, these legal proceedings will not follow the process set out in the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement. Instead, the EU intends to try and bring the UK before the European Court of Justice, something which – if the spirit of the agreements is respected – should be impossible, with the ECJ now having no legal jurisdiction over the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister's mentality seems to be that if he portrays everything as going to plan after Brexit (a word he apparently refuses to hear mentioned inside No.10), through the planning of grandiose projects which get lots of media attention, then we will be distracted from the clear and present problems which exist in the day-to-day details of what still needs to be done to properly to secure the terms for our exit from the EU. This is not anything new for Boris. After all, he did much of the same when he was Mayor of London, using grand projects like the Olympics, Boris Bikes and the cycle lanes, as well as the infamous failed Garden Bridge over the River Thames.  This unwillingness to tackle the details only plays into the EU's hands, which is something we cannot afford to let happen. It is clear the EU is not content with simply allowing the kinks in the agreement to be worked out over time, as it seems Boris wants to do. The EU has implemented its regulations – in full force from day one – since we finally left the EU on January 1st this year. This clearly demonstrates the deeply different approaches both sides have to resolving the problems which still remain, to make sure Brexit achieves its eventual global success.  In the UK we have the goal of a successful Brexit, but understand it will clearly not be plain sailing. However, in the long run it will bring great benefits to both sides if we can establish a new relationship with a 'friendly' EU. As a simple example of this, this week the Government has announced this checks on EU goods entering the UK will not be subject to customs checks until the start of next year – a sign of goodwill from the UK to maintain trade levels as businesses adjust. But we need to make sure during this time proper systems are put in place and problems are fully resolved, so we just don't shove the problems into the back of the cupboard in the meantime. It is clear, however, the EU does not see it this way, instead it seems to want to make it as difficult as possible for the UK to succeed outside its federal enclave. This is a resolve which will only become more concrete as the UK continues to show the benefits of Brexit, through our vaccination programme and our having already signed trade agreements with 3 times the number of countries as the EU.  The major risk for the EU – of which they are no doubt very much aware – is the success of Brexit driving more and more Member States to see the opportunities available to them if they can also escape from the clutches of the out-of-date European Union.   The EU's prediction of an inward-leaning island – with the UK cutting itself off from the rest of the world, unable to survive or succeed on its own – seems to have been disproven. The decisions to try and hit back against the UK – to 'punish' us in the hardest possible way, especially on issues important to us, including fishing, Financial Services and Northern Ireland – is simply an extension of its attempts to try and demonstrate to Member States they are better off remaining inside the EU. To accept defeat would be a mortal wound to its vision of a Federal European Union which controls the entirety of Europe.   The Prime Minister predicts we will be "pleasantly surprised" in the end. But at the moment, unless we stand up to the EU's attempts to bully us into accepting its imposed will, then there will be no 'pleasant surprises'. We have fought for nearly five years to deliver a true Brexit for the Great British Public and to Get Britain Out of the EU, but without a change of attitude by the EU, then promises made by the Prime Minister to 'Get Brexit Done' will not have been fulfilled.  It is about time we turned the tables on the EU and made clear its actions to try and damage the UK will have consequences for its businesses and its citizens. Enough of the 'Mr Nice Guy' approach. Second-rate compromises which plaster over the details with big statements and promises cannot continue. Real change is needed, with compromises coming from both sides and not just the UK. It is about time Boris recognised this and stands firm to protect our sovereignty. Frankly, if this inaction continues, the looming local elections will produce a far worse result for the Conservatives than is predicted.  

[xxxxxy] 13/3/2021 09:50

John Redwood

[xxxxxy] 13/3/2021 09:50

Goldilocks policy?MARCH 13, 2021 3 COMMENTSJanet Yellen the US treasury Secretary wants to run the US economy hot. She wants Daddy Bear's porridge straight from the cooker. The Uk authorities seem to be looking for Goldilock's favourite, neither too hot nor too cold. The UK has done under half the monetary loosening of the USA. After a similar large fiscal response last year the USA is now doubling up with its monster $1.9tn further package whilst the UK is looking to phase out the special cv 19 assistance and get borrowing under more control this year. So who will fare better?It seems likely the USA will grow faster this year than the UK and certainly faster than the EU which is struggling with vaccines and continued lockdown. The $1400 cheques for most adults sent by the state will combine with the substantial savings accumulated over the lockdowns by the many who kept their jobs but faced restrictions on travel and other spending. This means there is plenty of consumer firepower to unleash. As soon as enough states have relaxed restrictions on retail, leisure, entertainment, hospitality and travel there will be surge in new spending.What is less clear is has the USA decided to overheat? Could some of that formidable spending power generate more price rises than is desirable? The thought of world re opening has already powered a substantial increase in the price of energy and some other commodities. There has been a sharp rise in freight rates as trade picks up, and a substantial price rise for semiconductors as a world shortage emerges. Will restaurants, hairdressers, holiday firms and hotels respond to a sudden revival in bookings to put up prices, in an effort to recoup some of the losses from the last year? Will there be many economic areas where capacity has been cut by closures that prove permanent, giving more pricing power to those who remain?The authorities are relaxed. They want a bit more inflation, a bit more pricing power for companies to generate some cash again. The US expects inflation currently at 1.7% to rise towards 3% and to stay above their 2% target for a bit. They do not expect a price/wage spiral. The high level of unemployment and the need to get so many people back to work suggests to them wages will stay under control.If the USA is right and it can get away with the huge stimulus it has administered without a worrying inflation, the UK has underdone it a bit. If the USA has gone too far with its monetary and borrowing bazooka, the UK may turn out to be Goldilocks after all.

[scruff1] 13/3/2021 09:42

Agree with some but not all of that. His heart is in the right place (usually) and the PoW Trust is a good thing and I quite like his Cornwall project. But I dont think especially after all this malarky he would be accepted as King whereas William and Kate would be popular(although Kate should have given Cringe a slap to prove her leadership credentials). In this age of Wokery though it wouldnt surprise me if they have to abdicate in place of Serena Williams and his partner