Lloyds Banking Share Discussion Threads

[scruff1] 28/1/2023 19:37

I would put you in charge of it then Tricky. A general with a passion for his mission

[utrickytrees] 28/1/2023 19:15

If the EU had an army Germany would tell the US to FO.

[scruff1] 28/1/2023 19:01

Orbans just following in the time honoured tradition of the EU - shaft yer neighbours when they are not giving you loads of someone elses cash and subsidising your hopelessly inefficient out o date industries. He learnt most of his skills from the French with CAP subsidising their peasants and the CAFP nicking all our fish. Hes has a pretty good interpretation of the FoM policy too - You are free to move to wherever you you like so long as its not Hungary. Hes looking after No 1 the number one rule of being a member of the club. Its why we left - our politicians dont know about shafting British interests and giving away our companies. The only time they look after No 1 is when it applies to their back pockets.

[mikemichael2] 28/1/2023 17:44

'Now 79, I find that my savings and pension funds are fast depleting'

I don't think I'd be too worried about your savings and pension, at that age you will be lucky to live another 5 years, get it spent sport!!!!

[scruff1] 28/1/2023 16:23

Had a read Maxk. Difficult with a one off as it were but yes my initial impression is that they are more about reporting the news than they are in making political and personal comments which is all British newspapers seem to be about these days. Thanks for that post - interesting and appreciated.

[smurfy2001] 28/1/2023 16:09

It's a good point banks may over provision. I want to see if they continue buybacks and increase dividends as well.

[kkclimber56] 28/1/2023 14:57

My worry is that its politically unacceptable for banks to make big profits. As soon as results are announced journalits will be rolling out same old story about how banks were bailed out in the past and how they should be subject to windfall taxes now. I am very long in Lloyds but am starting to think it may soon be worth considering reducing my exposure

[xxxxxy] 28/1/2023 14:26

SIR – I was brought up in a mining village in the North East with no heating, no hot water and an outdoor lavatory. The whole village voted Labour.From an early age I knew that I wanted to have a different life and start a business. As soon as I was able, I voted Conservative because I believed that this party supported aspiration and entrepreneurship.My business was successful and I retired at 55. Now 79, I find that my savings and pension funds are fast depleting as a result of Conservative ineptitude. Even allowing for the challenges of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, this Government has performed abysmally, with its lies, waste and lack of a coherent plan.I have no idea who I will vote for at the next election – but unless by some miracle the Conservatives change their attitudes, it will not be for them.D?M TurnbullNewton Aycliffe, Co Durham... Daily Telegraph

[xxxxxy] 28/1/2023 11:11

mark pierson11 MIN AGOP0rn baron avoids £40 m tax,Baroness Cameron-Bra -Loch Ma Cash,£800 k price of Premier jobs at the BBC,a Chancellor who lurves Careless whispers,all make juicy headlines but also show the Country isn't their number 1 priority.VT, Cobham, Cadbury all flogged off so someone can make a fast buck.Please can we have a UK strategy that doesn't involve brown envelopes, favours or political chicanery?... Daily Telegraph

[hardup1] 28/1/2023 09:21

"Why are the farmers joining in"
No doubt hoping they will get a subsidy.

[scruff1] 28/1/2023 09:00

Why are the farmers joining in

[utrickytrees] 28/1/2023 06:11

Tanks v Tractors.

[careful] 27/1/2023 21:01

Thinking about the latest topic, tank battles.
Researching a proper talk battle in WW2 not this latest minor scuffle in Ukraine.

The battle at Kursk 5 Jul 1943 - 23 Aug 1943.

The winner was Russia who recaptured territory over a 1200 mile front, and was the beginning of the end for the Germans.

Numbers;
Russian causalities 860,000 Tanks lost 1500.
German causalities 200,000. Tanks lost. 500.

Beginning to think these latest tanks offered to Ukraine are not that significant, they can be so easily destroyed from the air these days, always assuming you have air superiority.

The problem in the gulf war in Iraq was that the pilots of the tank buster aircraft armed with missiles argued with each other, 'I saw it first'...it was a Turkey shoot.

[scruff1] 27/1/2023 20:39

Thats a tad different diku. Very cerebral. If its been so close to the sun will we get the requisite advice from the met office

[tradejunkie2] 27/1/2023 20:39

I thought it came out of the horses butthole? O.O

[diku] 27/1/2023 20:24

Watch the green comet next Wednesday...




A once-in-a-lifetime comet could be visible with the naked eye as it lights up the night sky next Wednesday.

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), or the "green comet", was last visible from earth during the Stone Age and won't be visible again for an estimated 50,000 years.

It made its closest approach to the sun on 12 January, and will have its closest approach to Earth on 1 February.

What is Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)?

The comet was discovered within Jupiter's orbit by astronomers at the Zwicky Transient Facility in California in March 2022.

At the moment, it resembles a "fuzzy green ball in the sky". The comet emits a green glow due to UV radiation lighting up the gases streaming off the comet's surface, the Royal Observatory says.

The celestial body has continued to grow brighter throughout January.