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[diku] 09/1/2025 15:02

Ut...post 399963...yes being the richest he has the license to say what he likes...added advantage of his own platform...

[gotnorolex] 09/1/2025 15:00

Rachel Reeves to explain her phantasmagorical budget's plan for growth later today if they can drag her off the plane to China!

[utrickytrees] 09/1/2025 10:25

Infact the pimping of vulnerable girls was popularised by the American creation of Huggy Bear. What did the Americans choose to do about it....feature him as the original gangster in the cop soap Starsky & Hutch....nice solution!

[tygarreg] 09/1/2025 10:20

£ GBP has tanked against USD over last couple of months. My upcoming hols are going to be at least 10% dearer. Labour disaster

[skinny] 09/1/2025 10:19

FWIW :- Bank of America reinitiates Lloyds with 'neutral' - price target 60 pence

[xxxxxy] 09/1/2025 10:11

The Mutiny is in spite of Musk...it's a powder keg anyway. Labour had a chance....they utterly FAILEDwe all knew really.

[xxxxxy] 09/1/2025 10:10

Carl Sanderson£300 per year - Winter Fuel Allowance£300 per day - Attendance Allowance for peers..Daily Telegraph

[xxxxxy] 09/1/2025 09:18

Mr Musk this week accused the Prime Minister of being "deeply complicit" in the grooming gangs scandal, going on to claim that he should be in prison.Just over six months on from Sir Keir's landslide election victory, the Tesla owner has also called for him to either be replaced as Labour leader or for a new national poll in the UK.According to the Financial Times, Mr Musk, the world's richest man, recently held conversations with his allies about the prospect of removing him from power.The newspaper quoted a source briefed on the matter as saying: "His view is that western civilisation itself is threatened."Mr Musk has now made more than 200 posts on X, the social media platform he bought in 2022, about the grooming gangs scandal...Daily Telegraph

[xxxxxy] 09/1/2025 09:13

RRRichard RussellWhen Blair went into office back in 1997, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) was a significant player on the global stage, holding a substantial percentage of the world's stock market capitalization. Fast forward to today, and its share has dwindled to a tiny fraction, now sitting at around 3.6% of the global total. To put this into perspective, Apple alone trades nearly double the value of the entire London Stock Exchange on a daily basis, and its market capitalization surpasses that of all LSE-listed companies combined. This is a staggering decline for what was once a financial powerhouse.How did this happen? The answer lies in decades of over-regulation and excessive taxation, policies that have suffocated growth and driven businesses away. The UK's relentless pursuit of hard Net Zero, coupled with punitive corporate taxes and stringent labour laws, has made it one of the least attractive places for companies to raise capital or operate. Foreign investors have turned their backs, pension funds have reduced their domestic equity holdings to near-record lows, and major companies are choosing to list in the US, where markets offer better valuations and liquidity.This decline has crippled the UK economy. With no real growth in GDP per capita over the past 15 years, the financial sector's stagnation mirrors the broader economic malaise. To rebuild, the UK needs sweeping reforms: deregulation, a bonfire of treaties that don't serve the nation, and a tax environment that fosters innovation and growth. Without these changes, the country risks slipping further behind on the global stage, stuck in a cycle of decline caused by years of economic mismanagement....Daily Express

[xxxxxy] 09/1/2025 08:47

The Treasury comment on the big falls in government bonds and the poundJanuary 9, 2025 20 CommentsIt is unusual for the Treasury to comment on market changes. Yesterday they did as  the 10 year yield soared to 4.8% and the pound fell another cent against the dollar, now down 6% from the last year high. It is a bad sign that the pound is falling as our longer term interest rates go up. It confirms the lack of confidence shown in the surveys and shows how a high tax low growth strategy puts off investors in government bonds.I warned yesterday that the Chancellor has to avoid putting up taxes,  crushing  growth, cutting tax revenues and then seeing government borrowing rising too far. She should see that doing that in her ill judged budget meant  interest rates rise, state borrowing costs rise and government finances are in a doom loop. Rachel Reeves must be regretting saying 4.38% rates for a day in 2022 meant  crashing the economy now she has helped put them up and keep them up higher for longer.A rethink of the budget is urgently needed. The spending round will now collide with a Labour party  that wants to spend more when Treasury advice will be to cut the burgeoning deficit. The Chancellor ruled out higher taxes again, and they would make the situation worse. The trouble is Labour Ministers and backbenchers will not want to cut spending. Pity Rachel   Reeves ignores the easy cuts I have suggested to Bank of England losses, productivity losses and net zero excesses like carbon capture....John Redwood

[scruff1] 09/1/2025 08:07

A government spokesman said its our relentless focus on growth that will allow us to raise living standards.That was yesterday. How's it going?I wonder how far the kudos of an economics degree from the LSE has fallen in the last 6 months. Probably not quite as far as Britain's economic prospects

[stonedyou] 08/1/2025 21:12

Military Situation On Ukrainian Frontlines On January 8, 2025 (Maps Update)

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Ukrainian army launched a massive drone attack on Saratov region, attacking the territory of the Rosrezerv Crystal plant. The attack resulted in a major fire at the oil depot;

Russian drone strikes were reported in Sumy region;

Russian drone strikes were reported in Kharkiv region;

Russian forces advanced in the Kursk direction;

Russian forces advanced in the Kurakhovo direction;

Russian forces advanced in the Pokrovsk direction;

Russian forces advanced in Toretsk;

Russian forces eliminated 40 servicemen, an armoured fighting vehicle, and an artillery gun in the Kharkiv area;

Russian forces eliminated 380 servicemen, an infantry vehicle, two HMMWV armoured vehicles, eight motor vehicles in the Stelmakhovka area;

Russian forces eliminated 280 servicemen, a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, a U.S.-made M113 in the Chasov Yar area;

Russian forces eliminated 530 servicemen, two armoured vehicles, three motor vehicles, two towed guns in Donetsk region;

Russian forces eliminated up to 160 servicemen, a MaxxPro vehicle, a motor vehicle, four guns, a Krab system in the Southern Donetsk area;

Russian forces eliminated up to 70 servicemen, nine motor vehicles, and a field artillery gun in Kherson region;

Russian air defense forces intercepted 105 Ukrainian drones over the past day;

Russian air defense forces shot down shot down six U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles over the past day.

Russian forces advanced in the western part of Toretsk;

Russian forces advanced in the northern part of Toretsk;

Heavy fighting is ongoing in Scherbynivka settlement;

Clashes continued in Druzhba;

Up to Russian forces eliminated 530 servicemen, two armoured vehicles, three motor vehicles, two towed guns were destroyed in the area.

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[careful] 08/1/2025 17:36

Sloppy error.
Gilt market is getting me down.
As Scotty used to say 'she's gonna blow captain'

[gotnorolex] 08/1/2025 17:00

careful with your logarithms
7bn world population.
70bn uk population.
Qué?