Lloyds Banking Group Share Chat (LLOY)

Ditto

Why don't we start our own party up. WL can be Enoch Powell.

In fact it would require a new party.....

I'm too honest for politics and there's isn't a policial party that would dare take the risk ;)

PolarBear - you talk a lot of sense. Good summary of historical and current situation. Reckon you should run for PM. Interested?

Some one mentioned them earlier, payed my fees most of my working life never really knew what for. Needed them the other week and got fobbed off.
The LLOY workers will get treated properly I would think.

I was reading in the mail that under labour one had only fill in a form declaring illness and your allocated a free car some people where driving round in bmws and the like suppose you thinks that's a proper use of tax layers money .some had this illness where they said they needed a car because they got tired .
M.E Or something.
Madness

It is largely irrelevant which party is in power at the moment. It was a poison chalice for whomever won the last election. Our national politics is unfortunately now more interested in the embittered rhetoric of opposition for opposition's sake, and the electorate is habitually tied to generational voting and historic preferences that politics is unable to break out of the cycle of perpetual blame. The Conservative and Labour had 31 years between them since Margaret Thatcher. She was arguably more socialist than many give her credit for, created social mobility and opportunity and dragged the UK economy out of a very difficult situation. Unfortunately she also privatised certain industries, sold off social housing and by taking on the unions allowed the unions to nail their own coffins and bring about a manufacturing decline and sowing the seed of some future problems - which Labour did not reverse, and in fact embraced and encouraged.

The electorate has allowed themselves to be hoodwinked and still thrives off the old regional Tory/Labour rivalry and stereotypical b/s, when in reality you'd be hard pressed to push a cigarette paper between them on most issues.

Good night and Good luck all.Hope the next week will be as good as this one.Hope is the best tonic ! at least for me! Enjoy the week end in peace

I do remember that. With all the over spending perhaps it was Sid who benefited most and not Gordon!
Look at countries like Greece and Italy I doubt if they have much to show for as a country for all their excessive spending.We have well staffed state of the art Hospitals, Schools, better Roads and of course a hefty over draft like many others............We perhaps need to slim our welfare state but not dismantle it.Despite our love of Stock market we are a caring nation.Hope it stays that way.I do sympathise with D C and team.Sorry to be so boring!!! GLA