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That's moderately encouraging:

https://www.lse.co.uk/news/moodys-affirms-uk-credit-rating-and-outlook-before-budget-otir3r1o27mxefg.html

thatcher had the luxury of winning a minor war, north sea oil and membership of a substantial trading block. climate change meant nothing to her.

starmer has 14 years of tory **** ups, greed and self-interest to fix. also on his back as well as climate change are the extreme right, a cult of violence and fear. they love to label their opponents and 'extreme socialist' is part of their repertoire.

Actually the last PM did have a clue, but not one involving the rest of the country.

Although I am disappointed with the performance of the government, the situation they were left to deal with is reminiscent of Neville Chamberlain's predicament, probably worse since our allies in Europe can't trust us and our US ally is unspeakable. Who'd you rather deal with? FDR or DJT?

I suppose at least Starmer has experience of dealing with recidivists.

Best thing is to ask it.

Does one AI ask the other AIs for their opinion? They should have a forum.

"When we breached 1800p in 2020 and 2022 the share price collapsed. Will it hold this time?"

Things are different today. IMO. I have cash but I'm going to wait a while longer.

If there was significant expectation of a Volex bidding war then why is the the sp not higher?

Had TTG been any stronger why was the share price plumbing the depths? I have owned shares for years expecting a turn around and seeing the opposite. It's a company that on its own no longer inspires my trust as I share the belief it is not well-managed.

Bit extreme selling out 100% IMO. I have been accumulating cash for a rainy day and otherwise staying put. This is a good stock to own IMO.

Was looking at investing after reading a Citywire ramp. I think maybe not for me. Citywire don't tell you everything!

"Compelling Coats gaining share, says Peel Hunt

Coats is trading on a ‘compelling’ valuation and is performing well despite the tariffs put in place by the US, says Peel Hunt.

Analyst Charles Hall retained his ‘buy’ recommendation and target price of 125p on the Citywire Elite Companies A-rated sewing supplies group, which was trading up 0.12%, or 0.1p, at 83p at the time of writing but is down more than 10% year-to-date."

https://www.lse.co.uk/ShareChat.html?ShareTicker=COA&share=Coats-Group-Plc&thread=F1EAE407-35D8-45E4-A48F-BD2F0E453BD5&reply=true

I'd not had this stock on my radar, although I knew of the company's history. It seems like a good pick so might buy some today with proceeds from TT Electronics. No doubt the Trump tariffs are still holding them back, hopefully not for much longer.

It's always best to do risk assessments before the battle! The Charge of the Light Brigade: "C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre: c'est de la folie."

I am pleased but not ecstatic about the situation. The rise has been useful but not enough to regain my losses, just glad I wasn't tempted to sell last week!

Today I sold half my holding. I don't expect the price to move much at all now, so I will probably sell the lot within a week. My ignorance of the Swiss markets makes me reluctant to hold Cicor.

I will have a lot of cash kicking around and no ideas yet.

It has been said that the quickest/only way to revive the fortunes of the City is for a government to bite the bullet and rejoin the EU. Worse still, they recommend ditching £stg and joining the Eurozone.

It might also make the UK less of an economic wallflower.

It's a POV, anyway.

We have a government that is unpopular but with a substantial majority fighting an election contest with Reform years before polling. All they lack is courage.

Https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/10/17/us-banks-credit-loans-fraud-ftse-100-markets-latest/

"Dilin Wu, an analyst at Pepperstone Group said: “This US banking shock is more about market sentiment and liquidity than a systemic credit collapse.

“It’s a good case of global risk aversion at the moment — fundamentals are okay, but fear is dominating the trading desks.”

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Could be an opportunity to reinvest the divi, maybe after the US markets wake up!

Perhaps, but first China had put restrictions on rare earth metal exports. So just a continuation of what Trump started way back. Either way, 'some people' have made a lot of money anticipating Trump's crude reaction.

And he'll expect to make a lot more money rebuilding Gaza in his own image. Another task way outside his capabilities.

The pointless abuse being exchanged here devalues the benefit of this forum dramatically. Kindly only post useful information, or opinions based on useful information.

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

I invested in SEE years ago. There was a lot of talk about how it was going to transform vehicle operating safety. Luckily I had a fairly small stake because it went nowhere over a significant period and I took my losses and moved on. Why should this time be any different?

"until we know how much these clowns in government are going to fill the additional black hole in public finances left them by the other mob as well as the one they have created themselves"

We could do a deal with the world's largest trading bloc, for starters. It might upset a few people who are rich enough already.

I am hoping the price will be low when I get the dividend!

trump may be the dung hill **** globally speaking, but only in the short term. he has been useful in alerting the world to the danger of relying on the usa.