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Well done Ash. I will be interested to see whether future "releases" now from Team Ariana hint at things which corroborate your observations or give detailed info.

The Witching Hour approacheth and no Brexit, no chat on here and no upward movement in AAU share price. So I guess the roller coaster will continue as the media muddles on towards your Election and from time to time we get RNS and video snippets from the Doctor (and I don't mean the guy in that Tardis). Bloody cold here...only 60F at midday...that's 35F down since last week so I had to switch from cool A/C to heat. Trick or Treat anyone?

Tell me about it, Cornish ! I bought an annuity in London with a bonus I'd received in GB. It was payable in GBP so it has diminished somewhat over the years and even more so when you lot voted for Brexit ! Anyway....two things more.

Firstly, it's great that AAU sp has climbed back over 2p. Secondly, being as sometimes we get into soccer, cars etc....this time just to make any "railbuffs" here go green - earlier this month I had the pleasure of watching (and actually touching) Union Pacific RR "Big Boy" in steam and hauling a preserved 15 car consist. Biggest loco ever at 4-8-8-4 . What a monster.

Maybe I got up too early this morning, john, but I was thinking if you get more dollars for pounds right now than you did say a month ago.... should you not be able to buy more gold for a quid than you could purchase a month ago? However , as Cornish has just opined, that is somewhat "academic". (lol)

Cornish/john - Presumably, the current increase in sterling exchange rate (around 7 pence on the US$) over the last month is also of benefit "along tghe line" in determining values.

I can't elaborate on that side of Epstein, john, but I think delving into the full activities of his social contacts (which include many celebs and people "of influence" in the world) may well be a can of worms for a long time to come. Maybe the lid will be nailed down!

What Brexit?

I note your personal views, john, about voting and it would indeed be a hell of an act of faith for any Brit to allow a bunch of foreigners in Brussels to have free rein with your Kingdom's destiny. Over here there are many who are wary of Federal Government and often feel secure in the thought of their own State's right to implement legislation, especially if that meets personal preference. For me one obvious downside is that it is intolerable, in the same country, to find oneself suddenly in breach of the law merely by crossing a State line whether , say, by importing a can of nationally retailed beer or having ammunition and your gun not kept apart aboard your car. Some things are even lawfully broken down at County level....for example running a brothel ("chicken ranch") in Nevada or the possession of personal marijuana in California.

Jo Cox was most certainly poking her nose into Offshore Tax Havens because, as a Labour MP, she most probably felt it was a way that the "more privileged" legally avoided taxation. Being a Socialist it was an obvious way to get into spotlights and presumably her contacts perhaps brought her access to the so-called Panama Papers and a veritable Pandora's Box of very sensitive info. Who knows what rich and powerful people she might have upset in the process.

A number of foreign people have died in Britain in circumstances which tend to point to a State Execution...but no convictions have ensued. I'll start with the 1978 case of dissident Bulgarian, Georgi Markov being poked with a poisoned umbrella on Waterloo Bridge. Then we have Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 (poisoned with radioactive polonium), Alexander Perepilichny in 2012 (poisoned with gelsium very likely disguised by intermixing with sorrell as a herbal flavor). Boris Berezovsky in 2013 (found dead in a locked bathroom with a ligature around his neck). Scot Young jumped to his death in 2014 . Then there are Sergei Skripal and daughter Yulia in 2018 ...they survived a chemical attack.

Many Corporate bosses move money offshore. Many donate to political organizations and even the Conservative Party! Some may have been ennobled as a result. For example I found billionaire Lord Ashcroft's description in Wikipedia to be fascinating. )

Finally, Paul1D ('cos I am quite sure other posters will by now have had enough of this topic) and without seeking to denigrate Richard D Hall, I suggest you view the website I have listed hereunder . It is a contribuion from the Hong Kong-based "South China Morning Post" which contains a somewhat different belief about the character of Thomas Mair (who has been blamed for attacking Jo Cox).

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/1976726/alleged-killer-british-mp-jo-cox-was-neo-nazi-group-supporter

I don't think we are on the same wavelength here, Paul1D. You offer me "angles" about Brexit and EU taxation and then come back referring to JFK's assassination and follow on to several hours of YouTube opinion featuring the writer and RichPlanet TV personality, Richard D Hall who raises many questions over the veracity of the official version of events surrounding the death of Jo Cox MP in 2016. Mr Hall over the years has attracted fame, viewers and adherents to his lectures and conspiracy theories (including Madeline McCann's "disappearance"and UFOs. Presumably he has made a career (and money) from doing this. We also have people who , for a fee, will recommend what shares we should invest in and who often offer free advice which is frequently pointed to in these online Share Chats.

I'm sure that your Mister Hall would do well selling Snake Oil here in our Wild West. Sorry, Paul, but I prefer to stick with the Conspiracies surrounding the real meanings of the illustrations on our dollar bill, whether the Bilderbergers are representative of a new World Order or whether the Rothschild family have effectively manipulated histor for over 300 years.

Even more worrying is that we do not yet know who shot JR ! Have a Great Weekend, 'cos Monday's Stock Exchange could be very interesting.

Fair comment, Paul1D, because there is a lot of media propaganda and bs overall....all the more important to dyor as well. Since you have concerns about BBC and I am likewise about Fox we could do worse than peek at Al Jazeera as well from time to time. I have noted some very accurate reporting therefrom (perhaps 'cos it is Qatar-based and not Saudi or Emirati?) In my country we are also blessed with two very unbiased outlets, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) on tv and National Public Radio (NPR). Both rely on donations/subscriptions to operate independently from government or corporate controls.

PAUL1DEANO "What will you do if he (Trump?) serves another term?"
I shall seek the intervention of Thor, with his hammer, while said individual is exposed on one of his golf courses.

Hi nashy. I just bought in for the first time hoping investing here is better than with a "minnow miner".

"It is amazing to see the USA again stepping in to broker peace". Not to me it isn't, VanVan....and it wasn't Trump who flew to Ankara to meet Erdogan but our Vice President, Mike Pence.

I suggest to you that our Donald is in deep doo-doo. There are concerns about his mental state and he is perceived as being very childish. Today our media informs us that the contract to host the next G7 Meeting has been awarded to the Trump National Doral Golf Resort in Miami. (Nothing so personally blatant seems to have been done by a US President before). We are informed that our US Ambassador to the UN ( Gordon Sonderland) has , through his testimony to Congress, virtually chucked Trump and his personal lawyer (Rudy Giulani) "under a bus". TRump himself is now facing calls from all sides for impeachment. But since he has all his pals in the Judiciary and as Senate Leader he ain't gonna be turned out of office by the Democrats. So we now have a good guy/bad guy situation rooted in the Republican Party and a need to provide for its future. Imho it goes like this...... Trump is impeached and resigns before things hit the fan and seriously damage his Party. Mike Pence becomes President for the rest of this session and the GOP has both a scapegoat for any misdemeanours and perhaps a better hope for success in the November 2020 Election.

Otherwise I am fine with the sentiments you and john have just expressed about AAU, thanks.

"One needs an open mind and a lack of ignorance to sit and watch it all through though and comment after."

OK, Paul, but what if the article is incompatible with my beliefs and yet totally agreeable with your perspective? Do we then continue to slug it out on here and pee off all the other posters? I don't think so. Nevertheless I admit to being curious as to what tax and brexit "angles" you suggest I should peruse. I thought there was good reason for the UK to be into the original "Common Market" (EEC) but when elements within the Community appeared to be pushing towards "federalization" of matters ( such as tax, military establishment, common law etc) ) I felt that such moves might be contrary to individual countries' notions of sovereignty whereby the tail starts wagging the dog.

Paul1D - I would be most interested to follow your links , especially if they deal with aspects of Britain's Dependencies. The historic eviction of the Chagos Islanders puzzled me as is the status of the air bases in Ascension and Diego Garcia. At one time being a British subject did not necessarily allow someone from say Tristan da Cunha or St Helena to take up permanent residence in Bognor Regis but I understand from my former contacts that much changed after the then Liberal Democrat MP for Colchester got sufficient support to implement revised citizenship rules for these "overseas" subjects of Her Majesty. It doesn't seem to work the other way around though without maybe an awful lot of money or "clout" to settle in the Caymans, Turks & Caicos or maybe Bermuda.

Looks like Boris is struggling at the final hurdle with brexit but I'd still appreciate your "angle to brexit"even though, as you are aware, I identify with you all remaining in EU Membership (but the mistake was electing British MEPs who were all for leaving anyway and never attempt to change some of the crazier initiatives hatched in Brussels. Farage is about as much use as a laxative to someone with the "runs" .

Back to AAU and yet another positive RNS issued which so far has not done a lot for our sp except possibly prevented further falling.

Yes John...I note how skillfully you have separated EU and UK....but....

How come Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man are able to trade comfortably, as British Dependencies, with the rest of Great Britain as well as the EU and probably the rest of the world without anyone's concern about hard borders, WTA rules and all the impediments Boris and his opposite numbers across the waters seems to be arguing over? Please don't suggest that Eire and Euroland should be assimilated into GB. You might be a Brummie but you ain't no Borg (lolol).

Just as we thought....Good news from Kerim's RNS about Salinbas gets eclipsed by the Turkish incursion into Syria and our AAU share price stays below 2p.

VanVan - Purely my own thoughts but I believe that ADVFN has far more "right of center" political opinion (especially in their banking posts LLOY,BARC etc) across their boards than we have on LSE and especially here on AAU. I also feel that ADVFN is somewhat "cliquey" and has a kinda "insider" set. I value your posts, VanVan , together with those of say Swallows, Temu & Biggles but for the most part I avoid posting there and I miss the former version of iii.com.

I most certainly challenge your quote that "Trump is liked by an increasing majority and is carrying out the policies he said he would and those are popular". There was certainly a lot of folk in the UK recently who did not want to give him a State Reception and your Parliament was petitioned accordingly. Those "Baby Blimps" which have been readily adopted our side of the pond started out over your way. Currently so-called "whistleblowers" from the White House/Trump Organization are coming forth almost daily while Republican Representatives and Senators are staring to abandon his side.

His popularity is not proven by media coverage of noisy rallies where profane utterances by our potty-mouth POTUS winds up his supporter base. The real scenario is seen in the unfilled spaces at his appearances in major cities away from our South. Our Founding Fathers went to great lengths to seperate the various branches of government. Trump has now effectively gained personal control of our Judiciary and also our highest decision-making body, the Senate ( whereby its Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, been most generously funded by specific donations including some ,it is alleged, from foreign sources).

He has a venomous total hatred of Obama and has attempted to undo every Act the former President implemented. Many of these had climatic and environmental implications which would create serious loss of monies to global corporates and various entities. Slowly but surely the populace are beginning to become aware of the danger to their Republic and their Constitution and "Benito" Trump's support decreases accordingly (yes, he has the bullying stance, facial expressions and gestures of that fascist) amid more and more calls for his impeachment.

Let's settle this corruption thing. Here ya go fellers.... no doubt there are a few surprizes with these listiongs?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index

On Trump's order approx 1000 US troops were re-deployed back "home" from Northern Syria but it appears the media focussed on 50 who were closest to the Turkish border. Last night, according to Secretary of State Pompeo, Trump instigated sanctions on Turkey but by this morning Turkey’s lira rose on the back of a statement by Trump promising a 50% tariff on Turkish steel imports and a halt to trade negotiations between Ankara and Washington — penalties that analysts are calling “window dressing.”

The focus here is impeaching the guy but it's a long way from getting it "rubber stamped" in our House of Representatives to actually proving any wrongdoings and persuading the Senate to remove him from office (especially with "Moscow Mitch" McConnell as Majority Leader ).

I guess I've got my answer which way our share price is going this morning but I can't afford to sell out after this 6% fall so I am holding in the hope that the current situation on the Syrian-Turkish border will soon be halted by international demand. Anti-Erdogan feeling is being ramped up my side of the pond and we are probably going to see our lawmakers delivering a bi-partisan vote to put punitive sanctions on Turkey which a Presidential veto may not be able to prevent. Support for Kurds is now running high and especially from our military.

I'm not convinced that there will be a deal on brexit before Halloween either so, for better or worse, I've sold all my UK bank shares before I lose last week's unexpected gain.