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This is a huge concern for all....and it's only going to get worse...we have for want of a better word been "invaded "...the implications are terrifying....rwanda should never have been taken off the table.....gla

BB...Stp tries daily to find subjects for attention...yesterday i think it was irish unity & rejoining the EU...lol...STP is a blatant r acist,potless troll,raging fantasist...on a sympathetic note stp may be a loner but not by choice.....gl

Downing street said the situation is "deteriorating" as Albanian crime gangs are now offering Channel crossings for just £2,000 per person, the lowest price since 2002 in a "Summer discount."...... Channel crossings so far this year are more than 40 per cent higher than at the same point last year and the record for any year since the first Channel arrivals in 2018.!!......smashing the gangs not working...farcical and a shambles..

"The numbers: Construction of new homes fell 9.8% in May, as builders pulled back amid waning demand from home buyers. "..........many home sellers in the US having to reduce the sale price quite drastically to attract potential buyers........will it start to happen here...i know central london has become a " buyers " market but prices had already got very high.....will watch housing markets with interest ......gla.

Thanks HU ..gl

Re FOMC later.....powell v trump.......trump not going to be happy.....unchanged seems to be pretty much nailed on ?

I mentioned the other day on here about quite a few fake M&S e mails...if not sure i always delete...i reported a particular on to their customer services...they didnt seem that bothered...gla

Illegal migrants' TV licence fees, bowling trips, cinema visits and even trampoline park outings were paid for by the taxpayer, Reform UK says.

The party's 'Doge' unit found more than £24,000 had been spent by Kent county council on the extravagant visits, alongside spending sprees at JD Sports and PCWorld............................is this true???....it seems to be in various news papers ?........and they crow about giving threshold pensioners their WFP £100 this year...labour shambles of a govt...gla

Stp = Joseph Goebbels

"Downing Street has said the small boats situation in the English Channel is "deteriorating", ahead of a key UK-France summit next month on border security".......................how f kg long have they been "smashing the gangs "......looking like rwanda should of been given a chance at least......this govt could implode over the next year...shambles

So much swept under the carpet....Starmer forced into a full inquiry...shame on the authorities that allowed it to continue and go unpunished..

Dt...also the message truly is if your in command be it hezbollah, hamas,revolutionary guard etc...your very reachable and very likely to killed anywhere anytime..

Mossad etc..been reading articles..this was no knee jerk reaction ..some of the things they had set up and inplace inside Iran.. quite incredible...drone base..etc etc..

DT ...the region is unstable.....has been for centuries always has been and always will be......possible use of weapons of mass destruction have added a extra dimension to the unthinkable outcome.....Iran should not be allowed nuclear weapons a lot of people including myself feel they will use them....gl

This has been going on seemingly forever and i see no end to conflict in one form or another in the middle east.......hate begets hate......the middle east is unsolvable imo.....gla

"Recurring applications for US unemployment benefits rose to the highest since the end of 2021, adding to evidence that it is taking unemployed Americans longer to find a new job." Bloomberg.......plus the Fomc not expected to start cutting rates till sept ??? Reuters...".June 11 (Reuters) - Cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation last month deepened conviction in financial markets on Wednesday that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates by September and deliver a second reduction by the end of this year.".........tough calling the mkts atm......gla

Lti...really hope it goes well for you...you deserve it..personally for me it's more about health now than money...very gl & atb.

Abject perf....im possibly in a different position to you ...in 20 years i would be 88 lol...plus i now spend 6 months ish out of the country now so cant keep an eye on things like i used too.....gl & atb.

Have had a fairly large BT position ...sold quite a few this morning....very happy with the profit...only small amount left now ....been selling a few stocks ..BT been very good to me ..hope it continues for LTH's ...gla & atb.

Watch out for 'spun' numbers

published at 12:34

12:34

By Andy Verity

As we start to hear Spending Review announcements, don’t be overly impressed by the "billions".

In a decades-long tradition, when chancellors want to play up what they’re spending, they’ll give you a bald total - such as £39bn for affordable and social housing, announced earlier. But then there’s the crucial qualifier "over 10 years".

So divide it by 10 - that's £3.9 billion a year.

Then remember the total amount the government spends each year - in 2025/26 it’s officially forecast to be £1,347bn.

As a proportion of that, the additional money for social housing would boost total spending by less than 0.3%. Or as a proportion of the economy, about 0.15%.

Not nothing - but neither is it the vast boost that the headline figure might at first suggest.