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Mick-b French got it right chop their heads off lol

History has a way of repeating itself !

Kenny I need alot more to retire atm only a spring chicken lol.

Lol

Kenny so paying national insurance all your life you will basically get 4.6 years from 74 years to 78.6 years

France, life expectancy for women is 85.75 and for men is 80.03 according to 2023 data from national statistics institute, INSEE.

This is higher than in the UK, where life expectancy was 82.6 for women and 78.6 for men for the period 2020-2022, according to the Office of National Statistics.

France has also seen a “spectacular rise” in centenarians, according to the latest demographic figures.

Kenny if the state pension age goes above 67 I will stop work at 67 anyway I will probably be dead anyway. With a state pension age that high no one would support any government in most eu countries

Https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/1046431/morrisons-offloads-petrol-forecourts-for-2-5bn-1046431.html

Several of Glencore Plc’s largest shareholders believe that the company should retain its coal assets, according to people familiar with the matter, throwing a proposed spinoff into doubt.

Glencore, the world’s largest shipper of thermal coal with a market capitalization of about $73 billion, had said it intended to spin the business off within two years of closing a deal to buy the steelmaking coal assets of Teck Resources Ltd.

But major Glencore shareholders believe that the company would be better off retaining its coal business, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. The company’s largest shareholders are former Chief Executive Officer Ivan Glasenberg, the Qatar Investment Authority, and BlackRock Inc.

Glencore’s coal business is one of its most profitable units, driving record returns in recent years, and the plan to exit coal and list a new company in New York represented a major strategic pivot under current boss Gary Nagle. The company had long resisted pressure to follow rivals in exiting the business, arguing that the world still needed the dirtiest fuel and that it was more responsible to run the mines itself than sell them.

Nomlungu yes nice cheese 🧀

Our favourite Swedish cheese, Västerbotten, is known as the King of Cheese – because it’s utterly delicious.

It was created in 1872 by mistake when dairymaid Ulrika Eleonora Lindström was wooed by the milkman and accidentally left the cheese at the Burträsk Dairy to spoil while she went out for, erm, cuddles. They shelved the spoiled cheese anyway and tasted it over a year later, realising the mistake had resulted in an amazing discovery. The dairy has tried to make Västerbotten in other locations, but no matter what they try to do, it never tastes the same as when it’s made in the town of Burträsk.

We’ve been stocking Västerbotten cheese at ScandiKitchen since the day we opened, so we like to think of ourselves as small time Västerbotten pioneers in the UK! Perhaps this is why the makers asked me to give some classes on how to use Västerbotten in everyday cooking.

Here are some of the recipes I created. I highly recommend you make Västerbotten crème – it may seem the most simple of the lot, but it’s worth it.

Västerbotten is on sale online, and also in smaller packs at Ocado and in selected Waitrose stores. And if you haven’t got time to make any of these recipes, then a bit of grated Västerbotten in some mash tastes amazing.

Https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/world/europe/stinkiest-cheese-minger-scotland.html

Https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/data/analysts-predict-deeper-construction-recession-29-04-2024/

Https://www.axios.com/2024/04/29/private-equity-deals-defy-interest-rates

Https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240428-france-moves-to-acquire-key-activities-of-tech-giant-atos

Https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/29/ireland-reaps-700m-brexit-bonanza-from-customs-duties

Troajan yes PE is a real worry 2.

The trend for taking listed companies private has been rising year on year in the us.

https://insight.factset.com/a-decade-of-growth-for-u.s.-private-equity

Troajan the us investment funds talking everything they can grap atm delisting to take it private the trend has been going on for a decade or more. Arm was softbank biggest scoop

LDG The Company had acquired approximately 10.3% of the share capital of Alliance Pharma Plc (AIM: APH LN) ("Alliance") for a consideration of £33.4m. The number of Alliance shares held by the Company was 55,593,562. Alliance is an international healthcare group founded in 1996 and headquartered in the United Kingdom. The company acquires, markets and distributes consumer healthcare and prescription medicine products. The Company elected to receive the Alliance final dividend in shares to bring the holding at the financial year end, including trades during the period, to 56,758,071 Alliance shares or 10.51% of the issued share capital.

Tro i for šime aph boeing the owner of ldg shares 10pc holding.

Https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/04/24/turkish-kebabs-turn-to-europe-for-protected-status

Https://www.businessinsider.com/us-buys-81-soviet-fighter-jets-from-russian-ally-20k-2024-4?amp