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Too many on here want to shut Tom down for telling it as it is. If you don't like his views then don't read them.
Tom keep on pointing out the blindly obvious please, you are the most accurate and best poster on this site.
Winstanley, I am eating humble pie, I do think that you are quite left of centre but you are a very clear communicator and you are becoming my favourite read on this forum.
A lot of what you say makes a lot of sense.
You are very persuasive with your comments, causing me to question some of my views.
Winstanley , you are obviously a very insecure person, a wind bag who uses unnecessary complicated language to express simple concepts, in an effort to appear clever.
I hope that I am not being to concise for you.
What do think of ITV's prospects BTW.
Regards, Fuzzy Jumping Leprechaun.
Besides knowing nothing about ITV stock.
You know nothing about the Carol Vodermans propensity for showing her assets in a very sexualised way.
I am sure it's not to tantalise femails.
Winstanley your two favourite words seem to be "cancel and misogynistic.
If telling the truth is misogynistic then I am.
Winstanley, I didn't vote Brexit but I believe in democracy so I accept the result. People like you however who thinks he's more intelligent than the rest question the intelligence of people who hold different views to you, haven't you got a cohesive argument rather than questioning the intellectual ability of those that disagree with you. You are typical of the cancel culture type.
My posting was shortened when I copied and pasted it from word, this is the end of my posting. On the customer front the only people getting mortgages have to put down a minimum of 20% deposit and be in full time employment with an impeccable work record. The same sort of criteria exists for personal loans and credit cards. Furthermore customers from other bank see the Abbey as a safe haven and are migrating to the Abbey in ever increasing numbers bringing with them large deposits and profitable business. The way this company is run I can only see the share price rocketing in the future. g.
I don't understand why Abbeys share price has dropped so much, they are still making good profits, they are holding the dividend, they are not exposed to sub-prime loans and they have made some prudent acquisitions during the down turn. My partner works for them in a branch the way they keep costs down is unbelievable, there are no “Fat Cat” excesses where my partner works. She has worked as a “customer service advisor” for ten years; she is paid £11000 per year for a 28 hour week she is good at her job and sometimes earns a quarterly bonus of between £0 and £200 based solely on performance. The staffing levels are kept to the bare minimum, she is supposed to work a 7 hours per day 9am until 5pm with a one hour lunch break. The reality is she is expected without receiving any extra pay, to start at 8.30am, have a shorter lunch break, or go without, and she usually finishes about 6.00pm. The branch has recently had a “clocking in system installed” but the area manager has instructed that the clocking card system should not be used because they might be forced to pay staff overtime. The staff used to get free tea and coffee, and had a chilled filtered water dispenser, as a cost cutting measure they have done away with free tea and coffee and the water dispenser has gone. On the customer front the only people getting mortgages have to put down a minimum of 20% deposit and be in full time employment with an impeccable work reco