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Could agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong!

Agree with what you say - interest rates v post 2008 are high but they are still v low v historical rates e.g. in 1992 they were 15% and they are coming down. I could agree with Dave but then we'd both be wrong!

Charles432 - hate to disagree but rates in the UK have often been above 5% sometimes way way above - look 1979 to 1999 often way above 10% agree re Bailey tho'.

Farage pretty much always talks common sense, simply because you may disagree with what he says does not make him odious.

You're right - BBC are a joke - 5% base rate is extremely low - admittedly not for borrowers over the last 10 years but compared to what it's usually been over the years!

No NatWest DRIP scheme

Agree - the posts are irrelevant and am not interested in the lunacy - not appropriate in any way for a Lloyds share chat - it is true it appears you get loons everywhere ... ...

It's gone through several incarnations in recent years, changed name twice, Standard Life, Standard Life Aberdeen, then Aberdeen also been stock splits, consolidation and payments - check the registrar to see what your holding is really worth etc.

ESG - is simply an idealistic fad - conceptually well intentioned but a fad.

30+ years ago there was another fad - RSI (responsible social investing) that went the way of the Do Do - history repeats ESG not new just a re-hash of something from years ago ... ...

Am not wholly disagreeing but lets get a grip - interest rates have been at an artificially low level for years - even if base rates rise to 5% that would still be very low v historical rates - and history repeats - am not sure that people reducing their Sky subscription, spend on holiday(s), adjusting their shopping habits = crippling.

Agreed

Oil will run out one day, the move to renewables will eventually happen - the subsidies the industry gets means it will be profitable eventually, but this will not happen for several years - oil and as a consequence, Shell, BP, Exxon etc is cyclical but in the not too distant past recall topping up BP at under £2.00 and Shell at under £10 , there remains upside in oil shares yet and the effective dividend at my average price is still good - I try not to overly analyse, history repeats and will do again 'new paradigm' or not ... ...

Windfall Tax = madness as usual from labour because it makes a nice sound bite - BP et al got no support when oil prices were low - and synthetically negative - anyway it'll give the UK press/BBC something to bang on about in their negative usual way ... ...

Moderna was down quite a bit and that was SMTs biggest single investment - if it still is it would partly explain the fall.

Bloody missing zero :-)

Yes - but circa 90% of the 1% will just have a day or 2 in bed, have a lem sip/paracetamol and be fine, most of the remaining 10% of the 1% i.e. 7,000 people will be people that have chosen because it's their right not to have a vaccination - so I personally have no sympathy for them as they will bring it on themselves - in fact they should be denied NHS treatment for their deliberate daftness but they obviously won't. Tragically there will be some people who cannot have the vaccine who will be effected and probably even some that have had the vaccine that will have a bad reaction - but that's a pandemic - some people have a bad reaction to the winter flu and some die every year

It's all irrational I agree & the 24 hour news channels & BBC in the UK like to over-egg the pudding its the nature of the clowns, but while Omicron is more virulent that the previous 4 variants it's also the least grim - that is the way it goes - for 99% of people it will be little worse than a sneeze & runny nose for a day or two.

Never mind we can also look forward to the BBC trying to make an issue out of a 'party' at 10 Downing Street a year ago ... ...

I tend to agree - am sure Bitcoin has made a lot of people a lot of money but to me it is fanciful all the kings clothes and am sure it will go up in smoke once it is regulated, similarly the Tesla valuation is insane - a company that that is barely profitable and produces v few cars being worth more than Volkswagen, Ford and BMW combined makes no sense probably .COM boom part 2 but a lot of shorters have already had their fingers burnt - sentiment will probably turn at some point but not a game I want to be in - who will hold the parcel when the music stops? VOD is at least tangible am guessing invest at current prices and you will make 50%+ profit over the next 12-18 months but Tesla & Bitcoin will leave to speculators Greta & millennials!

Agreed - RDSB will get back to £20+ in a couple of years. wish I'd sold my holding in March then bought back in at circa £10 a few weeks ago - ce la vie, I averaged down eventually but if only ... ...

Agree with that - it is why Trump had the upper hand with China, they export hugely more to America than America does to China, so while there are a lot of variables its a bit like bringing a knife to a gun fight.

A few years ago even Barnier stated that the fishing agreement was loaded in the EUs favour and had no idea why the UK agreed to it - obviously now he has a different role so will saying the opposite :-)