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Either we have the most incompetent government in history, or they're intentionally trying to destroy the country. We're up to eyeballs in debt. This promise of £39bn into the housebuilding sector - where's that money going to come from? We simply don't have the money to do that. Does Reeves think she can raise our taxes further to pay for it? Families can barely afford to live as it is - and nobody is going to be able to afford these new homes even if they were built. The country is in dire straits and all this at a time when the FTSE is at an all time high - it's quite astonishing. The likelihood is they'll bankrupt the country and we'll need a 1976 style IMF bailout. Markets will crash and quite possibly the situation will force an early general election as the turmoil and lack of confidence spreads. We won't make it to 2029 we're on the brink of a financial meltdown. My views however a lot of saying it.

"We're on the brink of a 1976 style financial meltdown"

"All the leading economists are saying it "

"We're spending way, way , way beyond our means"

https://youtu.be/xhwOcYj-wUw?si=_t2zEv71AdEJno0P

The first duty of government is to protect the British people, not illegal migrants. Yesterday, this government's lawyers successfully argued the rights of illegal migrants comes before the safety of the British people. Despite knowing nothing about these undocumented fighting age males who are flooding into our country on boats, we are told we must quietly put up with them being placed into our communities and if they commit serious crimes against our women and little girls, we must simply put up with it and be tolerant. We are being governed by monsters - absolute monsters. And if their intention is to buy up thousands of rental properties, which taxpayers are paying for by the way, the same hardworking people this government has absolute contempt for and consider lower down the pecking order than illegal migrants, then nobody and i mean nobody should be celebrating that. Our taxes will be raised to pay for it all and that means less money in our pockets and even more hardship to come. Our own people, including single mums and the elderly will not be allowed access to any of those homes. Those already living in rental properties risk being evicted to make way for illegals because for the landlords, accommodating illegals pays better, all courtesy of the taxpayer who are forcibly being made to pay for their country's demise. Reform would turn things around but we've got another 4 years of this hell to get through first, and god knows what state the country will be in by then.

The obvious question regarding the government's promise to invest £39 billion into the housebuilding sector over the next 10 years is... Where is that £39 billion going to come from? In less than one year, Reeves has managed to turn an alleged £22 billion black hole into a £52 billion black hole. Spending is completely and utterly out of control and she thinks the answer is to continue raising taxes? We're up to our eyeballs in debt, families can barely afford to live, employers can't afford to take on more staff, jobs are being lost etc and so where's the £39 billion going to come from - and who's paying for it? I'm all for massive investment into the housebuilding sector but more massive borrowing to pay for it all or putting even more burden on taxpayers is going to push this country to bankruptcy. Reform are even talking about the possibility of an IMF bailout - it's hardly any wonder why the housebuilders are struggling, as for the rest of the FTSE - it's at an all-time high at a time like this, my honest opinion is we could be looking at a market crash. And I do mean a crash, as in an historic crash. Sorry to sound the doom monger but the warning signs this government is going to bankrupt the country are becoming more and more apparent by the day.

The UK is heading for bankruptcy and the FTSE is at an all time high. Investors are either blind, ignorant or stupid if they don't see the troubles ahead.

The main significance of the FTSE 100 is pension funds generally will only invest in FTSE 100 companies, so if a company they're invested in exits, there's a likelihood they'll sell as that company no longer meets one of it's key criteria.

Any fund managers selling out on yesterday's news are frankly in the wrong jobs and their organisations should fire their asses out of the door. They're in their jobs to make their clients money. Their clients trust them to make sound investment decisions. Selling out when the price is low - behaving irrationally like an inexperienced sheep is a rookie mistake that no professional investor should be making. Especially not when they're responsible for other people's money. I actually feel sorry for people whose money is being managed by such idiots.

"In the short run, the market is a voting machine, but in the long run, it is a weighing machine" - Benjamin Graham

That quote perfectly sums up yesterday's drop. Tesco's accounting issue in 2014 saw a similar drop but the share price recovered strongly. The business model here is booming which is all that really matters at the end of the day.

Https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/british-retailer-wh-smith-posts-071900411.html

https://ukinvestormagazine.co.uk/wh-smith-shares-soar-as-travel-drives-group-sales-higher/

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/wh-smith-travel-profits-surge-071348483.html

https://www.sharesmagazine.co.uk/news/shares/wh-smith-surges-to-12-month-high-after-strong-summer-trading

https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/1072391/wh-smith-shares-rise-4-as-travel-division-powers-ahead-in-q3-1072391.html

£500m wiped off the company's Mcap because of a £30m accounting error? Either there's more to this story, or today's crash was the overreaction of the century

"So did the previous government, they failed and left a legacy that will take time to undo."

Reeves spent months banging on about the £22bn black hole. But she's managed to turn it into a £52bn black hole. It's about time they stopped blaming the previous government and owned up to their own stupidity, recklessness and incompetence.

Debenhams should consider an Argos style model - small stores where you can order, click and collect etc and search for products on an Argos style terminal. Fully branded small high street stores or partner with one of the big retailers. They need to get the name back out there

Has the company given up posting on x? They've gone from regular tweeters to nothing for months

Zia Yusuf, Reform "Rachel Reeves had better know that whatever moronic vandalism she does to the British tax code to punish people will be undone by a Reform government.

That should impact the forecast for what this property tax would raise.

If sellers know they can wait a few years and save paying the 24% tax on gains on their primary home, they will.

So they won’t sell, which means negligible money will be raised.

Let’s see if the OBR and Treasury are smart enough to work this out."

The Debs website is great - loads of great products at great prices. I was always a big fan of Debenhams stores, such a shame they closed. It's crazy how far this has fallen - over £4 to 14p. Nuts. Shein is a problem that isn't going away unfortunately so those days of quids per share may never be back. But 14p is ludicrous.

I can see Trump succeeding in getting a deal to end the Ukraine war, who knows when, but a friendly relationship between Trump and Putin is a good thing, it gives hope that wasn't there before Trump's re-election. Certainly there'd be the mother of all bounces if and when news eventually breaks that the war is over and a peace deal has been agreed - it could even happen before the end of this year although next year seems more likely.

Until there's a change of government i think we can pretty much forget any hope of sentiment returning to the markets. Reeves has managed to turn the £22bn black hole she alleges labour inherited from the Tories into a £52bn black hole. Chagos alone will cost us £35bn and counting - an expense we didn't even have to pay because we owned the f***cking islands in the first place. This is the most anti British, clueless, corrupt government in our country's history and until they're kicked out by reform in 2029 we're going to have to get used to 4 more years of open borders, tax money pizzing out left right and centre & quite probably the country will be bankrupt before long. Ask why the share price is crawling, this is why & until they're kicked out nothing will change

Reeves is not paying attention, and the price for her not doing so is going to be very high indeed.

The price for Reeves and Labour might be higher still. All those who now put their money into markets because she said they should will not forgive her, probably ever.

Moreover, Labour cannot survive being for a second time the party in power that deregulated in a way that facilitated a crash. This will be curtains for it.

A crash will rewrite the political landscape, but we just do not know how, as yet.

https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/07/17/when-will-the-crash-happen-soon-enough-for-reeves-to-take-the-blame/

All i would say is anyone who voted for this government, or who continues to support them despite the terrible damage they're inflicting on our country, should not be allowed anywhere near a polling station ever again.

Could see a strong rise tomorrow if interest rates are cut (which is pretty much a certainty). Plus Vistry is much more bullish for the second half of 2025 onwards. Plus the first round of the government's huge £39bn investment into the housebuilding sector will kick in soon. So lots of positive catalysts on the way that could send the share price significantly higher. And that's likely to continue into 2026 and beyond. A major bull run could be on the way for the housebuilders - and Vistry is best positioned to take advantage of that. We may not see sub £6 again after today.