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I think that we should all be grateful that at least he appears to be sober early in the day, even if the 'rhetoric' is lame.

@elcobbledore - I have three daughters, all well-educated, good degrees etc., and between them bringing-up my seven grandchildren. Despite their education, they are woefully uninformed with respect to money management and forward-planning, and because of the children, way too busy to pay much attention now. My regret is that I didn't pass-on more of my life experience when they were younger and less overwhelmed with family. So my advice is embrace and enjoy your sabbatical and guide your daughter in the areas sadly overlooked in formal education. Wishing you and family a great holiday and fulfilling 2026!

Spades - If you have a day job, may I suggest you don't give it up.... J/K....Happy Holidays! ;)

CCC - My very best wishes to you both. Hoping you both find some comfort and joy over the holidays and beyond.

@Willu17 - I share your thoughts!

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UK Christmas spending to rise 3.5% despite slow start, says PwC

Fri, 12th Dec 2025 00:01

Thomson Reuters

Britons forecast to spend 24.6 bln stg in Christmas period

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Spending was subdued in November

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Mild autumn/early winter unhelpful for fashion retailers

LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Britons are set to spend 24.6 billion pounds ($32.9 billion) on presents and celebrations over the Christmas period this year, a 3.5% increase on 2024, despite a slow start to festive trading, according to a survey from PwC published on Friday.

With Britain's headline inflation rate running at 3.6% in October, PwC's forecast would indicate flat sales on a volume basis.

PwC said average spending per UK adult is forecast to rise to 461 pounds, with the top priorities being food and drink, Christmas dinner, and health and beauty products.

Of those consumers who said they are planning to spend less, the cost of living was cited as the main reason.

UK CONSUMERS RELUCTANT TO SPEND IN NOVEMBER

Survey data published on Tuesday showed British consumers kept a tight rein on their spending in November as they awaited finance minister Rachel Reeves' budget, while retailers said Black Friday sales disappointed.

Another 'long-termer' here. I regret not making more effort to attend the TH meeting y'day, but having reviewed the Q&A and feedback from informed members here, this morning I dumped the remaining cash in my ISA into GGP. It's my vote of confidence that Shaun gives every indication that he's an honest and effective CEO who genuinely considers the well-being of shareholders. Looking forward to sharing in GGP's long and productive future :)

Brilliant! ;)

All things considered, yes, I would.

From his contributions on both SOLG and GGP, Pete sounds more pizzled than puzzled to me...

@Fender5 - "That the best you got Grezzz ? sure ok 😆"

I was trying to be polite. What I actually thought is that two of my grandparents eventually succumbed to senile dementia, so I'm very familiar with the signs. I'll leave it at that...

Fender - Just take a look at who is receiving 'recommend' and who isn't. You are contributing to the demise of the board. Have some consideration for others.

Freda - "Good poem panama only one poor line

“We sneer at FUD monsters & shrug off their sneer.”

To much repetition in that one , should of be *

“ The FUD monsters tried but we are still here” "

* 'Too much' and 'should have'.

Seriously, my six year old grandson can write English more accurately than you. Before you criticise others, best to make sure you're not going to make an arse of yourself.

In case anyone in UK hadn't noticed, Ch5 are tonight airing a one-hour special entitled "A Very Posh M&S Christmas" at 20:00. Presumably it's free advertising...

Let's see if the s/p gets a little boost in the morning :)

@Stas20 - What happened to your 'Steady as she goes' post at 7:30? Disappeared...

@Hamilton1899 - In your excitement, did you not read the rest of the 18/ Sept RNS which stated "Given the importance of the data collected from this well for future development decisions, the Company is planning to flow test this well for an extended period"?

Has anyone received their dividend so far today? Nothing yet via Interactive Investor and I need the cash to arrive in my ISA for another project :(

@AD66 - The Airbus problem relates to flight control s/w, nothing to do with any of the engines themselves, so MRO and RR have nothing to worry about on that score.

@Verulamium - Forgot to mention, the original notification received from Interactive Investor actually stated the number of shares I could take-up, which was 20% of my total at close of business on the 10th, so I just accepted their number and only realised they'd amended it, by chance, a few days later.