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"This is slow torture"
or a better analogy would be "death by a thousand cuts"!

"Evergrande raising its ugly head in the news..."
But that has not affected Markets today, European Markets and Wall Street having a very good day.

This will stay around this level until BOE MPC meeting 16th December, but any market down days between now and then will drag it lower. 24th February cannot come soon enough!

"what is wrong with the horse "
Nothing? Running its normal 3 legged race with the jockey facing backwards. lol

Sigh of relief in South Africa as Omicron variant appears to be ‘super mild‘ mutation with Covid death rate not jumping.
The WHO and Coronavirus experts are increasingly convinced the new Omicron variant is ‘super mild’ and has, so far, not led to a jump in Covid death rates anywhere in Southern Africa.
The WHO is calling this morning for countries to drop travel restrictions and end the mass hysteria, and instead be cautiously optimistic as more and more reports out of South Africa suggest the new Omicron variant is not more lethal than the previous Delta variant.
In fact, there have been no reports of hospitalisations or deaths as a result of anyone being diagnosed with Omicron.

https://www.cityam.com/covid-death-rate-not-rising-swap-travel-restrictions-and-mass-hysteria-for-cautious-optimism-as-omicron-mutation-is-super-mild-variant-who-and-coronavirus-experts-say/

Brixton
My wife's grandfather on her mothers side was in the merchant convoys during WW2. He was on several ships that were sunk. He was also one of the British seaman that were prisoner on the German pocket battleship Graf Spee who were released in Montevideo before the ship was scuttled after the British Navy hunted it down in the South Atlantic.

Brixton,
When were you in Malta? I was born there in 1959. Both my parents are from London, father Battersea and mother Fulham. My father was stationed there in the Royal Navy at the time. I have no recollection of the place as he got posted back to UK when I was 15 months old. I have never been back there but it is on my "to do list" before I'm to old and decrepit like you to see what it is like.

Brixton,
Never made New Zealand in my sea going days. Have however worked 5 years West Africa, mostly Ghana, and 4 years Trinidad. The crew loved working in Ghana, we were working out of a port called Takoradi. I was Captain so had to dish out subs to the crew when going ashore when in port. Crew were in their element, the local girls were very obliging and 10 US$ went a long way with the girls! Being Captain I was also in charge of the medical stores, and had to dish out copious amounts of free condoms to the crew when they went ashore as well as subs. Some very pretty women in West Africa, and some heavyweights as well!

What gives you the impression I am Scottish? I have lived in Scotland, in the Northern Isles, since I was 17, but come from Hampshire. Still a fanatical Portsmouth fan though, and they got dumped out of FA Cup yesterday by Harrogate FFS! lol

John46
"Just be patient , wait for the gap to get closed @ 44p , that's only ~ 5% drop from latest price . Less risk . Lloy gaps always get closed ."
So you are saying Lloyds SP will get to at least 77.1p.

Brixton
What does Rock Hudson and a turkey have in common?
They both gobbled and died before Christmas
Boom Boom

chips
typo!

avocet123
I think most here would agree with you, I do. However, the market seems to view it from a different perspective. We just have to be patient.

BLB,
You have a short memory, one of the posters last week told you in a post that he/she had reported you to admin alleging you were someone else...........FoolGoldFool............. if I remember correctly. Wind yer neck in and get your facts right before making accusations cretin!

BLB
Nope, not me who reported you.

SC
I think you are right. They would have to try and disguise the "take with the other" element from the electorate to give the impression that they would be gaining or better of without realising they wont. Can't see how they would get away with that and fool the electorate?

Article in the Times today. I have copied/pasted as much as the article I could access, I could not access the full article without subscription.

"Income tax could be cut by 2p as Tories also consider VAT reduction before general election. Rishi Sunak is preparing to cut income tax by 2p in the pound or to slash VAT rates before the next election, The Times has learnt. The chancellor has told officials to draw up detailed plans to reduce the tax burden, with a third option to cut inheritance tax also under consideration.
Under the proposals: the 45p higher rate of income tax could be scrapped
? basic rate payers would be up to £750 better off each year
? VAT on green energy could be reduced
Sunak’s preference is said to be an income tax cut over the next three years as part of a “retail” offer before 2024, when the next general election is expected."

Well the santa rally is gathering steam! lol

Markets doing the DOW line dance again!

Brixton
whole corn on the cob is best

I remember some years ago watching on ITV "an audience with Billy Connolly". It was brilliant. On politicians he said "the desire to be a politician should bar a person from life from ever being one" and "don't vote, it only encourages them!"