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Cutting duty will lead to increased demand and higher prices. Leave it to market forces. Set the tax rates and then walk away until next year Mr Sunak. Increased payouts to the underemployed will only lead to higher inflation, higher prices and increased unrest with those who do work a full week.

I hear HSBC are on the hook for billions but that has long been baked into the price. China cannot unlock from Covid until the threat of riots is passed. So they will want a quick settlement I expect. They have to soften the impact or people will go onto the streets, Covid Lockdown or not.

I liked your maths. Thanks. Too many noughts for me!

Is anyone using solar to produce hydrogen and oxygen? Could be a winner on small and large scale in the Tropical Countries with good sunshine. Bonus production of sea salt and a slight lowering of sea-level (its tiny but will help sea level rise more than many initiatives I have heard of).

The Daily Telegraph recommended Belvoir this morning. May take a while to calm down.

The news today that Gene Editing will be allowed going forward should help this share I would imagine.

I saw the Gov announce a change to the Gene Editing laws now we are out of the EU. Will this help Genus going forward?

What would make anyone edgy is the whole hydrogen story itself. Hydrogen requires a Safety Culture of the highest standard from the very start - 'learning from your mistakes' is just not good enough. Town Gas & North Sea Gas survived a number of fatal explosions but Hydrogen could be out of favour quickly if there are accidents. Compared with LNG, hydrogen could/should be safe as houses, and LNG has kept a clean sheet so far. Onwards and upwards.

I can see the return of Pricing Power for Restaurants as they try to recoup the money lost in this long Gov shutdown. People want to be able to flash their cash and will soon be paying more to sit down to a good meal they have not had to prepare themselves. Whether Rishi S is ready for the rapid rise in inflation I cannot divine.

Not just for Denmark. Covid is spreading back and forth with mammals. Bats have it and what else?. Whats the point of testing only humans if it is everywhere. We need to press down on it until we know more and have a vaccine.

Core-Power have got the interest of Bill Gates for their Molten Salt Reactor tech to power ships. How to invest?

Is the 6 month duration on the research putting others off this share? In 6 months the Astrazeneca Vaccine will be everywhere and consequently much less worry about a cure/treatment for Covid19. The Sareum boat may have sailed?

Has anyone tasted this new brew yet? If they have truly captured the Guinness experience they can look forward to taking some soft drink market share.

The Polls say Biden will win in November. He will legislate to make fracking less and less profitable and the price of crude will rise as American production falls. Making Oil at $40 and BP at £2 good bets right now.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/09/30/hydrogen-driving-force-behind-uks-green-revolution/

News of the the first hydrogen powered aeroplane and its British https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/09/24/first-hydrogen-powered-plane-takes-flight/

Family outings will be back in fashion big time once the All Clear is sounded.

I get the message from the Finance Director ; either he has been told to stay put because of turmoil or he understands that packaging has a better future than Gambling. I prefer Smiths to the Gamblers. Whatever happens in the future I cannot see Cardboard boxes not being in great demand. And that holds whether we keep Boris, replace him with a Military Junta, or all go walkabout lol. I think the mass testing will reveal we already are very close to 'Herd immunity'. The Americans know more than us - watch what they do, not what they say.

Watch for signs of activity from the Saudi Prince. He is out on a limb with not only Russia but OPEC and the USA and western countries. I call this his 'Virus Gambit'. He has full control at home and maybe best friends with China who will take all the cheap oil he can produce.

Two questions - will USA go protectionist on oil if the price fall persists. (protect US Producers and embargo cheap Saudi oil?)
Shell is heavily invested in LNG. How long can they sustain very low prices? The Saudi Prince is as ****ed off with the USA as he is with Russia and their false friends in OPEC. Young blood - he has much to prove or he could be toast! Interesting times we live in.