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GAZZ
Beware history is written my the winners......primarily

"Terrible to see 25% of a holding wiped out; bye bye trading profit from a couple of years."

join the ever expanding club
Hard luck m8

From 1649 to 1660 England and Wales, later along with Ireland and Scotland, were governed as a republic after the end of the Second English Civil War and the trial and execution of Charles I.

Plant Health Care PLC On Track To Deliver Long-Term Targeted Revenue, Cash Breakeven And Profitability

FTSE100 UP 0.25%
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https://www.ig.com/uk/indices/markets-indices/ftse-100

https://www.teletrader.com/europe-mostly-higher-premarket-ahead-of-inflation-report/news/details/59916089?internal=1

The French fight to protect their pension rights (pension age 62 raised to 64 dubiously)
While Brits roll over and just accept pension age increases (future increase up to 68)
We are a soft touch

Operation Mincemeat - WW2
has often been hailed as one of the most successful deception operations in military history.
As is depicted in the film, the operation saw two members of the British intelligence services – Charles Cholmondeley (Matthew Macfadyen) and Ewen Montagu (Colin Firth) – obtain a dead body that would be used to trick their German adversaries into believing an Allied attack on Greece was imminent.
After creating an entire persona for a fictional captain, they dressed the body as an officer of the Royal Marines and placed personal items on him that would identify him as an officer, including a letter that made reference to the fictitious attack.

After transporting him to the southern coast of Spain by submarine, they then ensured the body – and as such the letter – would fall into the hands of German intelligence, such that the enemy would reposition their troops to Greece and allow the Allies to go ahead with their planned Sicilian campaign with minimal resistance.
https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/operation-mincemeat-true-story/

That ain't ORKNEY !!

A scheme in south London is trying a new approach to property ownership: flats that are only for sale to local people, at prices set according to what local people earn.
"My old landlord actually hugged me, she was so happy for me when I finally got my own place," says Alex Ingram.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65271214
The 41-year-old civil servant is delighted with his new one-bedroom flat in Lewisham, in the recently completed Citizens House, a four-storey block of 11 homes.
For the past 18 years Alex has either rented, lodged or lived in flat-shares in London.
This flat cost him £215,000, about 35% cheaper than similar places nearby.
That's because he didn't buy it on the open market. He bought it through a community land trust (CLT).
About 500 locals developed his building with the help of Lewisham Council, the Greater London Authority (GLA) and London CLT, a non-profit that helps neighbourhoods set up and run CLTs.
The locals decided issues like planning, design and, perhaps most importantly, sale prices.
This is calculated by looking at average local income levels, which the flats will continue to track.
Only people who can prove a strong connection to Lewisham for five years - through living or working there - can apply.

Tributes paid to John Sullivan, the scriptwriter famous for creating Only Fools and Horses, who has been described as "the Dickens of his generation".
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/apr/23/john-sullivan-only-fools-and-horses-dies

Godfather I /II & III
Simply the best of the best IMO

It's great to be home (SCOTLAND) says treasonous TRUMP.
Let's hope he gets buzzed with drones again.
But this time with malicious intent

Thanks for the input GAZZ
Too high risk with doggy funding for me.
Most shares drop to the issue price once funding has been placed/announced unless demand is
mega.
May sell the lot as have written it off as a decent viable prospect

Will you be subscribing to SCOTGOLD 15p SHARES 3 FOR 20 OFFER
i'm not
CHEERS

There is no pot for ANYTHING.
EVERYTHING is paid out from the Treasury's central pot INCLUDING donors contracts and of course droves of Tory mates

BRADLEYS named after World War II General Omar Bradley, carries a crew of three and a six-man dismountable infantry squad. Superb machines for tank support

"It also said it is forecast to spend around £152billion in 2023/24 on benefits for pensioners."

That pensioners have contributed ALL their working life
It ain't a benefit its a PAYOUT or PAYBACK TIME

Ukrainian Ground Forces Commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said in a statement on Monday, posted on the Ukrainian Military Media Center's Telegram, that the country's troops managed to push Russia out of certain parts of Bakhmut during a counteroffensive.
Syrskyi reaffirmed that "intense fighting" is still taking place in the area. However, despite Russia's numerous attacks, "enemy's attempts to capture our positions were unsuccessful," he noted.
The commander shared that even though the other side has been taking "heavy losses," they seem to be "constantly throwing" their soldiers into battle. Nonetheless, the Russian army has not been able to "take control of the city," he concluded.
Baha Breaking News (BBN) / AY

doing a fantastic job Peter.

Ukrainians using swarms of cheap Chinese drones
Weird !