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No - it has not been updated; if anything they are more confident or the assumptions would have been updated.

Lti,

I agree; they are far too optimistic. I think the damage will be far worse, especially for banks, who are in line for the double whammy of more bad debts and less business.

Lti,

You write about Lloyds: "a business that is tied to the fortunes of the UK ."

Interesting comment... The OBR's latest assumptions about the effects of Brexit is that it will "reduce long-run productivity by 4 per cent relative to remaining in the EU".

https://obr.uk/forecasts-in-depth/the-economy-forecast/brexit-analysis/#assumptions

As a 'long term investor' are you happy with this damage done to the economy and thereby the value of Lloyds shares? Or are your political views more important?

I am a great fan of Bamboo Torture for evil people... preferably livestreamed:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_torture

The rules will soon change... When a pro EU Labour GOV is in place after the next general election, posters will be free to object to GOV policies.

Surely free market Brexiteers would have been foaming at the mouth that GOV had implemented central planning and subsidised a chosen industry? Straight out of Xi's little book.

Some say that Truss was a BOT gone rogue.

ZYX098,

Adrian has probably averaged down... it would explain the spike in posts.

'Link please.'

Do your own research

'Both of these business models are due to be in place by 2025.'

So will a new GOV

'Were will they put them all'

They will be recycled

The Dangerous Loophole in Western Sanctions on Russia

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/09/07/western-sanctions-russia-ukraine-war/

If academics know, then GOV knows... So what are they doing about it?

Mutiny In Moscow: Russia's Economy Is About To Implode, Soldiers Refusing, Kremlin Is Bankrupt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA_Pdv-0hRc

Zeihan exaggerates, but if even a little is true...

If this holds up the Floating Flag can join the Trojan Horse in military history.

https://twitter.com/bert_hu_bert/status/1700970495225540959

Just love the elegance of the move: a huge Ukrainian flag flying on the balloons in the sky of the 🇷🇺-occupied Donetsk made possible the partial liberation of Opytne village just 3 km from Donetsk Airport.

Russian forces started to shoot it down and gave away the locations of their artillery and other systems.

Some people were writing yesterday that the flag above Donetsk is nothing but a morale booster. This is a reminder that small things matter on the war.

Musk spent $44 billion to buy Twitter, so he could change the moderation policies to allow this:

https://twitter.com/AuschwitzMuseum/status/1700739638137122963

The username is so obnoxious I would probably have lost my account here if I were to type the offending letters here.

Right wing eye candy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVTEQGx5hgU

Will they be sheite weapons and we end up with Rocketman looking like Damp-Squib man?

Link to the percent of people seen within 4 hours in A&E by Trust:

https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/E9WPx/1/data.csv

Northumbria top, Maidstone a commendable 2nd [ex PM], Blackpool a surprising 3rd

This is good at summarising long documents

https://poe.com/PAPERSNAP

Uses Claude 2 [good AI model] but you need a free account to use; I use a disposable email address.

Another [economic] side effect: "Ozempic Cuts Alcohol Cravings. Liquor Companies Aren’t Ready."

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-09-01/ozempic-cuts-alcohol-cravings-liquor-beer-and-wine-companies-aren-t-ready

'But they don’t only curb cravings for food. For some, these new weight-loss drugs also seem to dampen the rewards of addictive substances, whether that’s nicotine, opioids or alcohol — America’s longstanding favorite vice. Scientists have shown that rats, mice and monkeys drink less when given certain GLP1 therapies and are studying whether the same effect can be seen in humans, and, if so, understand its scope.

Early readings from Wall Street analysts suggest that could have a dramatic impact on the alcohol industry. Weight loss drugs may not carry the same threat to the alcohol industry as, say, Prohibition, but companies and investors would be wise to start strategizing about how they will adapt as more people begin to take the drugs.'