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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8465287/Boss-pub-chain-Marstons-declares-war-coronavirus-red-tape.html

He was making a point, that which one example doesn't disprove. Lifestyle diseases are rampant and preventable, add to this a new flu strain and we have what we have, overwhelmingly only those with pre-existing conditions and or are very old die from it, and by the end of the year the damage will be done and the numbers will be in, lockdown was a terrible mistake.
Honestly the numbers were in in March, but anyways, such a shame to go down the tubes like this so unnecessarily.

I don't have a dog in this fight specifically, I was very worried and scared as someone with with breathing issues, nothing was done, bodies piling up in China, I dealt. I was very sad to see the over reaction once it was clear the horse had bolted and we missed that window, closing ports etc. The evidence became clear very quickly after, primarily spread in hospitals, young unaffected, elderly and vulnerable need protection. I mean so many people are on record with this view so don't go all "hindsight is a wonderful thing on me" I've been shouting it from the rooftops since March.

I guess I have 2 dogs, my investments and my health, sadly I cannot see a GP or get any tests done, they ran out of my medicine and my investments went to ****. So really who did we help!? I suspect in this I am not alone. Cancer patients, sick people, mentally ill, educational damage, businesses, livelihoods, aspirations, relationships destroyed, alcohol abuse and drugs rampant, now even the statues have had it.

Boris needs to wake up sharpish. Hopefully in the US it is as I suspect, anywhere that successfully avoided being badly hit are now being hit, it'll burn out at the same rate as it does, weakening as it goes. This too shall pass I suspect, holding for now.

Surgeons wear masks so that hair and skin doesn't fall into open wounds, if a surgeon has a virus they stay home.

Wearing even an N95 mask the virus particles are smaller than the filter and at that point they would pass out after 12 hours in surgery, let alone be able to think clearly with the lowered oxygen and carbon dioxide recycling. A guy just crashed into a tree believed to be due to lack of oxygen due to a mask.

Look up a photo of someone who works with actual viruses and see the suit they are wearing, external oxygen and all. Or even just the box of surgical masks, the disclaimer is widely publicized, 'does not stop Covid'.

The people objecting to them wouldn't mind so much if there was actual evidence they worked and weren't more dangerous to the average person.

I mean even the surgical masks have a warning on the said stating does not prevent covid infection. The public have no idea how to use PPE, keeping gloves on for a full day, its madness. The virus has burnt itself out, any 2nd wave is a first wave getting to somewhere it hasn't been... The evidence on all this is so clear, although I suppose being an investor I should follow the heard not the science.

Cases alone could be attributed to increased testing

This is factually incorrect on many levels.

The peak passed as soon as they told people to wash their hands and take reasonable precautions and the overall virus came and went following the same circa 70 day trajectory as predicted right at the start.

The 'cure' is an order of magnitude worse that the disease. The government and lied consistently, directly and through omission and obfuscation, used behavioral techniques to scare people away from hospitals and on and on, it's truly terrifying.

But at least the MSM are good to let you know just how scared the public are, hopefully this helps with investment decisions.

Unless you are old or sick you are more likely to die from all manner of things, cancer being quite a biggie.

I won't convince you i'm sure, suggested reading lockdownsceptics for a start. Check back in 6 months and we will see how well this post has aged. I'm happy with my buy's at the lows of 20p-ish thanks, massively over-egged fear p0rn gave us a once in a lifetime opportunity.

It will save us once everyone realises there is no second wave in a weeks time.

We really don't.

R0 is a fantasy, it's completely dependent on tests carried out vs those infected, you never see that number next to 'Cases Going Up' and unless you test everybody and the tests are accurate and we know some people aren't already immune from previous colds, it's pretty worthless.

The fear has been overdone by an order of magnitude, we need the government to admit they destroyed the list, lives, businesses, education and on and on ( I need to keep that full list nearby to copy paste) for a mild seasonal flu with less overall immunity, and let us get back to living and spending.

Judging by the pitchforks, shaming and horrible nasty comments today in the comments sections for anyone who dares to value their own health and liberty and not wear a mask on a bus (let alone before knowing if they have a valid exception (we all do, it's not good for your health btw)), we have a long way to go as a society to heal and deal with the lies in the media and politics that lead us down this dark road.

It's interesting, for all the talk of dividend cut vs didn't cut, oil vs renewables, if you set the zoom correctly and overlay the 1h charts on 212 for these two companies they are tracing the exact same charts. I often see a drop and think hmm time to get some BP then realise the price action is the same so it makes no difference as far as I can tell.

Didn't you hear the CEO Shell is no longer a Big Oil company - I think it's WTI but I could be wrong so dyor :)

The only reason to be concerned about a 2nd wave is because the first one was not allow to take hold, it doesn't exist except where it could be politically useful or in the sick mind of the sensationalist media fear for clicks circus. The lockdown was never pitched to us as until we eradicate the virus it was to protect the NHS from going above capacity. Frankly this was never even close to exceeded and the lockdown should have been lifted after a month, accounting for lag in reporting the lockdown was started after the peak was passed, taking sensible precautions and washing your hands was enough for the majority of people.

Still it's good to see a recovery, hopefully the bankruptcies and job losses don't lead to another massive downturn.
I bought a lot of these beaten down companies at the bottom, with a view to covering my massive losses from starting investing somewhere near the top in late 2018. It's worked very well so far, now my mind is switching to when to sell...?

LGEN for example was at 3.15ish tops and is already back to 2.50. Interesting times that's for sure, Cine I hope has a ways to go and I enjoy the input here.

ii has paid, 212 not as of yet, for me at least, I'm sure it will be along eventually.

https://www.legalandgeneralgroup.com/investors/financial-calendar/

Next event listed, Dividend Payment Date 4th June 2020

No they maintained it giving the finger to the regulatory pressure, like Aviva should have done! Profit for last year's business and they could easily cover it that said with no danger to the business due to covid if they did. My second largest holding and they will be getting some Aviva money once that has recovered me thinks.

Is that sourced somewhere, they claim that is not the case? As far as I could tell they are trying to lure people to the CFD platform where they generate the leverage fees etc.

As far as the service goes it's frankly great for a 'free' service, been using their 'Invest' daily for 18 months with no issues at all. Thinking of moving my ISA over this year as the holding fees and transaction fees at ii are ok if you only buy and sell rarely, during times like these it's nice to have some extra flexibility IMO.

Dipped my toe in this one as a long term recovery play on Wednesday, nice end to the week!

@Jackkk Dividend payment date, it was just upheld at the AGM.

Yes at close today, stock is trading ex dividend tomorrow, price action will be interesting, I went for the Divi, adding to my existing, rumors abound for people looking for growth and jumping in on tomorrows early drop..

Maybe today (I make it 10.9), it was 15% + a few days ago... No guarantees though I guess.