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Well said, Myo. Cheers, per ardua ad Astra

Hard to argue with your second paragraph, hobo. In fact I'd go so far as to say I agree entirely. As for your first, fwiw, I welcome all contributions be they positive, negative or undecided as long as they are genuinely held beliefs and not agenda driven. Furthermore, you can rest assured there's more than a few who regularly post with whom I regularly disagree too. And thank goodness for that! Cheers, per ardua ad astra

''Why does everyone jump on someone who is questioning doubt - we need both sides to the story.'' ..... Of course we always need both sides of a story but, c'mon ditchit, you're more discriminating than that, surely? I can't speak for anyone else, however, for my part, I'm not overly keen when someone who admits to selling, then misrepresents the FD's 'would like' rhetoric as some sort of timescale that might not be met - with all that implies. If the OP had such concerns, do you not feel it might be reasonable to air those and sound out other's opinions before then taking a decision to sell? Strikes me as being agenda driven. Perhaps I'm wrong and if I am I apologise if I may have caused any offence but, I doubt it. Cheers, per ardua ad astra

''11 days left by their own timescale...'' ..... Is a 51 year old multimillionaire who 'would have liked' to have been a billionaire by 50 a failure? per arguably ad astra

Can always rely on the incumbent POTUS to trot out ill-conceived, yet obviously populist, rhetoric. You've just gotta remember that on the whole he's only really playing to 'his' gallery. Many of whom are not exactly regarded or renowned as the deepest of thinkers either. Producing miners like BHP, RIO, GLEN certainly off by 2-3% as a result. With luck our development status should shelter us from the worst of it though. Cheers, per ardua ad astra

As long as any deals haven't been inked or price sensitive info remains undisclosed, a director buy has no bearing on what might be in the offing. Director dealings are only relevant to closed periods and these are only in effect for 30 days leading up to interim or FY results. Cheers, per ardua ad astra

''I listened again to it tonight and he clearly said they would like to...'' ..... Helluva difference between 'would like' and would imo. Furthermore, if it’s the conference call after FY results to which you refer, I'm pretty sure I recall Thomas indicating that deals may well not be finalised until H2 anyway. Perhaps they aren't where they 'hoped' to be. That's not to say that anything untoward is in the offing though. Anyone invested here for more than a few years should know only too well Chris Fraser has a well earned reputation for being pretty decisive in extracting the best the best from any given situation. You've only got to see how AMC were sidelined on the shaft sinking after working closely with us for years for an example of that. TorPs might be taking longer than envisaged because we're looking to maximise value on the deals we're making. Who knows? I certainly wouldn't bet against Chris getting the job done though, that's for sure. Cheers, per ardua ad astra

''Storm'', lol. My sunglasses haven't even misted up. per ardua ad astra

''Investors are getting nervous about the lack of TORPs on Stage 2 funding news.'' ..... Actually I think it’s more likely that much of the hot money has been temporarily chanced elsewhere. Notably perceived 'bargains' in the likes of UKOG or 88e. No concerns about TorPs on my part. Cheers, per arguably ad astra

''I note that in one recent presentation it did show first revenues being in 2021. So first production is likely being planned for 2021 as well.'' ..... Good morning, stokey. Perhaps you're right, however, it doesn't automatically follow that first production correlates with first revenues. We're gonna have to do something with the poly when the shaft intersects the Fordon and we fit out this area of the mine. Selling it makes sense to me. After all, the staff can only grow a certain amount of giant pumpkins and hopefully the landscaping at Woodsmith will be well established by that time. Cheers, per ardu ad astra

''Nobby by name Nobby by nature.'' ..... No kidding. It would appear you wish to nobble the fact that you went for a close below 33p too. Cheers, per ardua ad astra

Whereas, I'm just laughing at you. per ardua ad astra

Nope. Not for me, LITC. There's some greenfly on my capsicum that need attending to. Cheers, per ardua ad astra

'' I don’t go crying to Admin every time a there’s a post I find disagreeable.'' ..... And neither do I, fella. As I'm someone frequently lambasted as a 'wet, hand wringing liberal', I'd have credited somebody with even your limited perspicacity of determining I'm unlikely to do so. Clearly I overestimated you. Perhaps Twain's ignorance and confidence observation is the maxim you live by? per ardua ad astra

'' I note the CEO of RBS very generously reduced his annual bonus to a mere £2.5M this year.', ..... Good afternoon, canetois. Of course ideally, I would wholeheartedly agree. However, there's a fine line to be negotiated here. In order to claw back that investment in RBS, taxpayers need RBS to succeed. And the best way to go about that is to ensure someone capable is at the helm. It’s a difficult one. Why should someone - ostensibly a civil servant - enjoy such largesse at the taxpayers expense. It seems inherently wrong. And yet, if we do wish to get our money back, we need to employ those with the capabilities of doing so. Regards, per ardua ad astra

''Gov is not a business'' ..... Indeed. However, it is in the business of bettering the lives of its people. And if those people (via taxation or withdrawn investment) find themselves on the hook to bail out a commercial enterprise, then they should also be able to receive some form of benefit. Of course I don't expect HMT to trouser the fee themselves; one can only hope it’s used to balance the scales elsewhere. Regards, per ardua ad astra

You instigated the jibe from the sidelines routine, Roulette. What's the matter, don't like it back at ya? Lol. Hypocrite. per ardua ad astra

''they should assume the risk (no (small) risk BTW) FOC......... for sure!'' ..... Not for me, Chesh. I think it’s entirely correct that as lenders of last resort, the treasury should receive a fee. You only have to see how stretched public services have become since bailing out failing banks during the recession to determine that. Cheers, per ardua ad astra

That's rather beneficent of you, taufour. I'd have waited for a please. Regards, per ardua ad astra

That's rather beneficent of you, taufour. I'd have waited for a please. Regards, per ardua ad astra