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Dorfan, I split my time between 3 countries, so manage to get a good work / life balance.

How about you?

I don't like the sound of that.

I hope they give her the bum's rush.

https://www.rte.ie/news/election-24/2024/1202/1484146-election-2024-tracker/

The thing you need to understand Dorfan is what you are seeing all around you in the UK today.

It is a lot better to live in an empire that is rising, than falling.

In a nutshell, the quality of life folks are used to, cannot be sustained.

Does that ring a bell?

Dorfan, like the UK then...

The collapse of British imperial power - all but complete by the mid-1960s - can be traced directly to the impact of World War Two.

"The catastrophic British defeats in Europe and Asia between 1940 and 1942 destroyed its financial and economic independence, the real foundation of the imperial system."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/modern/endofempire_overview_01.shtml#:~:text=The%20collapse%20of%20British%20imperial,foundation%20of%20the%20imperial%20system.

I will not be signing this silly petition.

It is right and proper that the heating allowance is means tested, period!

675, are you very unhappy, within yourself?

Darth, the problem is global with EVs...

There is overproduction, they are too expensive, the infrastructure does not exist on a national basis to support the rollout of EVs, they are quite limited in terms of their use compared to combustion engine vehicles.

Govenments want to push consumers to use them, but they remain basically unattractive to consumers.

What happens if I go down a terraced street and everyone on the street has an EV????

Will I constantly be stepping over cables running to cars being charged.

Really it has nothing to do with Europe, it is a global issue with EVs, so you subject is misleading.

675, why are you posting links to, 'Strip MPs of their Fuel Allowance'?

What has that to do with lloyds shares?

Trolls like you need to go elsewhere to vent your political fury!

675, I am on topic as my chat is about lloyds, but anyone who rants on about migration or politics endlessly on a lloyds forum, would be a 'troll'....

I suggest you check out the meaning of the word sometime.

675, well done, I give you the headline scoop, and expect you to run with it, in terms of analysis.

GB, glad I was able to divert you off you usual nonsense about politics.

After all this is a lloyds chat forum, didn't you know?

"However, it remains one of the best dividend payers around. In respect of its 2024 financial year, it looks likely to return 3.18p a share. If correct, the stock’s presently yielding an impressive 6%, comfortably above the FTSE 100 average of 3.8%."

https://www.fool.co.uk/2024/12/02/down-nearly-18-from-its-52-week-high-is-the-lloyds-share-price-now-a-screaming-buy-for-me/

Only thing I can add is if you are not in, you can win!

Its a complete no brainer to be invested in lloyds.

Those of use who are holding Lloyds for our pension, will just weather these rises and falls in the s/p.

It is perfectly OK to means test heating allowance, so it really goes to those who are most needy!

Yes stagecoach, this is good news and lets' hope it paves the way for the UK to get a larger foothold in this sector.

'schlemiel', you must be one of the halfwits that voted for Brexit.

Cameron resigned right after the result was announced, so cannot have impacted policy on migration, as he was gone.

Well just let's hand it to the tories for failing to deliver on this one!

"Net migration four times higher than before Brexit"

A bit round of applause please for the tory inspired Brexit, and of course not forgetting all those who voted for it, who now must feel utter fools, having been taking in so easily.

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/brexit/net-migration-four-times-higher-than-before-brexit/

Popcorn anyone?

Stagecoach, the good bit is how much of the nations energy is from renewable energy sources, but the bad bit is how much of that equipment is manufactured in the UK, how much of the IP is owned by IP firms and how many of those firms are actually British firms.

I can see when it comes to Brexit!

Clearly with the demographic changes and the stark realisation of those folks who were misled into voting for Brexit that it is a disaster, not to mention the oldies who will be popping their clogs, we are inevitably going to re-join, sooner or later!

Popcorn anyone?

Clear we should rejoin and brexiteers are deluded!

In Tbilisi.

Lads, the sooner we get back in, the better, no debate!

Banana duct-taped to a wall sells for $6.2m at auction

https://news.sky.com/story/banana-duct-taped-to-a-wall-sells-for-6-2m-at-auction-13257628

It appears the banana has now been eaten.