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Incorrect, the 4% reduction in GDP due to Brexit remains. Plus, the promised benefits remain outstanding.

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FooBooHoo, please sort your head out!

* mill steel certificate

When you get steel now for manufacturing, you've got to the still cert., which of course gives you the composition, but critically indicates the location of the steel mill. With the steel sanctions on Russian steel, exporting anything with Russian steel is not possible. Its become a major issue, since the Ukraine war started.

Trosjan, I'm all for keeping this specialist know-how, at home in the UK!

Yes Atisha, all very sad!

The UK was at the forefront!

"The Iron Bridge, built in 1779, is a world-renowned structure made of cast iron, not steel. Completed in 1779, it was the first of its kind, showcasing the innovative use of cast iron in large-scale construction. While it predates the widespread use of steel in bridge building, it played a pivotal role in the development of iron and steel industries."

UK comes in at 35!

This is what the tories did to manufacturing in the UK!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_steel_production

With 260 heads to go.

More bad news from our resident gloom merchant!

He's guaranteed to start the day on a negative note.

Folks like gateboy are notoriously toxic and sap the people they interact with of the will to live.

An interesting read..

https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/insights/remortgaging-in-2025.html

According to Technology Secretary Peter Kyle!

Seems Reform UK policy now includes not protecting children from pedos!

Said he would recognise Palestine!

You have to admire his metal!

Israel now up a gum tree!

Popcorn anyone?

Set to be challenged by Jeremy and his new party!

Latest reports suggest over 450,000 people have signed up to support the new party.

Recent polls provide suggest strong support for a new party of the Left. Support was particularly strong among younger voters, with 33% of 18- to 29-year-olds backing the new party, ahead of Reform UK (24%) and Labour (18%). A 10-15% national vote share could translate into significant local election gains in targeted areas, particularly urban constituencies and student-heavy wards. For comparison, in the 2025 local elections, the Greens gained over 40 seats with a smaller vote share, while Reform UK won 677 seats with a projected 20% national vote.

Lads, I trust some of you will be joining me and declaring your support for Jeremy and his new party!

Free Palastine!

There is now widspread discontent with his leadership!

It looks like he is going he may potentally face a vote relating to his policies in Gaza to be tabled by the SNPs when parliment reconvenes in the Autumn.

It would appear that his recall of the cablinet is a ploy on his part to try to defuse this potentally leadership challenge in the Autumn.

Crazyyear, we're in the lap of the gods on this car finance decision / outcome.

Furthermore, even if a decision is reached, who's to say it won't be challenged again or there could be an outcry from one side or the other.

We fixed it in our minds that this is the final decision point, is it really?

I have no issue with folks who are on the right, it is only when they mix in racism. A lot on the right on here have to resort to abuse, as they lack the intellectual capacity to formulate coherent arguments to justify their position. GateBoy, Bloomers and hard**** are most notable for this lack of intellect and simply resorting to abuse.

AMGenerousDerby, we are all just biding time until the decision is made on Friday, for better or worse.. I am along term holder of lloyds and will ride this storm, like the previous ones. I am not close to retirement yet, so can afford to gamble, but if I was close to retirement I would play safe and sell out short term. It really is down to how rise adverse individual investors are. I wold not criticise anyone for playing safe and selling up, till the present storm passes. However, if the decision goes the way of investors there could be quite a bounce in the share price and that might most certainly bea good time to sell also...

Bloomer, really great example there!

Slobodan Milošević faced 66 counts of crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes, as will Benjamin Netanyahu in due course, for what he is doing in Gaza.

When I moved to the UK many years ago it was a great country, later I left the UK, but what I see has happened to the UK now really saddens me.

More bad news from GateBoy.

He lives permantently under a cloud as he has noting better to do then watch GBTV and then regurgitate it all on here.

GateBoy, for the sake of your mental health considering doing something more useful with your time!

Yes Atish it really is looking very bleak!

But then again I am not a UK resident any longer.

I just pop in for a while, observe all around me, vote in elections and disappear out again.

For me it has become a bit like watching a slow motion car crash...