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Was how Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi called Russia becoming the first country to formally recognise it.

I wonder if you can get some holiday package deals there, as it comes across as quite an intersting place to visit.

Accession of Moldova to the European Union is progressing!

He has to feed bob, and with the amount of bonking he's being doing in the pond, I'd imagine he has quite steep fish food bills.

Hardup, have you nothing better to do, than loitering around here?

Evening MV, left the UK over 10 years ago.

No dreaming on my part, but I guess must be envy on yours!

Like i said previously, I genuinely want the UK to do well.

To be honest I recommend moving abroad!

Popcorn time again, then!

Reshuffle required, along the lines of put some against a wall and shoot them, for war crimes.

"amid ruling party turmoil. uk borrowing costs jump after prime minister declines to back finance minister u.k. bond yields jumped sharply during the weekly parliamentary debate session, after prime minister keir starmer failed to fully back finance minister rachel reeves in the wake of a government u-turn over welfare reforms."

lads, the **** is hitting the proverbial!

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/02/european-markets-on-july-2-stoxx-600-ftse-dax-euro-zone-data.html

Just popped down my local mercado and the selection of fruit, veg, fish and meat is amazying.

You get these indoor markets all over the place here in spain, with lots of individual stalls selling their wares.

Beats the hell out of shopping in ASDA and the likes!

Not sure what did happen in the UK, but the indoor markets you used to get up and down the country appear to have mostly disappeared.

Morning TFE, I'm livng the dream!

Just back in Spain, and it's bloody hot here!

Https://www.msn.com/en-ie/money/other/10-affordable-countries-for-the-irish-to-retire-to/ss-AA1wna0T?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=645559b12098407fbd8e18eeec0e2e13&ei=66#interstitial=8

Some ideas about where to go if you've had enough of life in the UK....

"next Labour recession" could bring along with it a house price slump or crash.

"Why is the US dollar falling by record levels in 2025?

Sell-off linked to unpredictable and unfunded economic policies which threaten the safe-haven role of the US dollar."

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/7/1/why-is-the-us-dollar-falling-by-record-levels-in-2025

Standard Form TR-1

https://investorrelations.bankofireland.com/app/uploads/2025.06.30-BOIG-RNS-Pzena-Investment-Management-TR1.pdf

"Pzena Investment Management (Pzena) is an American investment management firm. Its expertise is in deep value investing.[2] It oversees assets under management for institutions, High-net-worth individuals and mutual funds.[3] The company is headquartered in New York City and has offices in London, Melbourne and Dublin. "

"Pzena Investment Management, LLC (“Pzena”) is an institutional investment manager based in New York City with a strict focus on long-term value investing"

I come back to you when you start adding to the collective wisdom on this forum.

You remind me of the garvaghy road residents, who got out of bed early in the morning, to be offended.

Now my friend harleygreen, I suggest you get off your high horse.

Check out my post history from yesterday, and try in future to keep up to speed with your comments.

The language used by this guy on stage was totally unacceptable!

Let's hope the police investigation moves swiftly, he gets pulled in soon for an interview soon, followed by charges being issued against him.

"Analysts in the cities remain upbeat, with Deutsche Bank assigning a 90p price target"

https://www.abcmoney.co.uk/2025/06/lloyds-bank-share-price-soars-as-uk-economy-signals-recovery/