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What has chemo to do with being prudent and pensions?
I'm amazed at how some people's minds work on here.

mick-b, it will be reviewed unlike labours plan that actually ends next April.
Any comment?

You used to have to work and have 42 years contributions to qualify for the full pension, labour reduced this to 30 years, another vote bribe.
It's now 35 years and a two tier scheme with the payout gap between the two rising annually.
Life ain't fair, peeps should remember that.

Politics aside.
"three weeks of sheer damage to Lloyds shares, the UK economy and millions of people's financial and actual well being."

Absolute hyperbole from the drama queens and the news outlets.
Is there anyone on here who's financial and actual well being is being compromised at this moment in time.
As for Lloyds shares, just another excellent opportunity to
take advantage of a sub 40p SP, already sold.

Everyone now has help paying for their energy and the moaners are worried about six month's time. It's a win win.
Can anyone explain how they are worse off? Look around you, nothing here is UK specific, especially CPI. You've had plenty of warning.
No, I thought not.
The drama queens will be out in force for next month figures with the increased gas prices included.
Can't wait.
Not so long ago the cry from the masses was, I'm going to spend now and enjoy life. When I'm old the state will look after me, maybe their plans were not so sound. As they say tough sh*t.
If you haven't made additional provisions for when you retire it's your own fault, but as usual it's the feckless that are moaning and in the end will get the sympathy and get bailed out.
Have a good day trolling for bad news.

That's the bulk standard reply when someone questions the content of your posts. The truth hurts.

"Now we are on history. I will desist."
You better had Epro we know how you distort things, especially political history.

DYOR, most have already done that Daft. Behind the curve again. The 11 o'clock timeline was announced at least 2 hours ago, keep up.

"honestly, would you invest in this basket case economy"
We presume you are talking about Scotland Gazzleboy because you've often stated you have no interest in what goes on south of the border.
At least you have the correct handle Chuckleberry, keep posting we all enjoy a good laugh.

"However, LLOY , oblivious to economics, continue to throw shareholders money down the drain."
Gazzleberry.
If you continue to think or believe that LBG are wasting money and you feel so strongly about it that it prompts constant negative comments, surely you must have sold by now.
It's dubious anyway if you're a Lloyds shareholder, you were very reluctant and hesitant to say that you owned shares in the first place.
If you are a shareholder in your warped mind then Lloyds must have some redeeming features otherwise you would have sold by now.
If you're not a shareholder then feck off. Simples.

Who the feck is John Redhead?

You can tell a lot of contributors here are sitting at home watching the news channels and relaying events as they are reported.
How do I know, because I have a day off today. :-)
Just saying.

Epro.
The effectiveness of the IMF especially on third world countries has a long history and is under constant discussion about the benefits of their long term involvement
Regarding your, "protect us from bad governments" they certainly took the pressure off sunny Jim Callaghan after Wilson's resignation. Incidentally the new oil revenues at that time helped enormously; they had no chance of setting up a sovereign wealth fund. Something that is continuously blamed on Thatcher (may she rest in peace, not that other place Gazzleberry keeps on about).

Now there are only 67+ billion shares in issue. After the buyback they are more volatile, the Beta value has increased….:-))

"For anyone old - make sure you do not freeze to death this winter"
Sadly it may happen and probably does quite often during bad winters. The only difference this winter is that it will make headline news.
Don't know how they'll spin it but somehow the blame will lay firmly on the government's door.

How would Tony Angelino get on pronouncing 'kwazi Kwarteng'? He didn't have a lot of luck with cwying. :-)

Not seen many LBG posts lately. As a result I haven't seen the Lloyds purists on here, crying out for Lloyds only posts and to stop all these political shenanigans.
With the recent dramatic fall in the SP and no disastrous change of policies from the BoD, I think it's safe to say that the political debate is well founded in relation to Lloyds Banking Group performance.
Perhaps peeps might need reminding in future.

"The UK under the last Labour government will be looked upon as halcyon times for this country."
You just gotta laugh at some of these comments, this one's a gem machiismo. You have a very short memory.

Well over 350 contributors today already, some here might want to take note of the latest wheeze from another nutter Jacinda Ardern. With the amount of carp posted here this is probably relevant.

New Zealand’s government has proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change.
The government said the farm levy, announced on Tuesday, would be a world first and farmers should be able to recoup the cost by charging more for climate-friendly products.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/11/new-zealand-farmers-to-face-livestock-emissions-charges-under-new

Theosus, rightly or wrongly, Government figures are the 'recorded' figures especially when they are amended a month or two later. The 0.3 is just the first guestimate.
IMO, there's too much emphasis put on whether we are in recession or not, if the 'official' figures indicate that we are, so what. Life goes on, it's like being underwater on stocks. Some panic and sell but if they're quality stocks they will recover.
The UK is not some third world outfit and will recover.
It's more the depth of recession that's important and I'm quite sure the media will not cease to remind us all.
It's beyond our control anyway.

Just pointing out the definition to Gazzleberry, Theosus.