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"Predictable and boring."
We're all waiting for your favourite one machiismo, you know the one.....it begins with F.

"I'd happily sacrifice Lloyds SP value for a competent government leading the country." But then you haven't really lived have you.
Anyone that supports partition must have a brain the size of a split pea and there's plenty of your "blinkered, naive and fanatical supporters" fit that bill machiismo.

"Humiliated and unable to govern."
I wasn't aware that the current government has lost its majority.
There's plenty before that have limped on as a minority government but the conservatives still command and maintain an overall majority of some 68 seats I believe.
Something opposition parties can only dream off.
As Mark Twain was attributed to say…..
"The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.”
Be careful what you wish for, especially if you're a shareholder.

"Doesn't that only show that the right wing are making the complaints?"
Why would the leftwing complain about their own BS mouthpiece machine Gs?
Get real.

"Right wing calls the BBC left leaning, the left wing calls the BBC right leaning"
Is this your way of defending the impartiality of the BBC machiismo.
You only have to look at all the complaints, reviews and investigations into the BBC's conduct over the years, all of them about the leftwing narrative they continue to spew out. Not surprising really given the news and opinions it promotes.
The effectiveness of the BBC’s editorial complaints process, including Ofcom’s role in holding it to account are abysmal, and that's being generous.

Powell reckons the U.S. economy is strong enough and can handle forthcoming interest rate rises, but then again the GBP is not the world's reserve currency.
Whatever, we'll endure, the question is will our children and grandchildren?
It's surely not a given that every generation will be more prosperous than the last. At least we haven't experienced the ills and woes of the EU's southern regions that Brussels inflicted on them.
Not to mention the war-torn regions throughout, all in all we are very fortunate to be living here.

"But hey, don't let me stop you making Brexit a success. We're all waiting."
Gsolo.
We waited 43 years for a successful fair and democratic EU, but the majority here eventually gave up with their failure to deliver. And you want instant success!
You should understand patience if you're a Lloyds investor.

What is it with some people? What exactly do they expect?
Where have they been these last 30 months since the last general election?
Three months after that election covid struck here in the UK, resulting in nearly a complete lockdown of people, companies and government's. Efforts were rightly diverted to saving lives and supporting the populace, that's you btw.
And you think reforms are not moving fast enough, have a look over the channel!
The first point of call for all the democratic deniers should be to do a bit of research and see what is actually happening in the EU. If you still think it's the panacea you keep talking about, may I suggest you further investigate moving there because whatever you're seeking it ain't gonna happen here in the UK. We're an independent sovereign nation, they're difficult to find over there, most of e'm don't even control their currency.
But then you'll be at home because, as we've seen, you're all democratic deniers.

A more remarkable achievement for him is that since he became CEO ten months ago the SP has not only stagnated, but reduced.
Just saying.

An increase of 0.1%, month on month, hardly worth a mention. :-)

Two consecutive posts from machiismo today!

"And for the record, interest rates SHOULD be higher, it's a scandal they have been so low for so long and that is a large part of the reason we are in the mess we are right now."

"Every issue with the country is someone else's fault. It's never the Tories. They can't blame the EU for all the problems anymore so it's back to targeting Labour and "woke lefties". Anything to shift blame away from their sheer incompetence."

If every issue with the country is someone else's fault and a large part is the independent BoE fault, perhaps world affairs account for the rest.
Now make your mind up machiismo which is it?

One thing for sure is, the Tory's are not responsible for all the identical or worsening problems throughout the world's major industrial nation's. Listening to machiismo he would have you believe it, but he is an SNP supporter and we all know who they blame their failings on.

Don't know why I'm humouring him right now, I'm still down the pub and the other half wants me to order some food.
Better go.

"what was the irreparable damage that couldn't be fixed by 12 years of Tory rule?"
snige.
No amount of years of Tory rule cannot ever put right his alignment with US foreign policy at the time and the disasters and heartache that followed, to which we are still bearing the costs.
He never fooled me.

"Blair and his mates were young when they got power and they really shafted the country."
You're also correct Mvarawa we are still feeling the repercussions of Blair's actions to this day, he's done so much irreparable damage to this country.

Be careful AliveandKicking with talk like that you'll have machiismo on your case. He can't wait for the babyboomers to drop off their perch so his generation can sort the mess out you lot have left us in.

"ONS figures released yesterday spell out in black and white that “EU exports have increased for the third consecutive month in April 2022 and are at the highest levels since records began.” Exports of goods to the EU, excluding precious metals, increased by £1.2 billion in April 2022, reaching £16.4 billion. Their highest level in current prices since the ONS began records in 1997. Good luck building a case to rejoin the customs union with these figures"…
Meanwhile, be careful and stay alert, the bastards are still smarting behind the scenes.

Shadow justice minister Anna McMorrin has been caught by The Sun admitting a Labour government would try to undo Brexit, in order to rejoin the Single Market and Customs Union as a precursor to potentially rejoining entirely. Unfortunately for McMorrin, the leaked video came out the same day it emerged UK exports to the EU have hit their highest levels since records began…

McMorrin told a group of Labour activists last week:

“Customs union and single market at the very least, I think. In the future I hope we return to that… Certainly need to renegotiate the current deal, and I hope eventually that we will get back into the single market and customs union and then who knows?”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBu1C1GlcTs

No worries.
We can all rest easy, chips has given his mid month alert to remind everyone that 43p is 'cheap as chips' and we'll be 80p roughly by the start of the next recession if it comes.
If it doesn't come, then next year, 2023.
FTSE slight gain on opening, after that who knows.

"The worst is yet to come" I kinda hope so MDF as I've plenty of ammo.
Saying that, I made a foolish mistake a little while back, thought I was being clever and had to take virtually an immediate loss. But hey let's face it, the ones that don't make a booboo aren't really playing, are they?

P.s. Couldn't resist the MDF bit :-)

We've had enough warning, too late for profit taking.
If you ain't done by it now you'll be a spectator not a player......again, just like pandemic rout.

“The aggressive rate hikes by the Fed and the Bank of England have made a recession in both countries now virtually certain.
“The good news is that while the recession may come as soon as the end of this year, it is likely to be a regular cyclical slowdown lasting six months or so and this means that while investors need to focus more and more on defensive stocks for now, the end of the recession and another bull market will be coming in 2023.” 

Re: Cavendish Online.
leading UK protection business which offers hybrid direct to consumer, guided and advised life insurance, critical illness and income protection services.
There's some who used to bank at the Reading branch would say the "income protection services" is particularly needed. :-)

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