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Clueless Takayama. It's about time you came down from that mountain.

"Such a successful buyback couldn’t have happened without a strong stable government focused on growth of the economy”

This was your clueless socialist rabble scrambling for clues last Christmas.

“Sky News has learnt that the prime minister wrote to more than ten regulators - including Ofgem, Ofwat, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Competition and Markets Authority - on Christmas Eve to demand they submit a range of pro-growth initiatives to Downing Street by the middle of January.”

What a $hit show.

It's a yank! all right hardup and just a few days after Trump allegedly donated $14 million to the Vatican. The lord works in mysterious ways “It's a beautiful thing”

The atheist that is Starmer has just congratulated the new Pope. 🤔 But at least he hasn't donated anything.

If you met him gate, he'll be the little quiet insignificant bloke in the corner who wouldn't say boo to a goose.

“Really anything which taxes the rich and hands it to the poor, works for me.”

Yeah it would do STP, especially as you've got Fk all yourself.

Starmer's surrendered!

Oh sorry, it's a new Papa.

UK USA tie up, bit early to speak of a trade deal.

Starmer wrangled his way on a video call with Trump. No prepared statement so no surprise to hear lots of ums, ers and ums from Starmer. Not a good look. What a numpty, completely out of his depth.

For info…

"Ums," "ers," and "uums" are common speech fillers, also known as vocal pauses or crutch words. They are used to buy time while a speaker is thinking, preparing to speak, or transitioning between ideas. These fillers can sometimes create a negative impression, suggesting hesitation or lack of confidence.

Explains it all, doesn't it make you proud to have this plonker as our leader. 🥳 Say no more.

The dark knight (Mandelson) in the background. FFS.

They made it look good by a 5-4 vote.

The Bank of England (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced on Thursday its decision to lower its headline bank rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 4.25%, as projected.

The decision was passed after a 5–4 vote, with four members favoring keeping the rate at 4.5%. The document noted a "substantial progress on disinflation," which enabled the MPC to "withdraw gradually some degree of policy restraint, while maintaining Bank Rate in restrictive territory so as to continue to squeeze out persistent inflationary pressures.

Another way of saying we've concurred with the governments wishes

“labour group sme4labour is this week advertising tickets for its 2025 “excellence awards” to be held on 4 november at mayfair’s s****y sheraton grand london park lane hotel. one ‘premium’ seat goes for £420.”

the event is advertised:

“join us for an unforgettable night dedicated to celebrating the remarkable achievements and contributions of small and medium-sized enterprises (smes), the backbone of the uk economy. this prestigious gala also honours the labour politicians, activists, and entrepreneurs who tirelessly champion labour values and work to create a thriving environment for businesses across the nation.“

who makes this $hite up?

pass the sick bag, and hurry up 🤬

“attendees have the opportunity to nominate for awards including mp, councillor, and trade union of the year ahead of the event to be held with “senior figures within the labour party.” a “corporate table” for ten will set businesses back by £5,355.

“reeves’ next tax-raising budget should be done by then. will there be any smes left?”

With all this new housing activity and construction projects being preached by the labour flunkies being wheeled out, you would be forgiven if you believed the figures of 1.5 million new homes within this parliament is achievable.

The latest PMI figures are shown to be woefully short of the magic 50 reading @ 46.6. Alas as the sensible amongst us, as well as the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) all know it's just another labour lie.

Somebody pass the popcorn to our resident 🤡 and his fellow misguided communist rag-tag band.

"made fortune worth billions of dollars accumulated on the back of a simple common sense investing approach to stock market investments"

This BB's full of those sort of people 😂

A measure of how disastrous this clueless labour government actually is, and in such a short time. I love it.

I just hope there will be some resemblance of the UK left in 4 years time but I somehow doubt it.

“This crisis was characterized by a combination of factors, including risky mortgage lending, securitization of mortgage-backed securities, and a lack of robust regulatory oversight.”

But nothing to do with the labour government of the day, if fact we finished the never ending cycle of boom and bust, so if anything, it can be blamed on the previous conservative administration. Failing that you could always blame Thatcher. That is where slippery Starmer gets it from. Keep repeating lies and eventually most will not only accept it, the dumbo's will actually believe it and post it on SMedia.

Lloyds Banking Group plc reported on Thursday that its net income in the three months to March 31 of 2025 was at £3.3 billion, up by 3% compared with the same quarter a year before.

With underlying profit coming in at £1.5 billion, statutory profit after tax was 7% lower than the same quarter a year earlier, at £1.1 billion. Furthermore, earnings per share remained unchanged at 1.7 pence, and the CET1 ratio reached 13.5%.

"In the first quarter of 2025, the Group delivered sustained strength in financial performance. In particular, net income continues to grow, following the upward trajectory established in the second half of last year. We maintained our cost discipline and asset quality remains resilient," said Charlie Nunn, Group Chief Executive.

STP

Seeing as you're fed up with football comments on this site but are willing to talk about the NHS. Here's a bit of info associated with your NHS hero Wes Streeting…

Samuel Gould, a former aide to Wes Streeting, has been sentenced at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court to 22 weeks’ imprisonment – suspended for two years – after admitting two counts of exposure. The Redbridge Labour councillor resigned last month after his guilty plea.

Streeting previously said there were “no words to express his horror” – the court was told Gould performed a sex act on himself while sitting in a car in front of a 13-year-old girl before following her. Has avoided prison.

2 tier anyone.

It's probably the company they keep. But you'll know all about that,

W⚓ hehe.

Former Bank of England governor Mervyn King has made a rare intervention on economic policy, this time against the Chancellor’s constantly-promoted fiscal rules in the Lords.

King goes on to say the rolling three-year horizon forecast metric for national debt to be falling is “Augustinian” (essentially she's on a wing and a prayer) and that capital spending in the public sector rarely generates meaningful income for the Treasury. King says “the choice between raising taxes or cutting spending should not be deferred by resort to a rolling horizon”

Along with those who see the rules as flawed and arbitrary there is an increasingly loud chorus of left-wing Labour MPs who want the rules changed to allow for spending rises. Reeves has changed the rules before – altering public sector net debt to public sector net financial liabilities to allow for higher capital spending at the Budget. Keir’s reluctance to back the rules as they currently stand suggests they will be changed in the future to Downing Street’s liking.

They've been lying to you for years. Only the Muppets believe, and continue to believe their rhetoric. That is clear for all to see by some of the stupid posts on this Lloyd's BB.

Looking more like they don't need to another 4 years to leave the UK in the same state as they left it last time.

But the savvy amongst us already know that.

Just saying.

Troajan.

“While geopolitical risk is clouding the global view, capital is moving toward areas with more predictable policy and growth prospects. Europe appears to be one of those destinations...for now.”

Where is this predictable policy and growth going to manifest itself?

Currently the prospects for the future don't look too enlighten with the UK contracting under this clueless rabble that go under the name, I believe, of the Parliamentary Labour Party?

“It wasn’t all breezy for Red Ed at the International Summit on the Future of Energy Security in London today. The US energy department’s acting assistant of international affairs Tommy Joyce warned against “dangerous” net zero policies on a panel shortly after Miliband took the stage to tout a “hard-headed approach” to low-carbon power. Joyce made a not-so-subtle dig at the green dream.”

“Some want to regulate every form of energy besides the so-called renewables, completely out of existence and in favour of a net zero. We oppose these harmful and dangerous policies. This is not energy security, and we know exactly where it leads.”

HM climate King Charles is not impressed with Mr Tommy Joyce.

“Richard Gnodde – Goldman Sachs’ international vice chairman – is upping sticks from the UK to Milan. Italy offers a ‘golden visa’ for moneyed non-doms which charges a flat tax rate.

Gnodde is the bank’s most senior member outside of the US and the first senior banker to move since the changes. He joins other high profile figures in the exodus: Brewing tycoon Frederic de Mevius, steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, and Aston Villa co-owner Nassef Sawiris to name three. Remaining taxpayers will have to fill the gap.

The Treasury has not fully modelled the revenue effects of an exodus. It’s not hard to guess.”

Richard Gnodde, who is based in the U.K., received a cash salary of $1.85 million and a fixed allowance of $8.15 million, payable approximately 37% in equity-based awards, with the remainder in cash.

As a comparison Charlie Nunn took home £5.6 million in 2024, up from £3.7 million the previous year, boosted by long-term bonuses related to Lloyds's share price rising.

Just saying.

The composite PMI fell from 51.5 to 48.2, a sharper decline than the consensus forecast of 50.4. The drop reflects contractions in both the manufacturing and services sectors.

The manufacturing output balance decreased from 45.3 to 44.0, while new export orders plunged to their lowest level since May 2020, falling from 40.8 to 36.3.

The services PMI also retreated, dropping from 52.5 to 48.9. Furthermore, the future activity balance hit its lowest point since April 2020, indicating a potential slowdown in economic activity ahead.