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IMF warns UK inflation is set to surge over the next year.

Someone tell the idiots on here they've backed the wrong horse.

Let's face it, Shergar had a bigger following than this lot.

The unemployment rate in the United Kingdom increased to 4.8% in the three months ending August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed in its report released this morning. The reading came in above analysts' estimates and was higher than in the previous quarter.

“This budget could be the starter pistol for a crash..”

A crash, downtown, correction, bear market, whatever. It's the only thing that will save this government from more embarrassment. It's something they can blame for all their ludicrous policies. We know if this mindset carries on it will all end in tears. But hey, Starmer or whoever is in charge by then can say it was nothing we did, it's not our fault, it was beyond our control.

Brace yourselves, it's coming.

I know you have me on filter Dt, or so you say, but this is a general discussion.

Troublesome.

“This guy Farage has really got form and will never, not ever get a Knighthood.”

Ever thought that's why your hero Blair had to wait all those years for a knighthood?

Couldn't possibly be because he told the biggest lie ever, could it?

It cost nearly 300 British lives and thousands of Iraqis.

Btw if you want lies just read the labour manifesto.

Resorting to the HPo for out of date info, desperate.

There's no hope for a bigot, you just can't converse with them.

Have a good evening, I hope you sleep easy.

“Whatever you do don't panic like some and sell your precious lloyds shares”

An earlier post from STP.

“We should outlaw companies which have multiple rental properties, so that those properties are released onto the market for sale.”

I think you should understand a bit more about what you're going to be investing in STP before trying to preach to actual investors, don't you? This may help.

Citra Living rebranded to Lloyds Living to reflect its continued role in providing quality rental homes in locations across the UK. The company focuses on strategic partnerships with developers and housebuilders to create high-quality, accessible, and modern rental properties.

You could ask this BB if you want information about LBG, before deciding to invest STP there's plenty of knowledgeable posters on here.

“The fastest growing economy in the G7 in the first half of 2025 is not a bad start.

Not enough by any means but stability is key and realistic policies as always will win the day.”

Do you actually believe the dross you spew out on this BB troublesome?

Reality check.

“The UK's GDP grew by 0.3% in Q2 2025, following a 0.7% increase in Q1 2025, placing its growth rate in the middle of the G7 pack for the first half of 2025. Growth in early 2025 was influenced by front-loading activity ahead of April's stamp duty changes and US tariff changes.”

International comparisons (Q2 2025): “The UK's 0.3% growth compared to 0.3% for France, -0.3% for Germany, and 0.8% for the US, according to the House of Commons Library.”

Starmer actually inherited the fastest growth rate of the G7 and since then he hasn't come close..…

“The UK economy grew by 0.5% in the second quarter of 2024 (April to June).

This followed growth of 0.7% in the previous quarter (January to March).”

“Despite the slowdown in Quarter 2, the UK was the fastest-growing G7 economy in the first half of the year.

At the time of these reports (mid-2024), the UK's growth rate was higher than other large economies in the G7.

I won't even get onto stability and realistic policies, hehe.

It would appear that Mrs troublesome is laughing at you, not with you.

But rest assured WE are all laughing at you.🤣😂🤣

Keep posting as laughter is the best policy.

Enjoy your evening with your laughing wife troublesome.

STP.

"We should penalise anyone with more than three properties severly, outlaw companies which have multiple rental properties, so that those properties are released onto the market for sale"

And you're supposed to be a Lloyds investor, I despair. What a complete numty.

Gate13.

Caught your post this morning (since disappeared) about the taxing of the returned 25% tax free element. Didn't have the time to answer this morning.

Yes after hearing this, I was glad that I didn't return the 25%, even with the increased returns of another 12 months investment.

I'm surprised that the likes of Hargreaves and Interactive investor made this cancellation available if they didn't understand the tax rules at the time. They even extended the return date until the end of 2024.

I agree, withdraw your full amount now before they reduce it, because one thing is guaranteed they won't increase it.

Good luck.

“Rachel Reeves refused to repeat her promise of “no further tax rises” this morning. Asked on the Today Programme if she would commit to her claim to “not come back for more”,

Reeves said..

“I think everyone can see the world has changed in the last year and we are not immune to that. Whether it is wars in Europe and the Middle East, whether it is increased barriers to trade.”

“The Chancellor made the promise at the CBI conference last December. She also repeatedly refused to give a ‘yes or no’ answer to increasing VAT at the Budget, instead saying… “I’m not going to, two months ahead of the Budget, go through it line-by-line. The problem is as soon as you answer one question you’ll move on to the next one. We made a manifesto commitment around those three specific taxes and that manifesto commitment stands.”

I'm not aware of any new wars in Europe and the Middle East since last December, are you? Or any additional trade barriers, only the ones she has imposed from within.

It's never self inflicted, never their fault. Look out for more excuses as this parliament progresses.

To think there are people who are openly trying to defend this government's record. Some of them are on this BB. Brain the size of a split pea 🫛

"Keir Starmer has been accused of – and neither he nor No 10 have denied – that he used a tax dodge to avoid inheritance tax on his parents’ estate, by giving them land through a ‘trust’ that would ultimately come back to him along with the rest of their estate, without incurring inheritance tax,

According to Times journalist Gabriel Pogrund, who says the allegation is meticulously researched by himself and by tax experts:

Curiously No10 will not answer – despite having a list of straightforward questions for weeks and Starmer retaining a leading tax KC following our original approach.

Full details are scheduled for publication today (Sunday).

Starmer's latest wheeze to stop the boats. He had to think of something to say at the forthcoming labour conference.

How will this is smash the gangs, you gotta laugh 😅

This has nothing to do with illegal migration. By definition illegal migrants don't have ID cards.

It's all about keeping tabs on working people who are here by birth or legally. These are the people who are financing the government's tax and spend.

Yet another policy failure by this government and as a consequence everyone else has to carry an ID card to show various bodies on demand.

TheFarEnd -

“I stand corrected”

ASI, in your own words, I merely want to put the record straight, facts not hearsay, or something like that.

No need for all the mitigating scenarios

A simple investor

“Eureka - The Facilitated Return Scheme isn’t new, and it’s not a loophole —it’s a cost-control mechanism and it was enacted under the Conservatives so inherited by Labour rather than a Labour policy.”

Now the actual truth.

“The UK government, specifically the Home Office operating under the Labour government and then the Conservative government that preceded the most recent election, enacted the Facilitated Return Scheme (FRS) to help non-EU foreign nationals return to their home countries in exchange for financial and reintegration assistance. The scheme began in October 2006 and was managed by the UK Border Agency (UKBA) and later its Immigration Enforcement division within the Home Office.”

Just for clarification ASI.

The scheme was established in October 2006. You will know who was in government back then. Many of today's problems are a direct result of Tony Blair, and many of tomorrow's problems will be down to this current rabble.

ASI.

It might be a good idea if you post your sources for the condescending rhetoric you keep posting.

This post was generated from AI, which includes the part ASI left out

Just saying.

Imagine believing climate change is a conspiracy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Imagine believing the UK can change the world's climate. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

What a dip$hit!

The government’s standard-setting body for financial services firms has today proposed cutting the UK free from burdensome EU reporting requirements imposed on banks. Yet another Brexit dividend.

The Prudential Regulation Authority has today launched a one-month consultation proposing to delete “37 individual reporting templates” for banks, which it says represents “an initial set of targeted deletions of whole reporting templates that were inherited from European Union regulations.” It adds:

“The PRA has decided that these templates cover data which are either no longer necessary to support its work or are already available elsewhere. Their removal should benefit firms by reducing their administrative costs.”

Paperwork duplication is rife in EU regulations, you don't say. The PRA wants to scrap the red tape on 1 January 2026 and estimates the move would save the banking industry “an estimated £26 million” every year.

Apologies if posted already.

"I think it is again negative spin by those with a vested interested that keep flogging the dead horse that Labour are bad for business and banking."

Pass the sick bucket please.

"This country and its wealth has been built on the sweat and blood of migrants and has been a multicultural society for over 1000 years."

AI response....

The idea of a continuously multicultural society for over 1000 years is challenged by historical context. While Britain saw various waves of migration, such as the Romans, Vikings, and Normans, the modern concept of multiculturalism, with diverse ethnic minority communities living side-by-side, is generally considered a post-World War II phenomenon.

ASI. It's so easy to

Trump meets Charlie. 🙂😊🥰

Trump meets Starmer. ☹️😕🤡

Not too hard to fathom, is it.

STP aka the 🤡 quoting Charlie Chaplin, how very apt.

For info my eoy prediction was 90.5p.

Just saying.