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Lord Adam. I agree.with your post to a degree.

Yes, if a company is doing well, and increasing profit year on year and is well managed, there is no reason for them not to maintain, or increase dividend to shareholders. No one could or should argue against that.

However if for any reason, profits fall would it not be prudent to reduce dividend over the short term to preserve future profitability, and to aid the company's survival for longer term income from divvis?

Getting something is always better than getting nothing.

Just my take on it, or course.

Trent.

No worries, Leas.

I only have a 2000+ holding here, so small potatoes in the grand scheme of things, but I do like this company, that's the main reason I bought in.

Being the old fart that I am, (55th birthday coming up soon) so I believe that I'm going to be getting a small little windfall from pension pots coming up soon so I'm going to put a little of it in buying a few more, along with Stagecoach, (another one I'm quite fond of too).

Despite the sp drop here, I'm not too overly concerned about where the sp is at the moment, as I'm an investor, not a trader. Company seems well run, despite the eye watering debt pile.

If the BoDs are confident they can do both comfortably that's fine, but I'd be happy to take a cut in divvi to help reduce debt.

On another note, those that have the privilege cards might need to look at them as they may well be out of date at the end of the month.

I've emailed our investor relations team just now to ask to replace mine.

Those that use theirs might need to see if you're needs doing.

Just a thought.

Happy with that.

Thanks for the heads up. I think I will dip my toe, but I'll hang fire for a bit to see how things pan out. If things improve & is reflected in a higher sp, then so be it & will be worth the investment.

Just a small toe dip while the SP is so low.

Yes, Philip, but I'm not convinced it is entirely Thomas Cook 's fault. If that hotel had been a Thompson's, or a Jet2 hotel, they would be dealing with the fallout of it, & not Thomas Cook. Airlines cannot monitor the QC at every hotel 24/7.

Just an observation of course.

Come on be fair, it's in The Sun so it must be true.

Which is ironic realy, as the article will be behind the pipe in the bog this time tomorrow.

Free DRIP shares yet?

Just got mine yay!!

Airbus, yes I agree, having a competent management team that are capable of running a business is only half the story.

We all know this.

The point i was trying to make is as I'm sure you also know is that from a customer point of view , the first impression you get can quickly determine weather you get repeat business from that customer.

From my experience of both TC & J2, I'm more inclined to go with TC than J2. Even if I've got to pay £200 more for the same holiday, because I believe the service to be much better, but that's just me.

Regards, Trent.

Jonathan Swain going on about GCHQ being a "Top Secret" Government listening service.

Yet we all know who they are, what they do and have a rough idea of where they.are.

It can't be just me that thinks that that is rather strange.

I'm not invested here, but that said Roger. I beg to differ with the first part of your post.

From a customer perspective, I can't really say I've had much of an issue with Thomas Cook. We've used them a number of times in the past & found them to be really good with us at Manchester airport, service has always been agreeable at worst, but quite good at best. One time, one of the pilots helped us through passport control with our disabled lad one year. Probably why we've used them a few times.

Jet2 on the other hand we used them for the first time last year, customer service at the airport was cr*p. Never gonna touch them again.

Just an observation.

And of course, the remain side are squeaky clean, are they andy? I seriously doubt it.

Pat, as a Brexit voter, maybe I should sell my holding now & buy them back when they hit your 48p prediction. Simples.

Time for a major change then politically speaking.

Labour & Cons have for me, exposed themselves to be incompetent at best.

I just hope that For Britain is ready for the next G.E.. Despite the "R"word being thrown my way. But then, it's a word that's so overused it's virtually meaningless in my view.

Off anywhere nice?

Reinvesting mine. Free shares always welcome here ☺

Free shares always welcome here. Getting some more freebie Stagecoach ones next week too.

Lmao. She's that dim shed get on a flight to Kazakhstan, or some other God forsaken hel l hole by mistake because she likes the colour of the plane better.

But I just think that Corbyn has any business getting directly involved like this.