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Silver_Shiney wrote:
ABTM? Not heard of that acronym...
Anyone but Theresa May (other politicians are available).

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Thanks, Annie!
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Will we all have to change our EU number plates?...more expense ;)
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Sorry SS, I made that one up on the spur of the moment. One thing I will say; this Brexit has led to interesting political times ahead. I may need more than one hug soon! :-)

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Frank Manning wrote:
Sorry SS, I made that one up on the spur of the moment. One thing I will say; this Brexit has led to interesting political times ahead. I may need more than one hug soon! :-)
Ah, you mean it's an UFLA (useless four-letter acronym) :lol: :lol:
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How are the FTSE100 and the pound doing today ? (Am on the iPad so not so easy to look them up).
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FTSE 100 closed @ 6504
pound @ $1-32....euro..1-20.
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Thanks both. I'm not an economist but it looks to me that the promised Armageddon has failed to materialise. So much for the expert opinions, lies and scare tactics. They make the Brexit bus look totally insignificant by comparison.
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We were warned interest rates would have to rise. Now Mark Carnage says they may fall. Not great on making his mind up. I wonder if Canada are missing him?

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I don't think Gove is too popular at the moment the back stabbing git.

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Stephen wrote:
I don't think Gove is too popular at the moment the back stabbing git.
Was he ever?
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I don't think Gove is too popular at the moment the back stabbing git.
I'm waiting for the background story - doubt we've heard it all yet. After Boris's Telegraph article, there may well be more to it.


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Stephen wrote:
I don't think Gove is too popular at the moment the back stabbing git.
Was he ever?
For me, yes. Very bright and able bloke.

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The economic meltdown has caused my SIPP to increase in value by over £500....
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Canadians we met told us Canada did not want Mark Carnage to go. Apparently they think he is amazing at his job and he is his own man and would not be brow beaten by anyone.

Armageddon could occur at any time in the future with the now unstable markets and the uncertainty globally, not just economic. Dead cat bounce was always likely. Someone somewhere had made a great deal of money.


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Our funds have increased too (by much more). But it just depends on when some types are dumped. Fingers crossed for the future. But much too early to tell at this stage.

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It seems we need our new PM to be a lying poker faced cheet if we are to outwit the ÈU trade negotiators. Now who fits that bill?
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It seems we need our new PM to be a lying poker faced cheet if we are to outwit the ÈU trade negotiators. Now who fits that bill?

Boy George?
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Our funds have increased too (by much more). But it just depends on when some types are dumped. Fingers crossed for the future. But much too early to tell at this stage.
It does, of course, depend on where you are invested. I've got holdings in a couple of banks, which have tanked, holdings in other areas which show the normal amount of fluctuation, and holdings in physical metals (gold/ silver / palladium) which have shot up.
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GillD46 wrote:
Stephen wrote:
I don't think Gove is too popular at the moment the back stabbing git.
Was he ever?
Certainly not by the teaching profession - my son becomes apoplectic at just the mention of his name :x
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I was pleased to hear Theresa May saying that if she were to become leader she would appoint a Brixiteer to head the EU exit committee....hopefully not slimy Ian dastedly Smith. l think Andrea Leadson would be ideal for this position but wouldn't be surprised if she finds herself moving into 11 downing street once Osborne gets his marching orders?

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Jan Rosser wrote:
GillD46 wrote:
Stephen wrote:
I don't think Gove is too popular at the moment the back stabbing git.
Was he ever?
Certainly not by the teaching profession - my son becomes apoplectic at just the mention of his name :x
And mine, Jan. He and his girlfriend have both been Heads of Dept (Maths and MFL) in a British International School in Ho Chi Minh City - until today when they move to Budapest - and they say he has TOTALLY messed up everything. I don't know a teacher - or anyone actually - that has a good word to say about him.
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Could it be that Mr Johnson is playing some sort of long game here? The whole thing smells a funny colour...
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GillD46 wrote:
Jan Rosser wrote:
GillD46 wrote:
Stephen wrote:
I don't think Gove is too popular at the moment the back stabbing git.
Was he ever?
Certainly not by the teaching profession - my son becomes apoplectic at just the mention of his name :x
And mine, Jan. He and his girlfriend have both been Heads of Dept (Maths and MFL) in a British International School in Ho Chi Minh City - until today when they move to Budapest - and they say he has TOTALLY messed up everything. I don't know a teacher - or anyone actually - that has a good word to say about him.
The problem with Gove apart from him being a snake in the grass is that he has always been a reformer....Unfortunately many of the things he reforms would have been better left as they were.

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