I am interested to hear any opinions about the proposed Royal Mail floatation. Will it remain a croc and sink or will it open at a premium and fly?

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So have you ever cheated or robbed part of the general public Fred? (Just wondering why you said this when you've bought as many RMG shares as you could).

fred - you should be ashamed, or was it ultimately, "what price principles?"

Typical Fred - Talks The Talk (Left wing nutter) never Walks The Walk. Gobshite!

Forgive me god I have led and lead an impure life.

As long as it is "legal" should I not allowed myself to benefit, or should I let others do so to my disadvantages?

I am not allowing myself to be bought, even though there is the stench of corrupt political ideology behind the knock down sell off.

The proceeds will be given to my children, after it has gone through a Chinese bank with less supervision than our "regulated" UK banks.

Ah well, your principles must guide you with those tricky moral decisions you have to make in life. As long as you can sleep easy then all's right with the world.

"As long as it is "legal" should I not allowed myself to benefit"
of course you should, but it is then singularly hypocritical of you to berate those who take sensible tax avoidance precautions ..... the rationalisation that "the proceeds will be given to my children" is no more than that

If tax avoidance schemes are legal I have not condemned individuals who are making use of such.

However, I do condemned governments for the hypocrisy for allowing provision of such loopholes.

And I think the tax system needs review and many tax "allowances" stopped.

Also, I dislike the ability for some escaping "tax liabilities" on "wealth" produced by those living in the UK, but themselves living outside the country and still manipulating policies of the country for their own benefits.

I was not rationalising, when suggesting I will give the proceeds to my children. I don't feel any need to, I was stating my intent and anticipated the response.

fred - methinks you speak with forked tongue or even dissimulation! .... i won't bother to expand on what is one of your less well thought out postings

Having said I'll keep mine, I've now sold at 483p as the price was just too attractive. I think there's still volatility ahead and I can't refuse such a quick return, even though it's only a few hundred quid.

Fred, I will also give the proceeds to my children. Off to make a will.

I am off to get a health check.


Eternity here I come!

immortality only lasts as long as you are remembered

who now remembers the founding-father (james braidwood) of the london fire brigade, though at his funeral in 1861 thousands and thousands turned out including some of the aristocracy in person - almost unheard of

sic transit gloria mundi

I thought that was Guy Fawkes.

goes to show what a pleb you are :-)

Royal Mail workers to go on strike

Royal Mail workers vote to go on national 24-hour strike on 4 November, postal union announces

Gives them time to go out & spend their share money I suppose.

They can't sell their shares yet.

Added a few more at 472. Strike is hardly a surprise.

Deal imminent now IMHO.

Anyone else STILL waiting for their 'allocation' number? Having been kept waiting in Equinitis cash generating 'phone queues, only to be told I can't do anything until they email the number to me, here I sit, three days later and unable to sell even if I wanted to.