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?

at least i repeat with just a few words, whilst your own are incessant and take up (too) much space

i vote for whom i think the least worst, though you prefer to sit in your padded armchair incessantly criticising all and everything but disinclined ever to put vote with mouth ..... once an election is over, i make as good a fist as i can from what is then dealt, whatever its hue

and no, i am more than happy to go on record saying that i am truly delighted that no company i worked for was ever blighted by a union .... this is not to say that unions were not more than necessary when formed, but i have yet to see one now that has much if any interest in the wellbeing of the company who provides the employment ..... i would also thoroughly agree that there is still a dreadful amount of bad and incompetent management, though uk is far from holding anything like the monopoly

I hope the lesser mortals touch their cap to you!.

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I would also suggest having a look at the number of companies who have survived in this economic recession due to management and unions accepting "pay", "hours" and "working practices" restrictions, both sides accepting the need for restraint.

Also, look at some of the bigger companies where relationships, have been good over 50 or more years without strikes. Profits good and working conditions improving and good compared with previous periods.


As written before, one of the changes I would like to see, where it is possible, is for the work force to be part share holders in the companies. If this was so, both sides would be in favour of good working relationships.

This is not feasible in all "industries",or small businesses, but probably similar mode or method of functioning could be found. That might encourage mutual responsibility.

Also, but this repeating myself, my own father ran (as manager) a profitable pit in South Wales for close on 30 years, where relationships, between management and the workforce were good and there was one half day strike during that period.

Other pits were having one strike or walkout a week. My father put it down to lousy management, lousy working conditions and stupidity of union leaders.

The day pick for it was a Xmas day, but repairers and maintenance workers continue to work.

The profits per man were high, and the wages some of the highest in the coal field.

So, I would suggest before you post, check your facts and engage your brain and try to contain some of your wishy washy prejudices.

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Back to a bloody impossible endgame.

On and off the chess board.

and i'm sure a great many more well-managed companies have survived without the russian roulette of any union interference of any kind, and who also have a contented workforce

btw, my own prejudices probably only appear wishy washy in your eyes, as they are not stridently put about as yours are, and or nor do they have your favourite scarlet flag waving above them

O/Topic....CYNERS one of your favourite stocks just posted on Chart Attack Thread.

Cynic,

Never marched or walk behind any flag or danced to anybody else's tune icon without thinking about it. Since early teens been considered a free thinking maverick, thanks to being taught to question.

But wonder how many tunes you would dance to if there was a jingle to it?

you have clearly thought about and decided the red flag is what you want to follow - so go somewhere where it holds sway!

Manuel,

When a person thinks that they can read other peoples "minds" it would suggest they are suffering from delusional thinking patterns.

Can we take this exchange to the talk to yourself thread please.

RMG opens up another 5%, has it put a top in at 530 or will it continue to have legs?

My £5 guess for a top was blown away.

Martini,

Did consider transfer and then rejected the idea.

Have noted Mail price. Thought it would drop, but still watching it.

fred - 215 - but you clearly think you know mine; how strange and of course totally contradictory

Check my wording.

i have and stand by what i wrote

fred - i do indeed get very cross with you at times, as i am probably meant to, but your actions sometimes betray that you are regularly being merely and intentionally contentious - even if boringly repetitious

Pardon!!!!!!

of course i'll excuse you - just

Not a pretty picture.

given the colour, i guess it's a self-portrait fred

Now come on chaps their are other interested posters in this stock.

Could you please take it across to Talk To Yourself Thread where it would be more suited and tolerated........just.......LOL.

fred doesn't want to lol
he won't admit it, but he's a true capitalist at heart but a red-blooded socialist to his bum :-)

I'm guessing from the SP drop and all the 227 trades, those that were forced by Equiniti to take paper certs have gotten them cleared into their nom accounts ;-)

New high close. Still lots of 227 trades but being mopped up and at higher prices.