Farting is good for you.

If you don't fart healthily then the fart travels up your spine to your brain and this makes you think shit thoughts.

BB - less of the old! :-)

UK government could sell off Lloyds bank stake in 2014 - Telegraph

(Reuters) - The British government could sell off all of its 18.4 billion pound stake in the Lloyds banking group in 2014, the Daily Telegraph reported, citing unnamed sources.

The newspaper reported that the entire government holding could be sold off in the next 12 months in a combination of retail and institutional offerings.

"Post-results is when a further institutional offering would make most sense. After that, the thinking is an autumn sale, combining an institutional and a retail segment, is a realistic prospect," a source was quoted as saying by the newspaper.

SP closed above 80p, here we go!

Well spotted h. Would be nice to clear and hold above 81p.........but maybe that is hoping for too much!

Yeah - we want 17/6d

Double top - 12 month high @81.50p

81.50p just breached @81.73p

82p! Lovely!

16/6d

Closed some S/B @82.5p

83p ....even lovelier!

Harry even higher 85p in sight.

In that case, should easily be a quid by Christmas! ;o)

Harry 2013 final results to be announced on 13th February 2014, sp will no doubt react to news of any dividend.

Which would mean pension & tracker funds would become more interested? Lets hope feb results are better than expected.

This is from yesterday afternoon :- UK's FTSE 100 powers to 1-week high, Lloyds leads

Lloyds was the top gainer, rising 3.4 percent, as investors bought the stock on expectations that the bank will start paying dividends this year and that it will benefit from a recovering British economy and housing market.

Lloyds is expected to announce a payout to shareholders on its 2013 results, with StarMine consensus pointing to a dividend yield of 0.4 percent this year, rising to 3.1 percent next year.

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Suddenly £1 doesn't seem so outlandish.

touching 85p!

Yep - 17 bob - we want 17/6d