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Good morning

At the moment, have we got a PM.?

How Raab tripped on 'Barnier's staircase'

Eurosceptic ministers agree to stay in May's government - Sunday Times

How much has all the "toing and froing" by economically conscious T. May and cohorts cost the UK public, by flying back and fro from Brussels and other places of tourist interest on the pretence of negotiating the Future of the UK.

She seems to have used a lot of fuel and contributed enough to climate warming and pollution.

I wonder if she is looking for a "bolt hole" to spend her future in.

PS

CC. Would you like to buy a few of my TW, BARC and LLOY shares?

Going cheap!

The problem I have is that I may not last long enough to see them recover.

8-)

Perhaps we should start a new thread Fred titled "dog of the day"

I'm struggling along here. I am actually up this month but RBS is really hurting me. It was my third biggest holding. It's my second biggest holding based on investment value but fifth largest based on current value.

The market clearly lost the plot yesterday and the selling was inconsistent and more about selling than the price. Today we see a little more reality although the banks continue to fall in a way I find excessive. Clearly my opinion is worth nothing though to the city boys who are taking my money off me.

I sympathise with you, what can we do when the market is so pessimistic. There again if VOD is paying 8% dividend maybe the banks are too high?

I am waiting for the political storm to pass. I don't know what Rees-Mogg is playing at. He may or may not have 48 letters but I do not see how it any way in a vote 150 MPs are going to vote against Theresa May.

It's not been much fun since May. Market just keeps falling and falling. I'm still 100% invested apart from some money that I have set aside to invest in bonds. I have been saved though as my two biggest holdings are up this year. Further if you set aside NMD which is up 56% this year, everything else adds up to more or less zero. With the FTSE down 10% this year I guess me being up at all is something to be grateful for. If it ended the year where it is now I'd probably take that. I really don't want to see it lose 6850 as the chart looks horrible below that.

LLOY, BARC and TW. are fine companies doing a decent enough job for their shareholders. Just getting bashed like everything else. MTRO at £21, PAG at £4, CCFS at £2.70. It's all cheap but that won't stop it getting cheaper.

Here's one I started 5 years ago.

UK business backs May's Brexit deal but plans for the worst

Dow on a mission. Feels like it's forcing UK banks stocks up against their will

cc.

I think we are on different sides of the fence regarding Brexit, which I think will continue to bounce the market around for next 3-6months or depending on government's decisions and of course Trump's behaviour.

I have to admit I have been doing well over the last 6-7 years, but have had a clobbering since April this year.

Mainly due to holdings of Banks and Construction area with a scattering of high div smaller companies. (Why will I not learn to do as I think sometimes, as I almost cleared the deck in April. Greed got in the way.)

Looking at my holdings I think they have enough "cash" or "earnings" to withstand or survive the possible "expected" 4-5% economic downturn if Brexit goes ahead.

Don't know, but I have guaranteed one of my daughters investments at their April's valuation.

I won't be able to buy my own tombstone if I am wrong again.

C'etait la Vie.