Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

So what percentage of the great British public believe that if you have a serious problem caused be cheap credit and over spending by the government in relatively good times you can solve the problem by making credit even easier and by the government spending vast amounts of money that the country doesn't have?

You can fool some of the people......... How many are fooled at present?

Once a 1 has been printed and taken by various institutions lent on to other many other smaller businesses through various channelsthat 1 has generated an ownership of 2..when everyone altogether wants their pound back half aint going to get it..get it!.the problem is simple the money dont exist.
The money go-round on the electronic casinos is one big default.

Hi This is me,

How many people are fooled this time!. Probably about as many people who believed Tony Blair when he said, 'I'm really just a straight sort of guy', and when we were told that there would be no tax rises under Labour.
If you look at the latest risk rating of this country defaulting it has significantly increased of late. Credit-default swaps on gilts rose 4 basis points to 87.5, according to CMA Datavision prices.
I was wondering when the so called Gilts market would start to price more risk into the system. How long will the term, 'Gilt Edged' mean what it is meant to.
Read this sweat.

Gilt Avalanche Looms on U.K. Recession, Revenue Slump (Update3)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a0iSNUrIdLno&refer=home

I have always believed a man who says he is telling me the truth!

In that case Fred.Im a lying bas*ard!

QED

Required, Have a look at this site:
http://www.icc-ccs.org/index.php?option=com_fabrik&view=visualization&controller=visualization.googlemap&Itemid=89

Good Morning Gausie.QED is why I post my infotake a look at my only buy this morning for a long term investment
tabasco - 26 Nov 2008 08:15 - 4525 of 4527
Morning all.for those of you that use my buys as a short.just purchased 9000 @ 2-12 in BVIC.let us see how lucky I am Trig?
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I am so lucky Gausie.lucky I have a very good friend that is one of their 2,700 employees!

Tabby - You freely admit to trading on UPSI both on britvic and mks. Be careful - you wont even get big macs in HMP Brixton.

GuasieI have friends everywhere.I have never once said they have told me anything.it is not legal!you are making accusations that are simply not true I have friends at mdx as wellthats a good case against memy largest holding.had it off there big time I know nothingas you regularly tell me

Yeah, right, Tell it to the judge

Ok Gausiehes a good mate of mine.27 degrees here in KentIm sweating my bandana off.

Re friends at work/inside trading. Taken from an investment glossary.
Apologise to those who are already aware.


Insider Trading is gaining knowledge/info that is not in the public domain IE Information which, if made public, is likely to have a significant effect on the price of a company's securities. Such information must, in connection with a listed company, be reported to RNS, so that it can be released to the market in a fashion which is fair to all investors.

Any person who uses price sensitive information to make a profit either for themselves or a third party in the shares of a company are in breach of insider trading laws or the Market Abuse Regime.

My take on it therefor is as follows.

If you have a friend in a business or know any of their employees, you can pump them for general info such as Business booming/reducing, staff being taken on/laid off. Enlargement to premises etc. I have always understood it that if the LSE would not deem any info to be worthy/requirement of an RNS or other regulatory notice this info could be traded on and not be insider trading.

I have shares in a Telecoms Company that has a very large junction connection box near to my house. About 6 months ago this company changed their broadband package. A few days later on passing the time of day with an engineer working at this box, I found out that the company were recruiting engineers at a high rate, due to this cheaper faster package. Within 2/3 weeks the shares were moving nicely up.
Speaking to other engineers 3 weeks ago at the same box, they told me that the company was laying off staff as customers were cutting back (obviously the credit crunch effect).
It's surprising how such digging can pay dividends.
I read a book years ago (yes honestly), in it, I think it was Warren Buffet who was quoted as saying that if you are looking at buying shares in a high street chain. Just visit a few of their stores and make general conversation, such as how busy, are they. Are they recruiting and so on. It's surprising what you can learn.

Note... Exclusive.

Visited Woolworths today. No customers, just staff all crying, each taking turns to stand outside selling 'The Big Issue'. I think Woolworths are in trouble. Please keep this to yourselves as I don't want a run on the companies shares, before I unload.

Greekmanthank you very muchof course I was told that Tango tasted very niceand so put 2 and 2 together and worked out Britvic must be a buy.that was a bit of luck Gausieever tasted Tango?

Tabasco,

It is said (if your old enough to remember) it takes 2 to tango.
Now tabasco and britvic, bloody hell. Could be a new drink.
Just watch someone try it.
I await with baited breath, and it no doubt would be if you tried it.

Or this one?

Choco one look at that Brazilian and its T-an-GoM&S is gorgeous as well .GreekmanIm hot and bubblycould work?

Tabasco,

No comment. It's a family show.

Chocolat,

As a clean living Yorkshireman, I don't appreciate the link. Now if it had been a nice cuddly sheep that would be a different story.

Fred1new, something about Somali pirates ?.

I received a letter from the FSA today. It started "Unauthorised overseas......" I thought "oh sh*t, now what?" Then I realised I was not being accused of anything, just warned of "Unauthorised overseas brokers targeting UK consumers". The FSA went on to say that my name has been found on a list used by fraudsters who cold call people trying to persuade them to buy often worthless shares.

I receive at least 4 calls a month from 'boiler room' shites and I have to confess that I take a perverse pleasure in baiting them, convincing them that they've found another sucker, before I tell them to piss off!

I don't need any boiler room to sell me worthless shares, I can do that on my own!

It is good to see the FSA doing something useful though isn't it?!