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pcernie

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Lloyds: Government to sell £2bn stake to public

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34441157

I'm always tempted by things like that, but it's worth remembering that you're aiding and abetting a bunch of fraudsters... And that's just the Tories. Well, currently the Tories.

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Tue Oct 06, 2015 12:27 pm

Spreadie

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Re: Lloyds: Government to sell £2bn stake to public

We're being offered the opportunity to buy a piece of something we were forced to pay for in the first place? Shouldn't they just issue share certificates and post them out to taxpayers?

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Tue Oct 06, 2015 12:47 pm

MrStevenRogers

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Re: Lloyds: Government to sell £2bn stake to public


	Spreadie wrote: We're being offered the opportunity to buy a piece of something we were forced to pay for in the first place? Shouldn't they just issue share certificates and post them out to taxpayers?

+1 to that ...

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Tue Oct 06, 2015 4:02 pm

jonbwfc

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Re: Lloyds: Government to sell £2bn stake to public

Yes, because shares in banks have shown themselves to be a first class long term investment :roll:

Tue Oct 06, 2015 4:29 pm

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