How come

[ladymuck]

It was mentioned on Working Lunch. But overall on the last 12 months it is actually up

[bored]

It was mentioned on Working Lunch. But overall on the last 12 months it is actually up

It's actually down:

20-Nov-06 6,204.50
17-Nov-06 6,192.00

[DimPrawn]

It's actually down:

20-Nov-06 6,204.50
17-Nov-06 6,192.00

Well, apart from the number being lower, it's actually up.



Ladymuck.

[GreenerGrass]

The FTSE drops 2.71% in value in one day and BBC don't even make mention of it?

Pressure from New Labour to play down the coming financial storm?

Instead they talk about Farepak hampers....

If the government bails out Farepak will they get loads of hampers with mouldy food as collateral?

[Churchill]

The reason that Farepak got more coverage is because the average person in the UK has no concept of what the FTSE is, what the FTSE means to them and certainly can't afford to invest any money in any of the firms listed.

What matters to the great unwashed is how they're going to feed their families over the coming festive season, not a blip on the FTSE.

So you smug little bastards, back to your gloating.

[DimPrawn]

The reason that Farepak got more coverage is because the average person in the UK has no concept of what the FTSE is, what the FTSE means to them and certainly can't afford to invest any money in any of the firms listed.

What matters to the great unwashed is how they're going to feed their families over the coming festive season, not a blip on the FTSE.

So you smug little bastards, back to your gloating.

HTH

[Churchill]

HTH

Not at all. In fact, you're probably borderline Threaded.
(That's not a reference to wealth, merely to his Walter Mitty syndrome)

[DimPrawn]

Calm down. I'll send you a tin of Spam and bottle of Pomagne in lieu of you missing hamper.

[Churchill]

Calm down. I'll send you a tin of Spam and bottle of Pomagne in lieu of you missing hamper.

Thanks.

However, I shall be spending XMas on the French Riviera. Please donate said goodies to your nearest homeless hostel.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Well, apart from the number being lower, it's actually up.



Ladymuck.

If you take into account the seasonally adjusted figures - altough the number remains lower overall it is actually up - only a fool would argue against that.

Still it is noteworthy that since the departure of Tony Blair the markets have had the jitters - so I say - bring back Tony.