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River_Sandhu

Bro I’m from the UK, we couldn’t help if we wanted. Or ships are so old they’ll break down half way there 😂

Known-Ad-6052

For someone with zero stock knowledge and a 5+ year horizon, simplicity is genuinely your best friend. The evidence overwhelmingly favours low cost index funds over stock-picking > most professional fund managers don't beat the index over 10+ years, so there's no shame in taking the simple route. In the UK, look at Vanguard FTSE All World (VWRL) or a global tracker inside your ISA for maximum tax efficiency. Start with a lump sum if you're comfortable, or spread it over 6–12 months if a single dip would cause you to second guess > the psychological side of investing matters as much as the financial side. The £20K earning 4.6% is actually decent compared to equity risk right now, so keep some in cash as a buffer; you don't have to go all in at once.

Loud-Butterfly3426

You're overcomplicating the matter. China (and Russia) are concerned about the massive damage to the world economy and the possibility the conflict further escalates. So it wants peace and, probably, the US military pushed back from Iran's border. The UK and EU know they can squawk and nobody will listen. Meaningless words by US vassals.

Entire_Bed_1303

There's just no way other investors are going to think this any time soon so I don't think the stocks will rerate. There's a lot of UK consumer pressure from rate rises, housing affordability, inflation, high energy costs and increases in pay being offset by no change to tax bands. Our wealthy are leaving, even our medical professionals can make more money in other developed nations as Labour won't invest in training places or paying in inflation adjusted terms for doctors. The tax on higher earners stifles consumer spending as people put earnings into pensions and have high living costs and not much to spend on discretionary items. For the businesses - they have increased national insurance, increased minimum wage, strengthened worker's rights. And businesses are struggling with the same high energy costs and subdued investment because of poor sentiment about the economy. The market realises this - it isn't just Brexit now, but that other countries are seen as worth investing in and growing a business in. Our banks aren't extending finance to create enough new business and we have private equity extracting wealth on behalf of pension funds and foreign owners. Because we run deficits, our assets are becoming owned by foreigners which further reduces our cash to spend/invest and grow our own economy because money leaves, either into retirement savings that eventually become an inheritance, or into foreign pockets. Businesses that have any sense choose to list abroad e.g. in the US because they sell for more money and index funds skew to purchasing US companies. The UK is a backwater. I say all this as someone who is a value investor that loves yield and an underdog and so is overweight the UK.

ThinkingOfTheOldDays

Appreciate that.  Very interesting. There was talk of threats to their undersea cables, so perhaps a dry run for that.  Any other slices you can think of Russia pursuing with the provocation? Seems like UK and other NATO members spoke with Trump on Hormuz today, so I just don't get why Russia thinks now is the time for that salami slice 

te7037

Bro is a slow burner but promising. I bought at 34p 3401 shares. Already up 24% since I bought. A good bet. Update dated 8 April 2026: Q1 2026 Project Update   Tungsten West (AIM:TUN), the mining company focused on restarting production at the Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine ("Hemerdon" or the "Project") in Devon, UK, is pleased to provide an update on its Project development activities during the first quarter of 2026 ("Q1 2026").   Highlights ·    Market conditions have further strengthened Project economics. ·    Targeting first phase re-start of fines gravity processing in Q3 2026. ·    Cross site Project works continue to accelerate towards the commencement of full plant commissioning from Q1 2027, including: o  Final appointment of remaining major sub-contractors o  Commencement of preparatory earthworks for the Mineral Processing Facility ("MPF") and the Mine Waste Facility ("MWF"); and o  Recruitment of Chief Operating Officer and other key senior leadership roles. ·    Agreement reached over the termination of the Hargreaves Services plc mining services agreement. ·    Mining equipment finance package concluded for £22.3 million with McHale Komatsu, the Komatsu equipment supplier in the UK. ·    Well advanced final stage due diligence on the remaining project debt package of up to US$85.0 million, including a US$25.0 million first tranche funding tailored to the Project schedule. ·    As at the end of the Company's financial year ending 31 March 2026, the unaudited financial highlights include cash reserves of £25.5 million, and tungsten sales revenue of £0.6 million.    Jeff Court, CEO of **Tungsten West, commented:**   "We are rapidly bringing Hemerdon back into production to address the ever-increasing supply gap for strategic tungsten concentrate. The Project's advancement is going well across all fronts, with first phase production targeted in Q3 2026.  Looking further ahead, the Company is in a strong position to commission the new build crushing, screening and ore sorting facilities in Q1 2027.   "We welcome the appointment of further leadership roles to Tungsten West, including our newly appointed Chief Operating Officer, Ron Day, who brings extensive international mining experience.  In addition to this, we have also appointed a number of senior roles that bring extensive international and UK experience to the Company, covering processing, mining, maintenance and ESG. This team brings a strong blend of global best practice, alongside prior Hemerdon operating experience.   "We also welcome the very positive progress made on our debt funding package, which is well advanced in final due diligence stage and will integrate as planned into our project schedule. Additionally, the completion of the Komatsu mining equipment finance package is another important milestone.   "I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all our existing and new employees, shareholders and partners for the hard work, dedication and support to get us to this stage of development."   Improved market conditions Current market conditions have remained extremely buoyant, further increasing the positive scope of the Projects economics. The Company's Feasibility Study, released on 5 August 2025, was based on the market pricing of tungsten ("APT") of US$400/metric tonne unit ("mtu") and tin at US$32,500/tonne ("t").  The prevailing market prices as of 31 March 2026 are now in the order of US$2,995/mtu for APT and over US$46,000/t for tin, further strengthening the Project economics.   Due to the continuation of extremely positive market conditions, the Company's focus remains on the swift re-start of production at Hemerdon, targeting first phase re-start of fines gravity processing in Q3 2026, well in advance of the full project commissioning, targeted for Q1 2027.    Acceleration of Cross Site Project Works The major sub-contractors have been appointed, and work has commenced for the refurbishment programme on the existing MPF, including early start-up of the first phase fines gravity processing. Preparatory earthworks have also commenced on the new build component of the MPF and re-commissioning preparatory civil works on the Mine Waste Facility are well advanced.   Recruitment of Chief Operating Officer and Senior Leadership To support the restart of the Project, the Company has started to recruit the new operational team and announces that it has appointed Mr Ron Day as Chief Operating Officer. Ron brings over 35 years of global mining experience, with specialist expertise in taking projects from start-up to world class steady-state operation. Ron's recent roles include General Manager for Operations at Perenti Ltd's (ASX:PRN) African Mining Services division, covering several operating sites, including project start-up across Africa, and Project Director for Thiess in Botswana, as well as numerous project manager and operational leadership roles internationally. Additionally, key senior leaders across the business were also appointed during Q1, helping to further strengthen the Hemerdon team. These roles include:   ·    Director of Processing: Stephen Taylor, a qualified metallurgist who has 18 years of international mineral processing experience, including most recently 13 years working at Masan High-Tech Minerals Nui Phao's world scale tungsten operation in Vietnam, where his last role was Processing Manager.  Stephen will join Tungsten West in May 2026 following completion of his current employment notice period and is subject to the approval of a UK work visa.   ·    Director of Maintenance: John Roberts who has 27 years of mining maintenance experience internationally and in the UK, most recently at Barrick's North Mara mine in Tanzania, and former roles as Asset Management Specialist for Perenti (ASN:PRN) in Africa and Maintenance Manager for Capital Ptd  (LSE: CAPD).  John has directly managed multiple mining project start-ups across Africa from major project start-up and commissioning to maintenance leadership.   ·    Director of Mining: Henry Chalcraft, a qualified mining engineer with 22 years of international and UK mining experience, including several years working previously at Hemerdon as the Senior Mining Engineer and range of international technical postings.   ·    Manager Environment, Social Governance (ESG): Barnaby Hudson, over 23 years in ESG with most recent roles with Imerys British Lithium as Head of Environment and Permitting, and prior experience working at Hemerdon as the Sustainability Manager and range of international and UK positions.   Mining Services Contract   The Company has agreed with Hargreaves Services plc ("Hargreaves") to terminate the existing mining service contract.  As per the terms of the contract, the Company will make payments to Hargreaves of £3.0 million in April 2026, after which they will release security held over the mineral lease, and a further payment of £7.0 million by 15 May 2027. We remain in discussion with Hargreaves regarding future opportunities.   With the termination of the existing mining services contract, the Company is now advancing plans to self-perform mining operations with the conclusion of a binding finance agreement with McHale Komatsu (the Komatsu mining equipment supplier in the UK) for £22.3 million of mining equipment, with first deliveries expected in April 2026 and major mining fleet commissioning at site from August 2026.   Project Funding Update   In addition to the Project acceleration, debt funding is well advanced.   Final stage due diligence by an internationally recognised due diligence firm appointed in respect of the debt package of up to US$85 million ("Facility") is now being completed, with delivery of the due diligence report expected during April 2026. Definitive documentation for the Facility is concurrently being negotiated with the Lenders.   Subject to the above, a major existing prominent shareholder has indicated willingness to fund the first tranche of US$25 million of the Facility, should the Facility not be concluded at this time, which is expected to be drawn prior to the end May 2026. This first tranche of US$25 million would then fully fund the project up to the first phase fines gravity re-commissioning operations in Q3 2026.   As at the end of the Company's financial year ending 31 March 2026, Tungsten West reports unaudited cash reserves (excluding restoration funds held in escrow) of £25.5 million, and unaudited revenue from tungsten sales of £0.6 million. 

ThinkingOfTheOldDays

Can any geopolitics chads explain why Russia would help keep the NATO coalition stick together by fucking w/ the UK in the English channel the past few days?

Majestic_Can_6363

At 38 with £70k saved and a 5+ year horizon you're in a genuinely strong position. The framework is straightforward even if the execution feels overwhelming. First, maximize your Stocks & Shares ISA annually, £20k allowance, completely tax-free on gains and dividends. This is the single most impactful UK-specific move available to you. Second, within the ISA buy a single global index fund, Vanguard FTSE All-World (VWRP) or similar. It owns thousands of companies across every major market automatically. No stock picking required, historically outperforms most active fund managers over 5+ year periods. Third, your 4.6% cash account is worth keeping as emergency fund,3-6 months expenses minimum stays liquid regardless. The £50k on Chip at 2.7% is underperforming, move that into the ISA progressively. Fourth, consider a small crypto allocation, 5-10% maximum at your stage. Platforms like Nexo allow you to earn yield on BTC or stablecoins while maintaining long term exposure without active trading. Finally, automate everything. Monthly contribution, automatic investment, no manual decisions. Behavioral discipline, not picking the right fund, is what actually determines long term outcomes.

PartiallyRibena

Unfortunately you’ve timed this poorly, it would have been good to get £20k into last tax year’s stocks & shares ISA. However, I’d definitely put £20k into this year’s s&s ISA immediately. “Martin Lewis the money saving expert” has a great web page on the best ISA’s out there. Whichever you choose, for a 5-10 year horizon they are the best option in the UK because you don’t get taxed for gains made in the ISA. That still leaves £50k. You can put this into a regular investment account (with whichever provider you open the ISA with), and then transfer £20k into the ISA at the start of each tax year to grow it. The other option is to put some of it in your pension (often an ISA provider will have a pension option too), you get a tax rebate for doing so, but that money will be locked away until retirement - but this isn’t really what you said you are looking for.

Crypto_Force_X

Sounds about right. UK had too many problems.

Leading-Onion4659

Not sure, just did a quick search on eBay (UK) and I can see a lot of weight loss pills/capsules. So maybe not regulated?

Playboi_Jones_Sr

Nobody cares. The US has enough reserves to function normally. If some shithouse country like the UK or Australia pissed away their strategic reserve of key fuels and petrochemical products because of some regarded domestic energy policy, they deserve to get bent over a barrel.

IronyElSupremo

Negotiations will be tricky with Middle Easteners vs the self-proclaimed deal maker of the west) .. but scanning the financial channels, seems Wall Street global-type analysts are pretty smug in predicting the war would be shorter (= said negotiations) … vs. protracted. Could be false hope if hostilities erupt, in which. case commodities still rise. Turns out inflation was still going up before the war from latest numbers, so think society needed to reduce commodity prices anyways. Plus Ai, AI, AI, AI, .. and AI, etc ..None of this will dent AI, automation, and associated robot demand. There’s probably going to be an adjustment in most countries weaponry mix but apparently the UK will deploy their ship-based laser next year to shoot drones down at 13 cents a shot (well maybe 15 as the U.S. gets rid of penny). In the words of my favorite American philosopher *what could possibly go wrong?* .. Alfred E

fleur-tardive

Some one did a study on this in the UK - and an ounce of gold now buys far more expensive dinners at a five star restaurant (Savoy) than it did 40 years ago

Specialist_Fig9458

UK regs looking a little closer

Same_Bag711

Yeah and you guys have universal healthcare, amazing transportation, and food that isn’t filled with venom. When I was in the UK for a summer two years ago I was happy to take the bus everywhere because they were so accessible and on time every time.

River_Sandhu

OpenAI pausing data centre build out in the UK due to higher energy costs, could others pull back in the coming weeks and months

Icy_Jelly_315

I have about 2 million liquid in the UK. I classify myself as comfortable poor

Spinoza42

It's already Suez. This will probably have much broader consequences than Suez though: Suez was a setback for colonial powers that were already in decline. This is an absolute defeat for a supposed hegemon. It is the intentional self destruction of a super power. We have no proper comparison for what is likely to come next. If congress and the US armed forces don't intervene very soon this will be the end of the United States, not just of the empire but the country. The imperial power is much more central to the US state apparatus than it was to France and the UK in 1956, and those countries weren't ruled by people inclined b5 ideology, personal grudges and self enrichment to destroy their country.

Psychological_Fly109

UK & France to threaten 50% tariffs on israel for baked beans and croissants Lebanon ceasefire by midday SPY 700 EOW

Spinoza42

I'm not so sure. Apparently China told Pakistan to tell Iran to take the ceasefire. China would apparently guarantee that Israel and the US would hold to the ceasefire. But clearly that didn't happen. China is facing this moment in a really unusual way compared to other powers: very few public statements, working through intermediaries. The EU and UK are today very vocal about the absolute need for Lebanon to be included in the ceasefire, but where is China? I think there is a lack of clarity of the Chinese position, it seems as if possibly Beijing doesn't really mind if this conflict escalates as long as they can keep their hands clean longer than most.

imrickjamesbioch

Fun fact, France liquidated and completely pull out all its gold from the federal reserve. Just waiting for Japan to start selling off their US treasury bonds to offset their soon to be recession caused by the US starting an illegal war for Israel. As well as EU and UK since the US is no longer a reliable ally to anyone in the world except to Russia / Israel and will be facing hardships due to SoH being closed again, I guess. So one glorious green day based on fake news doesn’t mean the bears are in hibernation for the spring/summer. A lot of investors weren’t around for the 2000’s when there was the dot com bubble, 2 wars, a finical crisis, and to boot the fake Christian party gave the largest tax cut in history at the time. Sound familiar? Im not saying shits gonna get that bad (I hope), but certainly all signs point towards that direction cuz you have a fake Christian war criminal pedo in the white house who’s gone bankrupt 6x after his daddy gave him $400 mil in the 90’s and you really can’t rely on any economic data coming out from the Pedo-47 admin.

Bazzer82

Around 50% of the price we pay at the pump in the UK is government tax. They absolutely rob us and still provide a shit country.

Bazzer82

Well basically, in the UK the BBC pay some news anchors £600,000 a year. To sit there and read the news. The BBC is funded by the public. Most of these presenters have zero personality anyway. Just get an Ai head and shoulders to read the news and save almost £600,000 a year.

FlashyLettuce7474

History proves you wrong, the 1974 oil crisis was of the same magnitude if not higher and yet dependence on the middle east has not significantly shifted since then, the global economy still relies heavily on middle eastern production despite repeat shocks and the explosion of poltically neutral hydrocarbons from US shale. The north sea is in decline and the UK politically is reluctant to expand production and east asia still has not been able to exploit its reservoirs. Major production will continue to come out of the middle east and its not a matter of desire but necessity. The middle east petro states have long been able to sway global politics and will likely continue to do so in the next 10-15 years. Especially as IOC's and shale operators have been the black sheep of investments because of ESG. That's not to say that nothing will ever change, there will likely be pushes to end hydrocarbon dependence through nuclear in places where its poltically feasible but saying a significant market share of hydrocarbons can be shifted out of the middle east is wrong at least in the short and medium term. The economics of this kind of oil production is simply too alluring in a world addicted to hydrocarbons.

Wide_Neighborhood_49

Lol. Guardian UK reporting that a bunch of polymarket accounts were created right before ceasefire and made their first and only bets on it that profited hundreds of thousands of dollars. I wonder who that could be?

gul_bil

Great idea! Also, France and UK should go nuclear over who controls the E̶n̶g̶l̶i̶s̶h̶ channel

SilentHuntah

> You guys need to start campaigning for a tax efficient wrapper on your accounts. > In UK here we pay zero tax on any gains within a Stocks and Shares ISA account, no matter how well they perform. The equivalent would be HSA, IRAs, and 401k accounts through work. Whether you have access to individual stock purchases at work varies by employer.

CyGoingPro

TTD is the second largest programmatic advertising provider in the UK. I highly doubt their business will dry up in the near term.

un-hot

Asks AI question, posts answer to irrelevant subreddit for the world to check for them. Anything to avoid having to think. Tax/NI/rent haven't been accounted for. Otherwise yeah this is what most UK students do except the having a spare 20k to invest. Try r/UKPersonalFinance, a better version of this post belongs there.

Morocier

ya, i dunno why my brain thought UK was an abreviation for Ukraine....

Morocier

Everyone focused on Iran but real shit is going on in Russia/UK. Its like WW2 levels of casualties

WelshMat

Thank you for the link, I'm used to most comments lime this being the equivalent to a bloke down the pub told me. I assume you are an American and don't live in the UK. The problem that is occurring with the censorship you are referencing is probably, cases such like Lucy Connolly who posted during racial tensions which turned violent on July 29th 2024 and I am quoting here "Mass deportation now, set fire to all the fucking hotels full of the bastards for all I care? While you're at it, take the treacherous government and politicians with them". The hotels in question were housing asylum seekers. When charged Connolly actually pleaded guilty to offences under Section 19 of the Public Order Act 1986. It was only after her release from prison she has become a champion of the right wing as a free speech martyr.

MissMatriarch

Can we not forget the fact that the US transported a bunch of their heaviest aerial bombers from the UK, that are chilling near the Gulf Region now? Who says a surprise strike is off the table once this goes even more south?

NeedToMakeMoneyz

Brent crude is the way. They’re about to be stopping shorter flights in UK.

REEMFMetalHead

Yeah, for now. Europe and the UK are going through some psychological issues where they're about to have to contend with the fact that their survival depends on them abandoning all of those years of propping up "green energy". I don't think that process should take very long, but they are stubborn as hell, too. So, yeah, that would be a fantastic buy opportunity, I think. Yeah. Man. I'll dig into that when I get home . . . that's going to be a gold mine.

Joeskidoodles

What UK based stocks you holding?

Orange_Codex

UK-based extraction doesn't seem to be affected. I've entered Tirupati Graphite and Jangada Mines recently; both are niche enough that their own rhythms are more important than macro effects. Very low liquidity, however.

WelshMat

We have a law in the UK called incitement to violence. Or to give it its correct name, offences under Section 27 of the Public Order Act 1986. All the UK has done is applied 40 year old legislation to the online space. Any of the things said on public forums on the Internet that are landing people in jail, are things thst if said or printed in meat space would have landed you with the same sentence. People just seem to think the laws don't apply online.

Ricechairsandbeans

Israel and the US are one entity. Why would America just let them do whatever they wanted with no accountability? Israel is a very useful attack dog for the Americans to basically launder the most inhuman and unpopular actions into, especially because Israel has basically free rein to do whatever it wants. Like genuinely Israel I think could bomb america or the UK and we would be told it’s ok somehow.

hnglmkrnglbrry

More like 3 step backwards, 10 steps backward. We had the JCPOA. Iran wasn't going to get nuclear weapons. 90% of the sanctions still remained while they had ballistic weapons. Russia, EU, China, UK, Iran, and US were all in on this agreement. But Israel wasn't and Obama is Black so it had to go.

Waiting4Reccession

You can't really say much about Israel online without getting permabanned, they control all the platforms aside from twitter which is and always was for stupid people anyway. Idk, I'm seeing them try to push through chat control laws, UK arresting people for their whatsapp messages and online posts. I think its pretty obvious the west is being pushed into a police state by the wealthy. Every country is getting a slightly different thing, but it will all converge over time.

Specialist_Ant116

The world is a big fkng messy hoax. As soon as you understand that there are no good guys and they are all (mostly) in the same team, you stop paying attention to the background noise (news). You can see right through them, follow the money trail, follow their hypocrisy, see who makes profit on misfortune (Blackrock/Vanguard), see who's a financial partner with who ( Qatar/USA/EU/UK) , then see who's sponsoring terrorists like Al Qaeda, The Taliban Hamas. You might find the same names. It's a big monopoly game, the world is rotten and twisted beyond your belief, humanity has great potential, but the human race is a... I'd say a cancer

4BennyBlanco4

As a UK investor we really have to thank Trump for getting us these discounts at the start of the tax year, perfect for our ISAs

Engineering1st

The UK is being stupid again.

FriedRice2682

>During the June 2025 bombing they were only in indirect talks through Oman that were going nowhere. They were indirect talk, because the orange bufoon tore an agreement that Iran had complied to and which triggered inflation that wiped out 90% of Iranians savings (b4 35k Rials =1 USD, after (700k Rials=1 USD). It completely discredited the Reformists and Moderates and ironically, the sanctions on oil shipments made some elites who had ties to the IRGC very wealthy because they were the one controlling the black market and shadow fleet. Meanwhile, Iran saw an unprecedented brain drain and their lack of access to the swift system made it nearly impossible to import life saving medecine. Discontent in the society rose, hard-liners became popular again. At that point Khamenei had came out to say that negotiating with the US was a game of deception and that any future madman could just tore any agreement. Which was what the feeling of a vast majority of Iranians. It was more a political posture and that's why the talks were indirect. It gave plausible deniability to the regime, by saying we're not talking to the US, but to Oman. As for the actual negotiations, it was doing fine, but the trust wasn't there on both side. What didn't helped, was the E3 (France, Germany and the UK) who saw the coming deadline for the snapback sanctions in october which pressured the IAEA to produce some report that put further pressure on Iran. (Iran was selling ballistic missiles to Russia). Moreover, Israel was pushing for military strikes that was actually planned under Biden, and told Trump that this would solve the problem without the need to negotiate. Anyway, I'm sure you can understand that it's not as simple as Iran are the crazy baddies...

LagerHawk

You guys need to start campaigning for a tax efficient wrapper on your accounts. In UK here we pay zero tax on any gains within a Stocks and Shares ISA account, no matter how well they perform. The catch is you can only invest a maximum of £20,000 new capitol per year (now just reduced to £12,000 yesterday, with a further £8,000 being allowed into a cash savings account free from tax). We can then open these accounts on platforms like Trading212 that allow purchase of fractional shares, indexes, ETFs and ETCs with good transactional times.

Follow_The_Lore

UK ISA reset was very well timed to buy the dip. Thank you UK government 👍

River_Sandhu

I’m in the UK and was literally just thinking about what to take off the table after last nights rally 😂

Fuzzy_Photograph_361

You know bears are absolutely fucked when my fucking UK banking stock (LLOY) and Airbus stock (AIR.FR) jump 6% in a day.

Most-Pomegranate-561

Congrats to anyone in UK who maxed their stocks isa on day 1

johnny_briggs

I can't remember the last time I saw a brand new Tesla, north east England, UK. And apparently they've died a death all over Europe. There's the real problem.

humunculus43

Cant get a quote to buy in the UK

sonnenblume63

Oh come off it, the US created the Iran that it is today with the help of the UK and had them exactly where they want them for more than half a century. The US doesn’t want a stable West Asia as it would be a threat to its own supremacy

sentrypetal

Real as can be. This scenario has played out countless times in history. Suez Canal showed the world how weak the UK and France was. Afghanistan showed the world how weak the Soviet Union was. Now Iran has showed the world that US military might is finite. Shock and Awe but not sustainable.

MirthandMystery

Wouldn't surprise me to see some overlap given Predictit was doing the same the and was basically first but had other academic partners in the Us including MIT. I watched it developed and took part in making a few small bets to see how it worked. You could see how it could be used to foment sentiment, skew opinions and make bettors real money if they knew how to manipulate users and data they needs to make bets. Later a few made big money betting on Trump winning in 2016, a similar shock to the Brexit vote where in both cases, Cambridge Analytica and the Mercers gave inside info to a small number of people. In the case of Brexit 'Leave EU' in the UK some used it to their advantage betting on the £ currency drop since they had better data how many were actually for voting for Leave versus falsely fed info from Nigel Farage openly saying in the late stages oh it looks like we lost and Remain will win, though he too was in on it. They intentionally held back their data and wickedly celebrated as the shocked majority of average people ended up upset, realizing what just happened and even being asked the question initially they'd been duped.

informutationstation

Start of the UK Tax year

SilverPrivateer

Everyone hating on Israel but who else can you depend on when threatening genocide? Imagine if it was US + UK threatening Iran. Would never work. And now the global economy is saved. Up forever now

River_Sandhu

The Middle East is shifting closer to China and here in the UK we are turning back towards Europe. Trade deals have been going on for the past 6 months to decrease reliance on America. In the new world order America is shaping up to have no allies

nickpufferfish

US Bombers from UK still in the air eta 8 PM nice 30 min ceasefire to get your hopes up 🫡

SilverPrivateer

When you threaten to annhilate people, you find out where your allies are, and who is smart enough to become new world leaders UK: "We won't let you use our bases!" Israel: "Standing by" India: "We will become the new beacon of peace and stability in this brutal world"

LordKermit2

Do I think other superpowers are afraid of us? Well that answer is pretty simple. Look at the hundred alliances the US has. A feared country with a reputable military is invited to build bases and project influence across the world in return for protection. Look at Russia, a true paper tiger…if the U.S. was not in NATO then they would have pushed into the baltics at minimum. Europe, especially the UK has no true military with the exception of Poland and a few others. The UK only has enough ammunition to last about a week in a large scale conflict. So yeah I think the U.S. and its industrial scale can outmatch the vast majority of countries

River_Sandhu

I’m from the UK, why does your congress have a ‘recess’? I always thought it sounded like a bunch of kids going on a half term holiday 😂

eyerollingsex

**The USA:** I am going to end a civilization tonight **The UK (not to be outdone):** I am going to ban Kanye West

River_Sandhu

He’s slimy, he’s just trying to cosy up to 🥭. Him thanking 🥭 for ‘ending’ the Pakistan and India war was a joke. Born in the UK but family from India so I guess I see it the same was as your colleagues haha

DenormalHuman

18 dollars equivalent for 1 topping large dominos in UK :(

ShittyUsernane1222

Pakistan aiding 🥭 in doing another fake TACO to pump stocks while preparing to remove the existence of an entire country. It ain't a real TACO unless there is news of US B-52's and B-2 bombers retreating back to US and UK bases rather than flying towards Iran.

Icy_Jelly_315

But they don't. They show up late with a fat wallet when UK and USSR have done the heavy lifting and when they go solo it ends with clawing yo way to the front of the queue on the Saigon embassy roof. And UK and Russian war films are about how shit war is, US films about how if you bruise yoself badly the Unicorn Regiment gonna save yo ass and award yo a purple fucking heart.

No_Newspaper8

I don’t know, the B12 bombers left UK airspace a few hours ago. Fingers crossed it’s just an expensive scenic cruise about the Mediterranean

CEO-of-SOXL

Lita of activity over the UK ( pics not my own ) all of the above heading the middle east bye bye Iran

wendysdumpstr

markets rallied off paki's begging iran to change their mind (when they already said no and they have 14 million iranians ready to die), while B52's left the UK, you bols really are exit liquidity

CEO-of-SOXL

Seeing pics on reddit of bombers in the sky above the UK

FriedRice2682

US B-52 bomber fails to take off from UK airbase [sabotage?](https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2191402/us-b-52-bomber-fails-take-off-from-uk-airbase-amid-iran-tensions)

RuleSubverter

American B52s have departed from UK base.

HerrFerret

You mean this? https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/s/oo9ZMCW7T2 Plenty of analysis from UK peeps and it looks legit.

Cromises_93

I don't think Trump even knows himself. He's flip flopped between insulting our (UK) Navy saying he doesn't need them & the war's won, and then throwing his toys out of the pram when we refuse to send said Navy to bail him out. Personally I just think Trump is a sick bastard who gets off on human suffering. If any other president had tried half the shit he's done, they'd be long booted out of office.

Masterbrew

also UK only allows sorties for defensive purpose and approves on a mission by mission basis -

HoneyBadger552

fully loaded b52's leave UK? he wont TACO and give up the photo op. calls

finch5

B52s took off from UK airbase just hours ago, so nobody did.

DonkeyTron42

Fully loaded B-52's have left the UK headed for Iran with an ETA around 8PM EST. You might be right.

DonkeyTron42

Fully loaded B-52's just left the UK and will arrive in Iran around 8PM EST. So if he's going to TACO he's pushing it down to the wire.

Fit_Service8662

Fully loaded B-52 heavy bombers have left their bases in the UK

Loan-Pickle

Over on r/avaition there is a picture that someone snapped of a B52 in flight over the UK. There were a bunch of bombs under the wings. There was also a B1 flying with it.

ajibtunes

Other people have posted in various UK subreddits, with different angles etc.

River_Sandhu

It’s 8 here in the UK, you should have started hours ago

runmeupmate

you have a solar panel which means energy costs are not much of a concern to you and are on a special variable tariff rate, it's more about recouping the cost of the panel before it needs to be scrapped. For almost everyone in UK or germany, for example, electricity is set by gas prices.

thefuzzhead

The same planes were posted hours ago over in r/aviation flying over the UK

MadeThatCash

Thought UK said NO to using our bases?

SmoovCatto

meanwhile UK arrests truth tellers protesting current genocide maniac Bibi Netanyahu and his depraved accomplices 

Threebridges2

Numerous B52 bombers leaving the UK and would be able to reach Iran by around the deadline. HAPPENING

OPs_new_account

Fairford airbase plane spotters in UK

MadeThatCash

That was the final oil dump as UK/ euro markets clearing close up. Now watch as the Asian markets pump oil to record highs over night. Long oil

Delicious-Win-2630

People in the UK are posting pics of bombers loaded with JASSM cruise missles flying overhead on the way to the Middle East. I was guessing nukes but looks like just a whole lot of 1000lb warheads.

bablakeluke

taco priced in but I have been watching US military fly past in the UK today so I'm less convinced - military at least seemingly in strike pose

jrinredcar

I'm on the UK and I usually wake up at 2am and doomscroll all the US updates. I'm gonna need a bottle of whisky by my bed tonight. Fucking hell

crzaznboi

US is #1. That’s why we pump. Where else do you put your money? Iran? Russia? UK?

Zeitzen

It's wild how the market is barely reacting to this. Flooding the zone and backtracking really desensitized everyone from any posturing from Trump, actual action is the only thing that's going to move the markets at this point, which is scary coming from the guy who wanted to nuke a hurricane. Even the planes flying over the UK right now seem like they could be just a distraction to convince people something is going to happen. I'm assuming we're going to see insider trading just before the market closes if something is actually happening in Iran tonight. What do you think would be an indicator or it? Oil futures spiking again? The 8pm ET deadline is exactly when the after hours market ends, and since there's less liquidity and lower spreads, price volatility is higher so there's more money to be made there. Coincidence?

ShittyUsernane1222

so let me set this straight. Heavily armed B-2 and B-52 bombers are departing their Bases from the US and UK right now and the market is still pricing in a TACO.

xylopyrography

Canada is seeing $5.60 in some areas, although I've paid $6.96 in 2022. Australia is like $6.50. UK is $7.50. Germany is $9.33.

GiveMeNews

B-52 bombers armed to the teeth seen flying over UK. https://reddit.com/gallery/1sexazy