Good tips on gold here! Keep your eyes peeled for an opportunity, it really is a buyers market atm, from very trusted sellers too.
The squeeze on gold premiums is true for a lot of silver too at the moment, plus some would argue price has not shown what it can do yet. It's certainly a sensible insurance imo at this price.
I watched a video today (OK it was the US where stacking is more popular) and a man was making his first PM investment and going for silver because gold is 'too expensive' - I expect we'll see much more of this (but on the private market, not from dealers with the VAT).
It's also a cheap way to look at some different coins without having to worry about CGT so much (although if you go large of course go for British). Just two listings I've seen in the last day are Jackflash I think selling a nice mix of coins at £26 each, and @fehk2001 selling some really nice bars at £27 (not sure if any left). I was very tempted by both, and sure there are many other great listings, but for weight (rather than quality!) went for the newest Royal Mint Myths and Legends coins myself at just over £25 delivered. Can't go wrong imvho with any of these!