Evil Diaries

The Evil Diaries: Baillie Gifford Shin, Bowleven and Phosphorus

As it happens I sold my family's Baillie Gifford Shin (BGS), a Japanese equities investment trust, about four weeks ago.…

The Evil Diaries: Phosphorus Bonds and William Hill

Rather more than a year ago I here considered Phosphorus bonds. These were issued by that company which itself served…

The Evil Diaries: Orosur, Geiger Counter and Pantheon

Orosur (OMI) reported this morning in respect of the year ended 31st May 2016. Debt is now well under control…

The Evil Diaries: A Major Advantage

The chairman was in a very good mood yesterday afternoon when remarking on Team GB's stunning incidence of success in…

The Evil Diaries: The Person from Porlock

As some readers know, the Person from Porlock came to Coleridge's door as he was writing Kubla Khan. The interruption…

The Evil Diaries: Beximco Pharma, William Hill & Pantheon

Dame Lowell Goddard's resignation is in a sense mildly comic. The first two birds, Butler-Sloss and Woolf, were compelled to…

The Evil Diaries: Justice for Tom Hayes!

Readers will recall comments made here a few months ago concerning Tom Hayes, who is in jail pursuant to his…

The Evil Diaries: Debts of Honour

Cameron has continued in character by awarding his accomplices resignation honours. One of them has got good legs. The others…

The Evil Diaries: “all in all, it’s a fair bet”

Clearly, the market's view is that William Hill (WMH) is not going out at 360p. This has enabled me to…

The Evil Diaries: BHS, William Hill and Watchstone

Frank Field is potty. How could he possibly claim that Green is worse than Maxwell? Maxwell engaged in fraudulent accounting…