Evil Diaries

The Evil Diaries: Alibaba, Plethora and Pantheon

This morning's note from Natixis offers the following resume about Quantitative Easing and what will eventually happen. I think the…

The Evil Diaries: “Patience will pay off”

I wondered why Concha (CHA) inched up to the silly level of 1.5p. Today, all is clear: a fresh 85m…

The Evil Diaries: Ocado, Clear Leisure and Watchstone

Ocado (OCDO) has been a slam dunk sell for as long as I can remember. But it has cost me…

The Evil Diaries: Flash! Ah-ahhhh!

I am the custodian of the racing colours and thought I'd let the chairman have a look at his. Here…

The Evil Diaries: “Prices move in a mysterious way”

First out of the Christmas stocking was a copy of Sir Kingsley Amis's Everyday Drinking. This was published in 2008…

The Evil Diaries: “You could knock me over with a feather”

You could knock me over with a feather but, astonishingly, the arbitration court has ruled against Oxus (OXS). Well, that's…

The Evil Diaries: Getting stuck into Watchstone

I tried to get stuck into Watchstone (WTG) first thing this morning. I was half hoping for 100p in contrast…

The Evil Diaries: “Every lawyer is an idiot until proven otherwise”

Apparently, should one be drafting the settlement of a divorce, one downloads forms offered by the Ministry of Justice. There…

The Evil Diaries: Sports Direct, Beximco Pharma, Pantheon and Concha

I have lately reflected upon the show trial result that has seen Tom Hayes languishing in Lowdham Grange prison, Nottinghamshire…

The Evil Diaries: “Dining rights for life”

I/my family own c. 250,000 Watchstone (WTG). Latish yesterday it emerged that a firm of solicitors, styled Your Legal Friend…