Evil Diaries

The Evil Diaries: “This is cheap”

I dare say that most have had enough on the General Election to be satiated for some years to come.…

The Evil Diaries: “when the squaddies choose the generals”

About forty years ago, my late father-in-law, himself a by then retired successful soldier and former War Office worker, strongly…

The Evil Diaries: “incontinence in action”

What's in a name?: a director of Proxama (PROX), "the international mobile proximity commerce company", has left the board. He…

The Evil Diaries: “surely an expression of a death wish”

Last week, Jim Slater compared an investment in Telford Homes (TEF) with one in ASOS (ASC). He is very keen…

The Evil Diaries: “anyone who trusts Labour with a cheque book is more trusting than I”

As we head on to Thursday's General Election we can reasonably assert that none of the parties has considered in…

Evil Knievil on Gate Ventures: “The LSE/AIM must suspend the stock”

Lucian Miers sought to challenge LSE chairman, Chris Gibson-Smith, at yesterday's AGM but was sidelined by a chairman who clearly…

The Evil Diaries: “A Jolly Good Citizen”

Master Investor was packed on Saturday. I do not know whether this is down to the endeavours of the Burnbrae…

The Evil Diaries: “Take your choice”

I caught up with Andrew Monk of VSA Capital this morning. VSA are brokers to Madagascar Oil (MOIL) and Andrew…

The Evil Diaries: “Spoofing”

This matter of Mr Sarao has unsurprisingly attracted a lot of comment in today's press. What shines out is the…

The Evil Diaries: “Good on Mr Sarao”

The secret of announcing losses is to describe them as "non-cash", which means that they do not count. As if.…