There are no guests in this week's show which is sponsored by Open Orphan PLC (ORPH). It is just me sitting in the Greek Hovel. I start with the Election, move on to the odd events at Versarien (VRS), sectors deemed to be scorching hot and others where death is not yet discounted. I look at fake IPO valuations and consider a possible case of securities fraud on AIM. If you like this and can't wait seven days for more of the same and are tired of being a cheapskate you should listen to my Bearcast every day.

Previously writing on Mobile Streams (MOS), last week I noted the track-record doesn’t inspire confidence and concluded still bargepole / sell despite also noting CEO Simon Buckingham stating “the company can now move forward with the exciting developments it has identified”. Now “Board Change”…

AIM-listed Providence Resources (PVR) has announced the departure of its CEO, Tony O’Reilly, with immediate effect and by mutual and amicable agreement. This, I suggest, reflects the calamitous farm-out agreement regarding Barryroe with APEC Energy Enterprises (APEC), which never paid up. Amazingly, that saga started in March 2018 and was updated in September 2018 promising bucket-loads of cash and a drilling programme of 5 wells and two option wells to commence in 2019...

It was good to see today's regulatory news story about FirstGroup (FGP) that the typically wise and always serious Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opined that after an investigation into the 'award of the West Coast Rail franchise to a joint venture between FirstGroup and Trenitalia...the award of the franchise can now go ahead without a more in-depth Phase 2 investigation'...

Hello Share Takers. With the market so unpredictable in these pre-election days, perhaps I should take a look at an old favourite even if I have reviewed it fairly recently. My view: that I should not dump this share any time soon, despite a slight threat of nationalisation, has not weakened...

Neill Ricketts has already had one bollocking from his Nomad after his twitter comments forced, thanks to my efforts, his Nomad to force Versaien (VRS) into issuing an RNS "to clarify". But the poor old Nomad must be livid after this spat last night. Remember that results are on bury bad news on General Election day. It started when Neill did not like a tweet from a chap called EasyBrent to which the shameless ramper responded...

Time Out Group (TMO) commences a trading update with that it “is encouraged by the early trading of the five sites opened in 2019” and concludes that it “remains on track to reach the key milestone of profitability in 2020”. The shares are though currently below 125p – a few percent lower on the back of today’s update…

Yes that shameless promoter James Parsons of Sound Energy (SOU) infamy has a new stock to promote to the gullible. I discuss Sound and his new bgrossly overvalued POS Regency Mines (RGM). I also look at what was Strat Aero, Remote Monitored Systems (RMS) asking ,in light of today's news, if it has committed securities fraud? Has hapless Nomad SP Angel of Mysquar (MYSQ) infamy asked to see management accounts for Geocurve from July to today? If not why not?

An AGM “Formal Sale Process as part of the Strategic Review” and “Operational and trading performance” update from Nanoco (NANO) includes that it “is currently in discussions with certain interested parties who have been invited to submit indicative proposals in mid-December for an acquisition of the group” – though the shares have currently responded to sub 13p, more than 5% lower…

Previously writing on mporium Group (MPM), last month I noted an intra-day (3:03pm) RNS and suggested the fat lady warming up. Yesterday an ultra attempted no-one-watching o’clock (6:17pm) RNS; “Statement re Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation”. Uh oh…

Even half way up a mountain in rural Greece, news reaches me that the spoof that is the Vox Markets NEX Lobster Pot IPO following the collapse of the merger with Align, looks to be devolving from the sublime into the ridiculous. NEX is a great place to list if you want to lie to investors but not if you are expecting any liquidity at all in your shares.

Regular readers will know that I am a complete investment geek and therefore will not be surprised that I regard the two hours I spent during the summer discussing corporate whatevers with a representative of corrugated board producer DS Smith (SMDS) as one of my highlights of the year. I last wrote (briefly) about the name HERE and told you to continue buying/accumulating the stock, a view which has been sensibly remunerative even taking into account today's surprise 4% fall in the shares post the interim results publication…

The board of Plutus Powergen (PPG) has now conceded that it has received a valid request for a GM to sack current directors Charles Tatnall, James Longley and Tim Cottier and to appoint Nicholas Lee, David Horner and Dr Nigel Burton to the board of the Company. This should be entertaining but it could be more so.

Why would a company which claims to have had a year….of highly encouraging progress sneak out its results at approaching quarter past five in the evening – no-one-is-watching o’clock? Let us turn to the auditor’s report for AIM-listed Conroy Gold and Natural Resources (CGNR) in its Annual Report for the year to May 2019 – in particular the Going Concern section. Here we are told:

Hello Share Fans. Few shares are rising fast in these desperate days. But it might be useful to feature one of my earlier choices which does seem to be on fire...

Today's news is shocking but should not shock you as I have warned this would happen. Anyone invested in commercial property shares is insane for reasons I explain again and as for an open-ended fund they are even more insane. I also look at the latest accounting wrongdoing at Ted Baker (TED) and M&C Saatchi (SAA). Do no auditors show professional scepticism these days. Then there is comment on Tomco (TOM) and value destruction. Oh and there is a snake story too.

Early this year we showed the Shorted AIM shares at the start of 2019. How's the performance at the end of November? (those in bold remain from 2018)...

We are running articles by supporters of the three main parties in Britain urging you to vote for their party. If you are some SNP supporting sheep molester or cottage burning Taffy and want to bleat about not having your say, tough. This is about parties that are serious across the UK ....and also the Lib Dems. Our first contributor was lifelong Labour supporter Brian Basham, next was writer here and recently elected Conservative Councillor Chris 'three brains' Bailey and now it is Woodlarks walker Jonathan Price for the Lib Dems:

Previously writing on LoopUp Group (LOOP), in July I noted a share price drop to circa 130p, but still with the current operating challenges and valuation, I retain prior bearishness. Still a sell. Having closed yesterday at 67.5p, today “Measures relating to 2018 and 2019 options grants”…

Yourgene Health (YGEN) has announced results for its half-year ended 30^th September 2019 and that “at this interim stage we are firmly on target to deliver full year results in-line with market expectations, with consensus analyst forecasts looking for revenues of nearly £17m for the year ending 31 March 2020, a considerable jump from last year's £8.9m”…