The AIM statistics for November 2020 are out and show that the market declined from 821 companies at the end of October to 820 companies, with 5 cancellations and 4 admissions (i3 energy appeared in both categories).  This marks a net decline of 43 companies since December 2019.  

700,000 folks have lost their jobs since the start of lockdown. And as furlough unwinds and as Boris plunges us, for no reason, into another lockdown there will be many more having to sign on. Among those folks who have kept their jobs many have seen pay ciuts. Just two sectors have seen pay rises: the public sector including the BBC (natch, as they are all frigging heroes) and banking and finance. Showing an honourable candour, Andrew Monk the boss of VSA Capital admits as much.

As this morning’s shock revelations about Neil Woodford’s greed and reward for abject failure start to sink in, I imagine that many investors in his funds will be feeling a deep sense of disgust and regret. Perhaps they will blame those who advised them to invest and who, as the performance has gone from bad to worse, to even worse, have told them to hang on or average down.  Perhaps the biggest cheerleader has been Hargreaves Lansdown which has just published another blow job type piece on Woodford.

Cloudtag and Quindell owning twins Kate and Hayley are determined that their privacy be respected by us not posting pictures of them getting their kit off which appreared on a website they themselves put up. So here's a picture for you, of them getting their kit off, as we start our 2016 Full Year BB Moron of the week contest with a prize worth £180.

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