Rape and Pillage

Mind the Gap last month mentioned in passing that activist investors are circling some Baillie Gifford funds that trade at big discounts. I didn’t think it affected any of the investment trusts I own but I was wrong.

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Some Observations

Sorry, Ella, it was a sunny day in London Town yesterday. We walked through The Green Park, Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens and saw snowdrops.

Reginald in Russia

Reginald sat in a corner of the Princess’s salon and tried to forgive the furniture, which started out with an obvious intention of being Louis Quinze, but relapsed at frequent intervals into Wilhelm II. He classified the Princess with that distinct type of woman that looks as if it habitually went out to feed hens… Continue reading Reginald in Russia

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The Past is a Foreign Country

Opinions will vary about the qualities and policies of “Make America Great Again”, president-elect, Trump. He puts me in mind of Palmerston.

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