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There is no escaping this subject. When BBC Radio2's Vernon Kay and his wife of twenty-three years, Tess Daly, announced that they were splitting I was astonished. Although I base my judgment of Tess's position in legmanship contestants on a photo of her collecting an MBE at Buckingham Palace a few weeks ago I could have reverted to her sweeping pins revealed in Strictly Come Dancing. Anyway, it's done now and more's the pity.

Dominic died about four weeks ago. He could be good fun. For instance when working at the Daily Express he ran a story on a lady who had consorted with a cabinet minister. Dominic knew her and offered the headline story "She gave a great toe job". Which she might have. Not long afterwards he popped up at The Sunday Times and asked me whether Polly Peck could include a story which centred on the claim that Asil Nadir could include a racehorse in debtors. I assured Dominic that

As it happens I am a member of Reform UK and have paid the annual sub of £25. But I do wonder whether this position is strictly wise A few months ago Nigel Farage declared that e would save £234.9bn in HMG expenditure but he did not say how or where or when and knocking off £100m to make the promise look scientifically respectable is just tosh. And tonight Nigel Farage wants and will introduce favourable taxation of overtime earnings. This should be great for the earnest pru

I await the IR guy to contact me on patent protection. Today's surge would be nothing by comparison to what might happen if the order book continues to build as I hope it might. I paid 35p this morning.

Ms Cooper has described the Israeli Security Minister as Far Right. And there we all were thinking that this chap's job was to attend to the security of Israel. If he were to fail he gets the bullet. If not, he carries on. How can he be Far Right. Indeed what is a far right anybody? Written by Simon Cawkwell, May 2026

All of these plantation shares are down about 15% today given that the Indonesian government are to take a closer interest in prices paid for palm oil exports. Funnily enough we have been through all this a few years back and therefore I reckon that the sector is a buy. Written by Simon Cawkwell, May 2026

ULTP has been declining for a long term but recent results do not reflect the fact that this company is changing its nature and that it is probably into an expansionary phase and therefore on PE of 4 in 2027. TNAV is only £10m as against a capitalisation of £40m. But I reckon that the market will rate according to earnings rather than putative break up value. I bought 100,000 at 47p this morning. Written by Simon Cawkwell, May 2026