23 APRIL 1988, page 21

Bit Of Fun From Barclays

BARCLAYS' board faces what is billed as a sticky meeting next week, when share- holders are asked to approve its gargan- tuan rights issue. You shouldn't own bank shares if you......

Law Of Very Little Brain

I HAVE developed a fellow-feeling for Winnie the Pooh, who lived under the name of Sanders. The house at Pooh Corner had Pooh inside it but SANDERS in large letters over the......

City And Suburban

The trusts with a silent majority, and how to speak up CHRISTOPHER FILDES O dd and sad things are going on at Framlington, the unit trust group which deserves better, as indeed......

A High-pitched Buzz

I FIND enthusiasm in the City for John Lucas, the Merton don who wants British Telecom's big shareholders to elect a direc- tor to look after the customers. The chairman of a......