Some nearly good news, post Brexit. The oil company Shell, currently based in Holland, could move its headquarters to London. Not decided yet but apparently it is being discussed as a way to simplify its complex capital structures. Although its headquarters are in Holland it is already incorporated in England and Wales. I used to work for Shell soon after I left school in their compute department. It was based in Houndsditch. Something I seem to have missed last month is that the Anglo Dutch company Unilever have already decided that it will move its legal base to London. I’m sure you will be pleased to know that especially as Unilever is the maker of both Marmite and Ben & Jerry’s. You either love it or hate it.
We don’t want to leave the Trump out of the blog, you know how he sulks. Anyway the Trump (aka bunker boy, aka lone ranger) has said that based on last week’s jobs report there is proof that the economy is “roaring back”. I think he means back to the great depression as another report says that only just over half of working age Americans have jobs (the lowest in 70 years). The POTUS based his remark on earlier reports when he made the decision to reopen lockdown and more people were in work. Now though the expert said that what is roaring back is Covid-19. There’s definitely going to be a sulk if he reads this and he’s already fallen out with Fox News. Oh dear.
Lovely photo in Vietnam news of a newborn baby boy (why do we say newborn baby, if it’s newborn it’s got to be a baby hasn’t it). The baby in question was gripping something tightly when he emerged. When the doctor looked closer he saw that it was the mother’s contraceptive coil which obviously hadn’t done the job it was meant to do. This little boy very nearly didn’t get conceived let alone born, but no doubt the parents are happy now that he has made it. I wonder if you can sue doctors in Vietnam?
Sky news reported that our PM went for a pint and a trim at the weekend. I have to say that BoJo needs to get a new barber because if he’s waited three months for that job he honestly could have got anyone in Downing Street to do it at any time. Even the bobby standing on guard at the door. All he would have needed was a pudding basin and a pair of scissors. Just saying.
A burst water main in London has caused the North Circular Road to be flooded on both carriageways with cars left submerged.Hope everyone is safe. Just what you need when you are on your way home from work. If it doesn’t rain it pours. Good night my lovelies. 😴💤😴