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MPs’ expenses – more to come, says whistleblower. EXCLUSIVE

Henry Gewanter, the MD of Positive Profile, was more used to the relatively mundane world of the City PR when he agreed to broker the disks of data of MPs expenses on behalf of the whistleblowers, ins

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd (GKP)

Like many an oil exploration share these days Gulf Keystone came out of nowhere to be traded like dead grouse on August 13th.

Tullow Oil Plc (TLW)

Tullow Oil has always been an enigmatic company. It is an oil company and it is from Ireland - not exactly what the country is famous for.

Yell Group Plc (YELL)

Yellow Pages once ruled its own domain like a dinosaur in a fern forest. Well , it was the domain really.

Tesco Plc (TSCO)

It was only in April we last looked at Tesco, and then we said the shares were chicken feed at just over £3.

Activision Blizzard (ATVI)

Activision Blizzard is an interesting merger and definitely one for the fans of, er, electronic game-based devices.

Melrose Plc (MRO)

Hi! You look sooo lovely, full of body and rich in colour! Faabulous! Well, it is time for another makeover.

HMV Plc (HMV)

OK pub quiz time. The name of the faithful terrier with his head cocked to the sound of His Master's Voice? Yep, correct. Nipper.

Forth Ports (FPT)

The docks of Tilbury are not normally a place associated with great glamour, film stars and so on. But is it? Slightly bizarrely, it's owned by some nice Scottish people called Forth Ports.

WPP Plc (WPP)

Advertising is not something you would expect us to be tipping in a time of economic global meltdown. But then again you are not Martin Sorrell are you and neither are we.