yeah go on blame short selling, page-148

"Many of you still don't get this, to every trade there IS and MUST BE a short and long side. If one side gains then the other side loses. If you've been buying and gaining over the years, then there's some sod somewhere who has been losing due to your action."

What a load of rubbish. Most shares are held as part of the capital of the company who issued them, not with a long and short side (unless you think that a company that issues shares is short its own shares which is not the case because the shareholders are the company). Certainly all shares I hold in companies there is no short side to the transaction.

If I sell these shares tomorrow and the new owner gains on them because the price increases, I'm not losing anything due to them gaining and nor is anyone else.