plymouth default logo not showing on boot

[Dave Goldsbrough]

Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS

apt-cache policy plymouth
plymouth:
  Installed: 0.9.3-1ubuntu7.18.04.1
  Candidate: 0.9.3-1ubuntu7.18.04.1
  Version table:
 *** 0.9.3-1ubuntu7.18.04.1 500
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.9.3-1ubuntu7 500
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages

I expect to see the default plymouth spash ubuntu logo. I see nothing - goes to login screen.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: plymouth 0.9.3-1ubuntu7.18.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-47.50-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-47-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.6
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Apr 19 12:30:14 2019
DefaultPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-11-17 (152 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
MachineType: LENOVO 2519Y11
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-47-generic root=UUID=1f66041f-c118-4779-9268-66235e685fd8 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-47-generic root=UUID=1f66041f-c118-4779-9268-66235e685fd8 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
SourcePackage: plymouth
TextPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/14/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 6IET85WW (1.45 )
dmi.board.name: 2519Y11
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr6IET85WW(1.45):bd02/14/2013:svnLENOVO:pn2519Y11:pvrThinkPadT410:rvnLENOVO:rn2519Y11:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.family: ThinkPad T410
dmi.product.name: 2519Y11
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T410
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO