The penny a pint cut can be portrayed as being petty & patronising?
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The big question is whether this can help the Tories get back into the race
The best thing for the Tories and Osborne is that Budget 2013 was not the #omnishambles of last year. twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 20, 2013 After last year’s debacle the most important thing you can say is that Osborne has not done himself or his party any harm by today’s statement. There were just enough goodies shared out amongst key interest groups that Osborne has made as good a job as he could with the few options that…
Marf: The George Osborne budget – 2013
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A year ago Osborne was joint fav with Boris to be Dave’s successor. Maybe he’s got something up his sleeve for today.
A year ago Betfair punters rated Osborne’s CON leadership chances at 24%. Today’s last trade 5.5% twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 20, 2013 William Hill’s budget specials. bit.ly/u6wr8r twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 20, 2013 PaddyPower “cliche” budget specials. Some interesting bets bit.ly/I8PkIO twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 20, 2013
Budget betting – the latest
Budget bet on how long Osbo will speak unchanged. Sporting Index spread 56.5-57.5 minutes. bit.ly/S7X14T. twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 19, 2013 Bet on number of sips that Osbo will have edges up.Sporting Index spread now 4.8 to 5.2 bit.ly/S7X14T twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 19, 2013 The budget ‘buzzword bingo’ betting, has seen Cyprus backed from 4/1 into odds-on (4/5). Hard to see how Osbo can avoid — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 19, 2013
Having actually been in Ed Miliband’s office might Hugh Grant have got a taste for this politics thing
There must be a chance that he’ll try to stand for parliament PaddyPower offering 7/1 that Hugh Grant will stand to be an MP.. Seems a reasonable bet. bit.ly/I8PkIO. twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 19, 2013 The PaddyPower 7/1 looks a good bet PaddyPower also offering JK Rowling 16/1, Rebekah Brooks 25/1,Sienna Miller & Steve Coogan 33/1 to stand as MPs. Mike Smithson For the latest polling and political betting news Follow @MSmithsonPB
Nearly three years after the coalition was formed LAB is still getting most blame for the cuts
An eve of budget YouGov boost for Osborne? Last LAB government getting more blame for cuts. twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 19, 2013 Unless this gap narrows a LAB victory cannot be assured Today’s YouGov, just published, has the usual economy trackers including the above – who is most to blame for the current spending cuts. The last LAB government, as can be seen, is getting an increasing amount of the blame. This comes after a period which has…
Today might have marked the start of the LAB-LD coalition
Will today be seen as the start of the LAB-LD coalition? Good piece by the FT’s Janan Ganesh on.ft.com/YmUynn twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 18, 2013 Janan Ganesh has a good piece for tomorrow’s FT in which he suggests that the key political development that today symbolises is the bringing together Miliband and Clegg. He writes:- “…The news that Labour politicians are revising their low opinion of Mr Clegg will not surprise senior Tories, who mocked him in opposition only…