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Could one man win both Strictly Come Dancing and the next London mayoral election?

Could one man win both Strictly Come Dancing and the next London mayoral election?

This is very firm QTWTAIN contender, simply because I cannot see how Reform do well in London, especially as the voting system in 2028 will be the supplementary vote system which I expect to be unfavourable to Reform. As a Strictly superfan I suspect he won’t be the winner where I think the value might be Alex Kingston, who famously played River Song in Doctor Who. The wife of the Doctor dancing and winning is currently around 16/1. Harry Aikines-Aryeetey…

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The revolting Welsh. Will they reject Labour?

The revolting Welsh. Will they reject Labour?

Ladbrokes have finally put up a market on which party will win the most seats at next year’s Senedd election. The polling currently indicates Reform are on course to win most seats but I think the value might be on Labour at 5/1 if there’s any swingback to the governing party, it might also be a good petri dish to see if there’s any tactical voting against Reform, although Plaid Cymru might also benefit from that too. It is entirely…

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Gizza job

Gizza job

I am of the view elections will always be determined by the economy so this trend should worry Labour, it’s not good for them or the country that the difficulty in getting a job is heading towards pandemic levels. TSE

I do worry about Liz Truss

I do worry about Liz Truss

It’s easy to make fun of Liz Truss but I do hope her nearest and dearest have words with her to help her to come to terms with the trauma of being the shortest serving Prime Minister other than the Duke of Wellington’s shorter caretaker term. It says so much about her tenure that her party ousted her after fewer than fifty days but that’s what happens when you spook the markets, there’s no bizarre left wing market forces who…

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Gordon Brown continues to annoy me

Gordon Brown continues to annoy me

Only monsters would oppose efforts to tackle child poverty so the framing by Gordon Brown means the government will end up implementing. This means the returns on betting will be diminished, this is a sad day not just for political betting but hard working punters all over the UK. May I humbly suggest to the government that they tax something else to combat child poverty such as an extra penny or two on the fuel duty, the fact I am…

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