Supreme Sacrifice. The Article 50 case moves to the next level

Supreme Sacrifice. The Article 50 case moves to the next level

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Embed from Getty Images Alastair Meeks who accurately predicted the decision of the Article 50 case gives his take on the appeal. The government got given a gut punch by the High Court in the Article 50 case.  Its proxies in the press had a meltdown and the government shamefully declined to distance itself from the barrage launched at the judges.  (Shamefully and stupidly, as we shall see shortly.)  But now the caravan moves on to the Supreme Court where…

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Trying to make sense of Tuesday’s dramatic result

Trying to make sense of Tuesday’s dramatic result

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Embed from Getty Images In the first of three articles by long-time PBer Corporeal This piece is going to have a lot more questions than answers in it. The defining factor of any political era is not who is winning elections but how are they fought and what they are fought over. What are the battlegrounds. It’s a question you can look at in many ways. Demographic battles over a cast of proverbial characters are fought out in bellwether constituencies…

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For the 2nd week running CON make a local by-election gain – this time from LAB

For the 2nd week running CON make a local by-election gain – this time from LAB

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Eltham North (Lab defence) on Greenwich Result: Conservatives 1,335 (42% +10%), Labour 1,279 (40% +9%), Liberal Democrats 279 (9% +6%), United Kingdom Independence Party 160 (5% -15%), Green Party 110 (3% -7%) Conservative GAIN from Labour with a majority of 56 (2%) on a swing of 0.5% from Labour to Conservative Southwater (Con defence) on Horsham Result: Conservative 1,046 (66% +30%), Liberal Democrats 308 (19% +2%), Labour 118 (7% -3%), United Kingdom Independence Party 109 (7% -8%) Conservative HOLD with…

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The dramatic moment when after four years as betting favourite punters realised Hillary had failed

The dramatic moment when after four years as betting favourite punters realised Hillary had failed

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I love betting charts like this from massive nights like the Brexit referendum or what we saw overnight on Tues/Wed. There’s something very dramatic about big election nights when suddenly there’s a realisation that the market has got it wrong and its going to turn our differently. We had it it is a big way on June 23rd and of course this week. Those that make the judgement first make the the most money. I like keeping these charts for…

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Away from the dramatic political events in the US tonight’s Local By-Election Preview :

Away from the dramatic political events in the US tonight’s Local By-Election Preview :

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We now return you to your regularly scheduled programme Eltham North (Lab defence) on Greenwich Result of council at last election (2014): Labour 43, Conservatives 8 (Labour majority of 35) Result of ward at last election (2014) : Emboldened denotes elected Conservatives 1,975, 1,823, 1,519 (32%) Labour 1,946, 1,942 1,556 (31%) United Kingdom Independence Party 1,221 (20%) Green Party 591 (10%) British National Party 307 (5%) Liberal Democrats 207, 205 (3%) EU Referendum Result: REMAIN 65,248 (56%) LEAVE 52,117 (46%)…

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How Clinton apathy delivered the presidency for Trump

How Clinton apathy delivered the presidency for Trump

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Keiran Pedley looks at some initial numbers suggesting a lack of enthusiasm for Clinton handed Trump the White House on Tuesday. After Tuesday night’s astonishing victory for Donald Trump you get the feeling that the fallout has only just begun. Analysts and pundits on all sides of the politial spectrum are trying to come to terms with what happened and there is likely to be an intense political fallout on the Democratic side with far reaching, long term implications for…

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Anatomy of parts of the biggest ever political betting event

Anatomy of parts of the biggest ever political betting event

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The total amount matched was £199,232,591 The reason the Clinton and Trump amount figures in the charts don’t add up to the overall total is that there were, of course, other possible and actual contenders. Another bookie, Sporting Index, has reported a successful US presidential election night with Donald Trump’s win set to result in a six figure profit for the leading spread betting company. I am sure that all PBers will be delighted to hear that news! Normally bookies…

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