Two weeks on from tonight… The epic battle that is going on for the Republican nomination for the White House is totally engrossing so much so that I find that my interest in UK politics is much lower than it usually is. This is partly because it’s a massive political betting event and I have shed loads of cash at risk, partly because I’ve been engaged by the Telegraph to write regular posts and also, of course, because I find…
Is another messy caucus outcome in the offing? On Saturday night the Maine Republican party announced that Mitt Romney had won the caucuses in the state by a margin of 194 votes over Ron Paul. Extraordinarily the result was announced even though voting in one part of the state, Washington county, had to be be postponed because the weather forecasts were suggesting heavy snow. The deferred election takes place this Saturday. Now the enthusiastic band of Ron Paul supporters are…
Could he help the party to “re-connect”? There’s an interesting piece by Tim Shipman in the Mail that Tony Blair is taking an interest in domestic policies again. Blair, it will be recalled, is one of only three leaders in the party’s entire history to have led LAB to overall majorities in general elections The report says that many of the party’s new intake of MPs want to hear from the man who stormed to landslide victories in 1997 and…
.. And in London Boris is back on top It’s been a very big day of polling both in the US and in London. A few weeks ago two pollsters, ComRes and YouGov, both had Ken winning back City Hall by 51-49. Now there’s a new YouGov which has the same figures but the other way round. Boris is winning 51-49. This is all margin of error stuff and the big conclusion is that the race looks very tight. There’s…
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SkyNews What a price to remain in the Euro The big story in Europe overnight has been the Greek parliament’s decision to adopt an austerity package and the riots that were taking place while discussion continued. The plan means that another 150,000 public sector workers will lose their jobs and the country’s minimum wage is being cut by a huge 22%. On Wednesday Eurozone finance ministers todecide whether the Geeek moves are enough to allow a 130bn euro bailout package…
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… Can we read anything into the betting? BETTING HAS been suspended on the ‘Next MP to leave Cabinet’ market amid a sustained gamble on Andrew Lansley according to Ladbrokes. The firm says is has had to temporarily suspend bets on him to leave following an overnight punt despite the PM coming out in support of his Health Minister. Lansley’s latest odds of being the next MP to leave were 5/6 before suspension with embattled Welsh Secretary of State Cheryl…