So are you backing Gordon….?

So are you backing Gordon….?

DSK has now resigned as IMF head, and Hills have released their next IMF leader prices which are: Kemal Dervis, Turkey 5/2 Montek Singh Ahluwalia, India 5/1 Axel Weber, Germany 7/1 Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singapore 8/1 Gordon Brown, UK 8/1 John Lipsky, USA 10/1 Mark Carney, Canada 10/1 Philipp Hildebrand, Switzerland 12/1 Peer Steinbruck, Germany 12/1 Stanley Fischer, Israel 16/1 Changyong Rhee, South Korea 16/1 Hyun Song Shin, South Korea 16/1 Trevor Manuel, South Africa 20/1 Christine Lagarde, France 20/1 Mohamed…

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Who’ll be next in the firing line?

Who’ll be next in the firing line?

Where’s the value in the First to Leave? After a hectic day, which various cabinet ministers might mark down as sub-optimal, it seems a good time to review the next Cabinet Minister to Leave market. At the time of writing, Chris Huhne was a very clear favourite, best priced at even money with Ladbrokes. That favourite tag is justified although the degree of strength may not be. It’s been a month where he’s hardly been out of the news, from…

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…and tonight’s Marf cartoon…

…and tonight’s Marf cartoon…

More of Marf’s PB cartoons can be found at LondonSketchbook.com. Marf is offering ‘tonight’s special’ of £50 for a signed print of this cartoon – so hurry while stocks last!

New Jobs All Round?

New Jobs All Round?

Who will fill the coming vacancies? News stories this week suggest that there are two upcoming vacancies for the underemployed global statesman: Managing Director of the IMF and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Dominique Strauss-Kahn is facing serious accusations of sexual assault in New York, making likely his departure from the IMF as likely as if he had filed for the Socialist candidacy for the French Presidency. Baroness Ashton, on the other hand, is merely suffering…

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Is it “au revoir” for DSK?

Is it “au revoir” for DSK?

Wall Street Journal The 2012 présidentielles are thrown into disarray The news that IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been charged with the rape of a hotel chambermaid in New York has sent shockwaves through both international and French politics. The situation worsened yesterday for him after he was held without bail in Rikers Island prison. The immediate impact is on the IMF, as he was due to attend key meetings in Europe concerning the Portuguese bailout as well as the…

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