Just to say that we are sorry that the site was down for nearly 24 hours until mid-morning as a result of a major server problem. I had a posting written before the bombs on the effect of the Olympics on Tony Blair. This was completely overtaken by the events and was withdrawn. Mike Smithson
Cameron’s price tightens as the Davis price eases Just as contenders for the 2012 Olympic city should avoid references to the gastronomy of the other cities then it might be wise for Tory leadership hopefuls to keep off the subject of the background of their opponents? Is it sensible for the runaway favourite, David David, to make references in a manner that can be seen as an attack on the old-Etonian, David Cameron, as he continues to position himself as…
As Paris eases money goes on London and Madrid With the 115 members of the IOC due to start their election on the 2012 Olympic city just after midnight, BST, the betting price on Paris (above) has continued to ease as punters give strong support to London and Madrid. We have restricted the chart to just the one contender in order to show best the sharp price movement. The return on a winning bet on Paris has almost doubled in…
Should punters follow lucky Tony? With barely 36 hours to go before the crucial meeting of the IOC begins in Singapore the price on London has tightened while that on Paris has eased on which city should host the 2012 Olympic Games. Yesterday at this time the best betting price you could have got on London was 15/4. Now that’s 3/1. Meanwhile Paris has eased from 2/9 to 2/7 – so the French capital is still the very firm favourite…
The sentiment moves to Cameron After favourable press comment at the weekend and his emergence as the clear challenger to David Davis the money has been piling on David Cameron to be the next Tory leader. Since Friday the best bookmaker price on the young Etonian has tightened from 7/1 to 5/1 and the signs are that this will move further. In a flattering piece in the Sunday Times under the heading At last, a fanciable Tory Indira Knight writes…
Will Singapore see another UK-France stand-off? Expect a huge amount of betting over the next 72 hours as Tony Blair and Jacques Chirac fly to Singapore where on Wednesday the 115 members of the IOC will decide on which city will get the 2012 Olympic Games. Although strictly this is not politics the choice will have a huge political impact in the cities and countries of the five contenders – Paris, London, Madrid, New York and Moscow – and it…
Would PM Brown put two fingers up to precedent? In the days after the General Election we said that putting money on Ed Balls at 4.6/1 to be the next Chancellor was a cost effective way of bettting on Gordon Brown to be the next Labour leader. Our reasoning was that that only Balls, Brown’s long-serving advisor at the Treasury, could conceivably be Brown’s Chancellor. Only he would have the confidence of his boss and the odds on him becoming…
Davis-red, Cameron-blue, Rifkind-green, Clarke-black, Fox-pink Has Cameron established himself as the clear challenger? If the betting markets have got this right it looks as though the battle for the Tory leadership is now down to a straight fight between David David and David Cameron. The Shadow Education Secretary has made some progress in the best betting prices following calls by his supporters for the other candidates to throw the towel in and support their man. Even so the young Etonian…