For those people who are betting on Reform winning a majority at the next election (or indeed most) seats this FT reports brings sobering news. Nigel Farage has told donors he expects a deal or merger between his Reform UK party and the Conservatives ahead of the next general election, suggesting he does not believe he can sweep to power alone. One donor said that Farage had told them he expected to do a deal with the Tories, whether it…
I am a fan of Senator Mark Kelly and his recent comments confirms my decision to back him as a long odds trading bet, you can still get 70s on him winning the presidency in 2028, which I think represents value. I tipped him at 100s in March, so we can see where the market is heading. TSE
The first tweet in this thread is where Labour are very vulnerable. If the perception is that the government is taking money from the workers to give to those on benefits then I expect that will be sub-optimal for the government. TSE
I am not sure it will help Nigel Farage’s messaging by taking in so many former Tories, as we can see the problems/retorts to the message in his tweet. TSE
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When it comes to this government the thing that has genuinely left me bewildered is how a government that last year was elected with a majority of 174 has looked so weak and chaotic, to be considered more chaotic than the last Conservative government is an achievement. These things matter as the voters generally do not like chaos. I am confident in saying that the two party coalition between 2010 and 2015 was a lot more stable, effective, and less…
A usually immutable rule of British parties is that the voters do not vote for divided parties. TSE
People do not like being lied to and being manipulated, the financial markets particularly so, the stories that have broken about Rachel Reeves have the potential to be destabilising. When you’re borrowing over £100 billion a year you cannot annoy the markets like this. Labour will have three more budgets to deliver before the next election, I expect the run up to the next one in particular will be particularly rough after these events. I think Rachel Reeves survives this…