Why I’m laying Marcus Rashford for Sports Personality Of The Year

Why I’m laying Marcus Rashford for Sports Personality Of The Year

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At Cornell University they have the world’s most powerful microscope called the transmission electron microscope, this microscope is so powerful that you can actually see images of the atom, the infinitesimally minute building blocks of our universe. You could use this microscope on some of the past winners of Sports Personality Of The Year and you still not find any personality in them. Yes I’m looking at some past winners like, inter alia, Brits Nigel Mansell and Sir Andrew Murray,…

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The Masque of the Red Death

The Masque of the Red Death

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Who are you planning to kill this Christmas? Is there an aged aunt who you haven’t seen for a while? Perhaps your parents? If you’re young enough, maybe you have your grandparents in your sights. After all, it is the time to spread peace, goodwill and Covid-19 to all mankind. But, I hear you protest, you have no intention of spreading any disease and you would be horrified to think that you might. Of course you don’t and of course you would be.   And that’s…

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That Was The Week That Was

That Was The Week That Was

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It was Anti-Bullying Week. It was also 17 years since the notorious Section 28 was repealed. The  government came out and admitted that last March it stopped funding schools anti-LGBT bullying programmes, despite knowing the harm that such bullying can cause. Perhaps they misunderstood what the “anti” bit actually means. After all the Home Secretary had some difficulty understanding what counter-terrorism meant. Maybe her staff were too scared to tell the fragrant Priti for, yes, she was found by an independent…

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Trump’s Plan D – it’s all about the Electoral College

Trump’s Plan D – it’s all about the Electoral College

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He won’t give up until all the votes are cast and counted “Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser”. So once said American Football coach Vince Lombardi. It is a philosophy Donald Trump takes to heart – though his record is somewhat patchier than Lomabrdi’s. Trump has a pathological, visceral fear of being seen to fail, to lose. Any other presidential candidate would have given up weeks ago, particularly as Trump has already set the narrative…

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Punters make it a 65% chance that Johnson will still be PM on Jan 1 2022

Punters make it a 65% chance that Johnson will still be PM on Jan 1 2022

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Betting chart from the Smarkets exchange Ever since the father in law of Dominic Cummings said in the summer that Boris would be out with 6 months there has been speculation that the prime minister might be ready to go once Brexit is all sorted in the New Year. Certainly he hasn’t quite looked as sharp since he contracted COVID and he has seen a colossal drop in his leader ratings. Back in April YouGov had him with a net…

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Another day and Betfair continues to earn more commission on the White House race

Another day and Betfair continues to earn more commission on the White House race

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Above is the latest Betdata.io chart on the Betfair 2020 White House race which most bookies settled nearly a fortnight ago. Not so with Betfair who continue to accept bets and as I write the total value of bets matched has reached a staggering £793m up £166m over the past week. The firm’s market rules state that: This market will be settled according to the candidate that has the most projected Electoral College votes won at the 2020 presidential election….

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Trump’s ongoing denial about the election results isn’t going down well with voters

Trump’s ongoing denial about the election results isn’t going down well with voters

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A Hill-Harris poll with a sample of 4k+ has just been published and finds that even the majority of Republican voters think Trump needs to concede. The overall split is in the chart while the detail shows 71% of Democratic respondents and 53% Republicans saying it is important for Trump to concede, with 60% of independents saying the same. These are not good for the President and suggest that he is not even convincing those who voted for him earlier in…

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Should Betfair continue to allow punters to bet on Trump or should the market be settled now?

Should Betfair continue to allow punters to bet on Trump or should the market be settled now?

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The Betfair 2020 next president market at 1500 Nov 19 There is a big debate going on amongst punters about the way Betfair is managing its next president market. While almost all other firms have closed their betting down and paid out on Biden Betfair continues to operate and has been taking huge amounts directly as a result of some punters being prepared even at this stage to bet on Trump. As this is an exchange other punters have been…

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