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Both Ladbrokes and William Hill are now offering on odds on Trump winning in 2028 or a third time via presidential election, I think this is a suitable move, as a trading bet at 16/1. I have no confidence in the Supreme Court stopping Trump standing in 2028 and eventually Betfair will have to offer odds on Trump standing/winning in 2028, this and an expectation that elections in 2028 might not be free and fair is why I expect many…

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1. Introduction The “Matter of Britain” is the name given to a corpus of literature and legends associated with the first-millennium island of Great Britain and associated places. A mishmash of historical fact, out-and-out fiction and points in between, it gave national myths to a land which arguably did not exist, and created a patria around which patriotism could coalesce. Which brings to me to this article: who do we speak of when we speak of the British? What is…

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The finding published this month from Ipsos at the top us this pieces helps us refine what parts of the economy are key benchmarks for the voters. Abstract concepts such as GDP won’t win elections but inflation and interest rates will. The tweet from Redfield & Wilton from 2023 indicates that the great British public are, to put it kindly, are quite dim* when it comes to inflation, so if inflation does go down the public might not realise it….

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This polling from Ipsos isn’t surprising, plenty of us expected Starmer’s statesmanship to see his ratings improve and Farage’s ratings to fall (and Ed Davey’s unambiguous criticisms of Trump would see a boost too.) Longstanding readers know that Ipsos are considered the gold standard when it comes leader ratings and in the head to heads Starmer will be happy that he leads both Farage & Badenoch in the net ratings. The person who should be most worried is Rachel Reeves….

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I know it is early in the morning and I know it is Donald Trump but who exactly will be paying the tariffs? This level of idiocy/economic illiteracy has the potential to give Starmer & Reeves a get out of jail card when it comes to the economy, this time around ‘It started America’ might actually have some credence. TSE

After seeing this polling I wonder if Nicola Sturgeon is regretting her announcement about standing down from Holyrood next year. I think Sturgeon will find retirement not all caviar and champagne as there will be regret that on her part that she didn’t make more progress on indyref2 during the optimum time of the Boris Johnson premiership as Scotland was dragged out of the EU against her will. Sadly Betfair are yet to put up their markets on next year’s…

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Once more, could a British led European alliance be the key to victory? The key reason I thought Donald Trump would win last year was the economy, so these types of findings are key to who wins the midterms and 2028 election. Assuming free and fair elections are held in 2026 and 2028 then if I were a GOP strategist I would be very worried. TSE