What will be the name of the Boris Johnson’s baby?

What will be the name of the Boris Johnson’s baby?

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Ladbrokes have this market on the name of the baby Carrie Symonds will give birth to later this year and quite frankly this seems like a brilliant way to contribute to the Christmas bonus fund for Ladbrokes politics team. Whilst the screenshot at the top of this article doesn’t show the full list there’s nothing that sounds truly appealing, especially given we do not know the gender of the baby which will eliminate around fifty per cent of the names…

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Don’t fear the reaper. How Covid-19 will change us

Don’t fear the reaper. How Covid-19 will change us

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It’s coming. A month ago, Covid-19 was just a news story from China. No longer. It is rife in Iran and Italy, the USA seems barely to have a handle on the scale of the problem it is facing and there have been cases on six continents.  Britain has had its first deaths from the disease. It is practically certain to see many more. There is good news.  It doesn’t seem as though we’re all going to die.  Not of Covid-19…

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Kamala Harris remains betting favourite to be the Democratic VP nominee

Kamala Harris remains betting favourite to be the Democratic VP nominee

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I have a long history of always losing money betting on who will be the Vice Presidential nomination in an American presidential election. Even for WH2020 I’m in negative territory having had a small wager on Elizabeth Warren before the big moves ahead of Super Tuesday that saw Pete Buttigieg and Amy klobuchar get behind Joe Biden It his piece this morning David herdson suggested Julian Castro was a good bet and that has helped shift him on Betfair to…

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David Herdson’s tip for Dem running mate: Julian Castro at 25/1

David Herdson’s tip for Dem running mate: Julian Castro at 25/1

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Predicting running-mates is notoriously difficult but he ticks the right boxes US Vice Presidents have four main jobs. Firstly, once elected, they are the president’s most senior dogsbody; picking up the jobs that the president might do were he interested or have time, but where is doesn’t or hasn’t. Usually that means attending state funerals but for the moment it also appears to encompass praying for salvation against pandemics. Secondly if necessary – and it might well be next year…

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UK total up 47 to 163

UK total up 47 to 163

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Coronavirus: 47 new cases confirmed – taking UK total to 163 https://t.co/kqwvbw7xPU — Sky News (@SkyNews) March 6, 2020 While the worldwide total tops 100k Mike Smithson

How long before a UK coronavirus death does not make the front pages

How long before a UK coronavirus death does not make the front pages

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There’ll come a time when this is no longer news Inevitably the first UK death from the corona virus is a major milestone for the country as it faces an ever expanding total of people who have been affected. Quite a few countries experienced their first death some time ago and it seems that the UK’s only just catching up. Maybe that’s because it has been later to start here? One thing is for sure that is that as soon…

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Starmer now a 94% chance on Betfair to be the next LAB leader

Starmer now a 94% chance on Betfair to be the next LAB leader

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With less than a month to go until the LAB leadership contest ends Starmer moves up to a 94% chance on Betfair  – odds that suggest that he’s a near certainty.  The contest has gone on for so long and the outcome apparently a foregone conclusion for many many weeks now that it is hardly getting any attention. The big question that will soon be asked is how he’s going to against Johnson and how is politics going to change…

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