Do you want to bet on some Robert Mugabe related betting markets? Now you can

Do you want to bet on some Robert Mugabe related betting markets? Now you can

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In news that will shock most punters, Paddy Power become the first and only bookmaker to have some Robert Mugabe related bets in light of the recent attempted coup d’état in Zimbabwe. My initial reaction to these markets is this is a market that you’d rather be the bookie than the punter, however if Mugabe does manage to cling on to power, then that 30/1 Grace Mugabe to be Robert Mugabe’s successor might be a coup de grâce for Paddy Power,…

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Tonight’s Brexit related news

Tonight’s Brexit related news

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NEW: Electoral Commission launches fresh inquiry into whether Vote Leave, Darren Grimes & Veterans for Britain broke campaign rules in EU ref. Watchdog says it has "reasonable grounds" to believe offence has been committed in light of new info. — Lucy Fisher (@LOS_Fisher) November 20, 2017 I understand crucial cabinet sub-committee moves government towards offering circa £40bn as divorce bill if rest of EU ready to move talks to trade in December — Robert Peston (@Peston) November 20, 2017 Perhaps…

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Letter to Laura. Does Momentum want to help Jeremy control the party or run the country?

Letter to Laura. Does Momentum want to help Jeremy control the party or run the country?

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“When are we going to convert you?” I was frankly rather flattered to be asked that question by Laura Parker, then political secretary to Jeremy Corbyn and now national director of Momentum. Her question was whether, in effect, I had abandoned my Corbo-scepticism following the General Election in which her boss had led Labour to a better than expected result. I pointed her to my PB verdict on that result. I said I was wrong – and right — about Jeremy:…

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Betting on the location of the new HQ of the European Medicines Agency

Betting on the location of the new HQ of the European Medicines Agency

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Today we get to see an early dividend of Brexit when the EU27 have a vote to choose the new host city for the headquarters of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to replace London. London will no longer host the HQ post Brexit because of Mrs May’s desire to implement the result of the referendum and the campaign therein to ‘Vote Leave to take back control of our laws’, since the EMA is underpinned by the ECJ that means our withdrawal…

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Memo to Christian, family values, anti LGBT politicians, don’t cheat on your wife with another man

Memo to Christian, family values, anti LGBT politicians, don’t cheat on your wife with another man

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Oh my. https://t.co/rTF688sWuu pic.twitter.com/CfUiz821qW — TSE (@TSEofPB) November 19, 2017 The Independent reports An Ohio lawmaker who routinely touted his Christian faith and anti-LGBT views has resigned after being caught having sex with a man in his office. Wes Goodman, who is the Republican state legislator for Ohio, is married to a woman who is assistant director of an annual anti-abortion rally known as March for Life. The right-wing legislator, who pushed “family values”, was reportedly witnessed having sex with…

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It appears that Mrs May is making plans for Damian Green’s departure

It appears that Mrs May is making plans for Damian Green’s departure

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A not very happy finish for Damian Green's career could see Lord Hague brought back. Every female Tory PM needs a Willie. Though he's not keen. https://t.co/6AHYfOkpkt pic.twitter.com/EzndXbtCST — TSE (@TSEofPB) November 19, 2017 Damian Green’s political career facing a sticky & messy end because of porn on his computer. https://t.co/q7QbMhuyYw pic.twitter.com/zqEdJRbw3t — TSE (@TSEofPB) November 19, 2017 William Hill are offering 7/2 on Damian Green as being next out of the cabinet, with Mrs May making preparations for Green’s…

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Richard Nabavi says EU leaders should remember European history

Richard Nabavi says EU leaders should remember European history

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Excessive reparations aren’t a good idea Angela Merkel might not, just at the moment, be giving Brexit her full attention, given the difficulty of converting the results of Germany’s September election into a viable coalition government. Nonetheless, Brexit is a big problem for her and for the other EU27 leaders, and one which cannot simply be ignored. European, and especially German, history has important lessons which they should heed. In 1806, Frederick William III of Prussia went to war against…

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