Unsurprisingly the betting moves against Trump serving a full term

Unsurprisingly the betting moves against Trump serving a full term

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Russia revelations send odds of #Trump surviving four years below 50% for the first time in nearly two months. https://t.co/RT5k7lTSiL pic.twitter.com/T7sJJiS0z4 — BetData (@betdatapolitics) July 11, 2017 Following the recent revelations about Donald Trump Jr the betting on Trump serving a full term dipped below 50% for the first time in nearly two months, though at the time of writing at (12.30pm BST) the odds were 50/50. I’m still backing him to serve a full term for the reasons stated…

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Jeremy Corbyn is becoming a very confident and assured politician

Jeremy Corbyn is becoming a very confident and assured politician

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Dear @theresa_may, you asked for ideas so I've sent you our manifesto. I hope it helps to “clarify and improve” your policies #ForTheMany pic.twitter.com/mWu1ezlzLQ — Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) July 11, 2017 A few days Theresa May asked the other political parties for the their help and ideas, the tweet above is Jeremy Corbyn’s response. I think that’s the response of a man who quite unexpectedly received nearly 13 million votes and 40% of the vote a month ago. One of…

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Punters are just still expecting Trump to serve at least a full term

Punters are just still expecting Trump to serve at least a full term

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Donald Trump Jr. was promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton before meeting with a Russian lawyer https://t.co/3E0VE2Bhpj — The New York Times (@nytimes) July 9, 2017 Here's how key Trump associates have been linked to Russia and how they misled officials https://t.co/JfnHy4q4Mg pic.twitter.com/KKkJHSrFul — The New York Times (@nytimes) July 11, 2017 In the past few days The New York Times have published a story about Donald Trump Jr and his meeting in June 2016 with a ‘Russian government lawyer’…

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One of the architects of the worst general election campaign in history gives his thoughts on the campaign

One of the architects of the worst general election campaign in history gives his thoughts on the campaign

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It looks like it was Labour’s ground game was crucial Sir Lynton Crosby has spoken about the general election campaign which saw Mrs May squander David Cameron’s majority, The Guardian report that Crosby cautioned against a simplistic analysis of the result, saying commentary had exaggerated the significance of the youth vote. He said the failure of older voters to turn out for the election was just as significant. The pollster also warned that the rise of third-party campaigning for Corbyn…

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If there were a Newton Abbot by election this year, the Tories are the 1/25 favourites

If there were a Newton Abbot by election this year, the Tories are the 1/25 favourites

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Tony Blair in his pomp would have probably taken a seat like this in a by election but would Corbyn? Paddy Power have a market up on a theoretical Newton Abbot by election were Ann Marie Morris resign following her use of the n word. I’m not playing this market, I suspect all stakes will become an interest free loan to Paddy Power for nearly six month and I’ve got better things to do with my money. But given Mrs…

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Some Tories are determined to retoxify the party

Some Tories are determined to retoxify the party

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Theresa May suspends Tory MP who said leaving the EU without a deal was the 'real n—-r in the woodpile'https://t.co/GWmgrnw6kc — The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 10, 2017 Unless you’re over 90 or grew up in antebellum Virginia, you should not be using the n word or even thinking about using it, but today a Tory MP, Ann Marie Morris, uttered the n word, unsurprisingly she had the whip removed. Credit must be given to Theresa May for acting so swiftly,…

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The Tories are on the run over the public sector pay cap. So why is Don Brind frustrated by Labour’s campaign?

The Tories are on the run over the public sector pay cap. So why is Don Brind frustrated by Labour’s campaign?

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.@Theresa_May can find £1 billion to keep her own job, but can’t find the money so nurses and teachers can keep theirs. #PMQs #NHSBirthday pic.twitter.com/EedylEeWFf — Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) July 5, 2017 There was no doubting the passion and conviction that Jeremy Corbyn brought to the Commons as he challenged the Prime Minister  over the pay cap which, he said, “causes real shortages in nursing, teaching and many other professions, as well as real hardship.” He added, “this pay cap…

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Something to consider about how amenable the EU27 might be to the UK in the Brexit talks

Something to consider about how amenable the EU27 might be to the UK in the Brexit talks

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Ipsos MORI have undertaken some research and they find A new global survey across 25 countries finds that 57% of the global public think Britain’s influence on world affairs is positive. This is a higher score than the US (40%) and China (49%), but lower than Germany (67%), Australia (79%) and Canada (81%). The global view sees Britain’s influence to be similarly positive to that of the EU (57%) and France (59%). However, EU countries are less positive (48%) about Britain…

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