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Month: March 2019

Very shortly the credibility of so many Tory leavers could be in tatters and that has betting implications

Very shortly the credibility of so many Tory leavers could be in tatters and that has betting implications

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Michael Gove 2016 > "The day after we leave, we hold all the cards" Michael Gove 2019 > “It’s a grim but inescapable fact that in the event of a no-deal Brexit tariffs on beef and sheep meat would be above 40%”#PieceOfShit pic.twitter.com/dFOPRklr3V — Britgirl's Hates Brexit #FBPE (@MarieAnnUK) March 20, 2019 Like David Herdson I fear that No Deal is imminent and likely, especially with 170 Tory MPs in favour of it, so what are the implications of No…

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This is not an early April Fools’ Day story. Iain Duncan Smith looking to succeed Theresa May. I REPEAT THIS IS NOT AN EARLY APRIL FOOLS’ DAY STORY

This is not an early April Fools’ Day story. Iain Duncan Smith looking to succeed Theresa May. I REPEAT THIS IS NOT AN EARLY APRIL FOOLS’ DAY STORY

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Iain Duncan Smith eyes second spell as Tory leader as he considers throwing hat into ring to succeed PMhttps://t.co/m3mBiYerB0 pic.twitter.com/kI6FXinrRC — Sunday Mirror (@TheSundayMirror) March 30, 2019 Why I’m not betting on the quiet man succeeding Mrs May. When I first saw the tweet above my reaction was a mixture of laughter and language not fit to be published on a family friendly website like politicalbetting. But once I read the story I’m quite prepared to bet a lot of…

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Observer reporting that CON MPs would block TMay’s plan to call snap election

Observer reporting that CON MPs would block TMay’s plan to call snap election

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From the Sunday papers that we have now got in the Observer reports that Tory MPs would block the prime minister if she sought to call a general election. This has been heavily hinted at since the Brexit votes were lost on Friday. Before the Fixed Term Parliament Act the choice of choosing a general election date was totally in the hands of the prime minister. The act changed that and now a election can only be called if two-thirds…

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Following the overnight allegations about WH2016 Dem favourite Biden it is hard to see him entering the race

Following the overnight allegations about WH2016 Dem favourite Biden it is hard to see him entering the race

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Chart – Betdata.io The ex-VP’s betting price plummets The past few days have been a taxing one for 76 year old former Vice President Joe Biden as he ponders whether or not to throw his hat into the ring for the 2020 White House Democratic nomination. First came a revival of criticism about his handling in the early 1990s of the Anita Hill hearing when he was chairman of the Senate judiciary committee. She had been brought in as a…

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No Deal remains imminent and likely

No Deal remains imminent and likely

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Picture Judy Goldhill The Withdrawal Agreement remains an unmet EU expectation A failure to understand the other side’s point of view has been more than a running Brexit theme: it’s infected every aspect of Britain’s relationship with what’s now the EU throughout the last seven decades. Unsurprising then that miscalculations and misunderstandings continue to be made. That the same problem affects the domestic dialogue of the deaf that represents the Leave-Remain debate is hardly a cause for consolation. The cost…

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Where we are now summed up in two betting Tweets

Where we are now summed up in two betting Tweets

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?? Latest Brexit Odds ??1/3 UK holds European Elections in May8/11 2019 General Election2/1 2019 Referendum2/1 UK leaves with NO DEAL on April 12th — Ladbrokes Politics (@LadPolitics) March 29, 2019 And on Betfair On Betfair a 2019 general election now a 54% chance@betdatapolitics pic.twitter.com/AZ4AyKmpDu — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 29, 2019 Mike Smithson Follow @MSmithsonPB Tweet

More pressure is piled on the ERG to back the deal today

More pressure is piled on the ERG to back the deal today

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IDS's soeech aimed at the #erg – balance of risk has changed even though the #WA hasn't – support the deal and get changes under new leadership. but that same message may dissuade some potential ?@UKLabour? rebels pic.twitter.com/ky486ZKqC5 — iain watson (@iainjwatson) March 29, 2019 And a “helpful” intervention from Osbo Today’s ?@EveningStandard?: Happy No Brexit Day! pic.twitter.com/vrPH8MVDa3 — George Osborne (@George_Osborne) March 29, 2019 I’m sitting on a number of bets on by March 30th in Betfair’s “When will…

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