UK Politics : HID Politics

Glasgow North-East By-Election Odds: Can punters really rely on 1.25 Labour?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:14:28 +0000

Labour trade at just [1.25] to land the Glasgow-East by-election but a cocktail of factors make those odds look uncomfortably tight, Paul krishnamurty looks at the betting

General Election Odds: Betfair Markets unmoved by Sun news

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:46:56 +0000

No seismic shifts in the Betfair election markets as Britain's biggest-selling tabloid abandons government...

Next Labour Leader Betting: The leading contenders' odds rundown

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:36:31 +0000

With the next General Election looking almost certain to produce a Tory government, the race could soon be on to replace Gordon Brown as leader of the Labour Party. Paul Krishnamurty weighs up the five leading contenders and a very dark horse.

General Election Betting: Not even King of Pop's death can disguise extent of Labour's gamble

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:04:19 +0000

Labour have decided to make their last stand in a desperate bid to win the next General Election... and it's going to cost us all a lot of money.

Politics Betting: How the race to be Speaker was won on Betfair

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:34:53 +0000

John Bercow was elected the next Speaker of the House of Commons on Monday, having been the favourite on Betfair when betting began...

John Bercow is favourite to be next Speaker of the House of Commons

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:23:26 +0000

Five names in the frame for role, according to the betting...

Politics Betting: Brown's gotta go some time, but when?

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:45:13 +0000

Nick Griffin is going to take us all to hell in a handcart - Eliot Pollak advises on how to at least load the boot up with cash beforehand.

Politics Betting: Brown at evens to go this month

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:34:19 +0000

Initial election results deliver damning verdict on the government as PM launches emergency cabinet reshuffle after Purnell becomes third minister to resign in a week...

Politics Betting: Brown fate sealed, executioner wanted

Fri, 29 May 2009 14:51:32 +0000

The results of next Thursday's European elections could cause unprecedented panic in the Labour Party, says Chicken Dinner.But, while political writers are in agreement that something momentous is about to happen, Betfair punters disagree...

Politics Betting: Brown makes radical changes without intending to

Fri, 15 May 2009 15:09:28 +0000

Chicken Dinner explain why you should be on the lookout for long shots in the betting as the next election approaches...Meanwhile, the price on the PM leaving before then has shortened...

General Election Odds: Miserable week for Labour gets backbenchers thinking

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:55:37 +0000

The tidal wave of bad news continues to crash over Gordon Brown and the waters show no sign of abating...

Politics Betting: Sleaze stains Brown

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:58:04 +0000

Gordon Brown's businesslike image has been compromised by a hard-to-shift sleaze stain in recent days, says Chicken Dinner. So how do the Betfair markets rate his chances of winning the next election?

Betfair Politics Update: Beleaguered Brown awaits unforeseen economic saviour

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:51:07 +0000

The world's political elite in town but even that brings more pain to under-fire Prime Minister.

Brown delights Washington but fails to move the needle at home

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:44:06 +0000

Stateside plaudits will have cheered the PM, yet Britain remained unimpressed and he'll need a huge turnaround to even make the next general election as leader let alone win it.

UK General Election Odds: Punters paint a bleak picture for Labour as Conservatives climb further over weekend

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:10:08 +0000

The Labour Party now has just an 11 percent chance (odds [9.0]) of securing an overall majority at the next election, according to Betfair customers...