Make no mistake, it has been a difficult few days for UKIP as they suffer the scrutiny that their poll standing brings. Finding themselves under heavy bombardment from their political enemies in the run-up to Thursday’s local elections was, of course, no coincidence. Don’t let that discourage you from putting your money on Team Farage […]
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Guido Fawkes exclusive: Eastleigh by-election a two-horse race (but my money is on the Lib Dems)
Political firestarter Guido Fawkes gives his opinion on the Eastleigh by-election for the Paddy Power Blog When Liberal Democrat MP Chris Huhne resigned his Eastleigh seat after pleading guilty to conspiracy to perverting the course of justice you would naturally expect his party to suffer as a result. Counter-intuitively the Lib Dems opened the betting […]
Guido Fawkes exclusive: Jesse Norman a shrewd bet at 25/1 for Tory glory
Jesse Norman is not the most well-known MP, even in Westminster, so when the posh glossy Spectator magazine – the closest thing to an in-house journal for the Tories – tips him to be the next leader of the party it comes as a surprise to most people. Bruce Anderson, the author of the magazine […]
£10,000 up for grabs in the Paddy Power and Total Politics Political Book Awards
By Aidan Elder | Chief Sports Writer Political Corr We lost faith in politics a while back when our meticulously planned ‘First Past The Pub’ system was rejected as realistic method of deciding elections, but recently our love all things ballots has returned. That’s thanks in large part to a wave of enjoyable recent political […]
Betting news on Obama, the Champions League and today’s racing
American Elections Barack Obama clinched a second term in the White House after a nail-biting American election last night. The crucial swing state of Ohio pushed Obama over the finishing line of 270 votes and Mitt Romney conceded victory. It was handy news for Paddy Power who had already paid out to punters who backed Obama […]
Paddy Power pays out £400,000 on Obama victory in U.S. Presidential election
Paddy Power is paying out to punters who backed Barack Obama to win the US Presidential election 2012. There’s still two days to go before America votes and national polls show voters remain largely undecided with nothing more than a sheet of ballot paper between Democrat Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney. But Paddy Power believes it’s […]
Betting news: England, Ireland, Obama, Hughes
Football Someone forgot to shut the roof in Poland and all the rain got in so England’s crucial World Cup qualifier has been rescheduled for 4pm this afternoon in Warsaw even though doubts remain that the pitch will be playable. Montenegro joined England at the top of Group H after a 1-0 away win in […]
Politics: Rubio drifts in betting to run with Romney
By Stephanie Anderson | U.S. politics Mitt Romney’s campaign team has started the process of vetting potential Republican Vice Presidential candidates. But it appears a question-mark remains over Marco Rubio (42), Florida’s junior senator, after some news reports claimed he was not on the list. Rubio’s name has previously dominated Republican Vice President speculation, and many […]
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