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A sporting chance...

John Harms / 25 June 2010 / Leave a comment

John Harms offers his creative spin on where the markets are in the winter of our discontent.Read more »

Greens to win a seat @ [1.82]

Paul Krishnamurty / 05 May 2010 / Leave a comment

Paul Krishnamurty tells us why there's a very good chance that the Green Party will win a seat at this year's election and, surprise surprise, it's most likely to come in the most radical part of the country...Brighton.<Read more »

Three hung parliament scenarios and the betting implications

Paul Krishnamurty / 27 April 2010 / Leave a comment

British politics is entering unprecedented territory and punting opportunities abound as the various likely scenarios appear. Paul Krishnamurty examines three options.Read more »

General Election Bet of the Day - Conservatives to win Keighley

Paul Krishnamurty / 26 April 2010 / Leave a comment

Paul Krishnamurty isn't too convinced the Conservatives can win the most seats in this year's election but has found a seat up in Yorkshire that they look a good price to take...Read more »

General Election 2010: Second debate betting reaction

Eliot Pollak / 26 April 2010 / Leave a comment

Cameron wobbled then rallied with an immigration special in the last 30 minutes, Clegg couldn't match last week's heroics while Brown looks doomed. Eliot Pollak digests the second debate and reviews the betting moves.Read more »

Why the Conservatives won't win the most seats

The Betfair Contrarian / 21 April 2010 / Leave a comment

The Tories - perhaps more than Labour - are suffering from an attack by Clan Clegg. Now the Betfair Contrarian turns the heat up under Cam and co. by outlining why the Blues may not even win the most seats at the coming general election.Read more »

First debate betting reaction

Eliot Pollak / 19 April 2010 / Leave a comment

Clegg impresses, Brown makes least gaffes, and the other one plays at being PM before he's got the job done. Eliot Pollak reviews debate no.1...Read more »

Three straws for Tory layers to clutch

Paul Krishnamurty / 08 April 2010 / Leave a comment

The polls don't look good for Labour but the fight is not over for Brown and co. Here are three reasons why Labour may still pull off a shock.Read more »

General Election Betting: Fifty seats that will decide the election - seats 46-50

Paul Krishnamurty / 15 March 2010 / Leave a comment

Paul Krishnamurty talks us through five more constituencies whose outcome could have a huge impact on the result of the general election.Read more »

Brown and Labour stand firm in Scotland

Paul Krishnamurty / 10 March 2010 / Leave a comment

The ruling party have less to fear in Scotland than in other parts of the country, in fact, argues Paul Krishnamurty, they can be backed to win a few key seats in the forthcoming general election.Read more »

Slice and dice as Rudd pulls a wedgey

Editor / 01 December 2009 / Leave a comment

With the dust settling on a tumultuous month of sex scandal and leadership turmoil Frank Duval tries to sniff out the value. Read more »

Tiger's new mate is all smiles

The Early Crow / 23 November 2009 / Leave a comment

The Victorian Government is a certainty to claim the next election, due in November 2010. Take the 1.20 on offer now from the bookies and lay it off later on the exchange at what will be a very tight quote. Read more »

THE BETFAIR EARLY CROW

Editor / 06 November 2009 / Leave a comment

Punting on politics can be like interest in the bank but the latest opinion polls suggest it's worth holding off for a little while longer before unloading on the Australian federal election.Read more »

US Election Betting: The White House race, state by state

Editor / 03 November 2008 / Leave a comment

To become the next president, a candidate must win 270 electoral votes. Here's the current forecast...Read more »

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