Politics – Page 2 – Tom Harris

US Presidential Election Betting Market Passes £200m to Become the Most Wagered Upon Event in History

We are still a week shy of the polls opening for the 2020 U.S. presidential election, and already the race for the White House has become the most wagered on …

Tom October 29, 2020

Swinging for Trump? How the Swing States Decide Who Wins the US Election

If you’ve been following the polls – and the betting odds – you will already know that things are looking pretty good for Joe Biden ahead of November’s US Presidential …

Tom October 22, 2020

A Taxing Ordeal: Donald Trump and The Week from Hell

Have you ever seen the GIF of the cartoon dog, sat merrily at his coffee table, repeating the mantra ‘this is fine’ as his house burns down around him? That’s …

Tom October 1, 2020

Kamala Chameleon: Will Harris VP Appointment Sweep Joe Biden to the White House?

As strange as it sounds, often the announcement of their VP running mate is as huge a factor for a would-be president as anything they might do or say in …

Tom August 14, 2020

Pandemics, Elections and Withdrawals: A Thoroughly Bonkers Year of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister

July 24, 2019 – it seems a lifetime ago, doesn’t it? That was the date that Boris Johnson was officially unveiled as the new Prime Minister, and it would be …

Tom July 24, 2020

Can Kanye West Really Become the Next US President?

It’s something that is often joked about, albeit through gritted teeth, as a response to our modern day obsession with showbiz culture: could we one day see a celebrity US …

Tom July 11, 2020

Taking a Knee: What It Means and Why It Matters

Politicians will always jump on the bandwagon of populism when it suits them – that’s a given. Take the ‘Clap for Carers’ every Thursday in the UK during the coronavirus …

Tom June 11, 2020

US Presidential Election Betting: Biden Goes Odds-On to Trump Donald

The last 12 weeks or so have been devastating and traumatic, and Donald Trump’s handling of things has been roundly derided – not ideal in an election year. The horrendous …

Tom June 4, 2020

Could the Dominic Cummings Affair Make This a Perfect Time to Bet On the Tories?

If you’re not somebody that follows UK politics all that closely, you may never have heard the name Dominic Cummings before. And with good reason: he’s a slippery, stealth-like PR …

Tom May 28, 2020

Donald Trump’s 10 Most Extraordinary Gaffes as US President

His incredible rise from businessman and TV star to US President was a Hollywood style story in itself. But since taking up residence in the White House, Donald Trump has …

Tom May 7, 2020

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