Politics – Page 3 – Tom Harris

Betting and Gaming Council Wine and Dine MPs Ahead of Gambling Industry Reform

The old saying that ‘there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch’ gets put to the test by MPs and politicians all the time, whose hubris in accepting free …

Tom June 17, 2022

Houses of Parliament and Westminster Bridge

What is a Vote of No Confidence – And Does It Spell the End for Boris Even If He Survives It?

Are these the clanging chimes of doom for Boris Johnson? After a catalogue of gaffes over the past couple of years, which have led to a dramatic fall in public …

Tom June 6, 2022

Boris Johnson Changes the Ministerial Code – Now Rule-Breakers Can Get Away With It

Another day, another revelation that makes Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister read as some kind of post-apocalyptic steampunk novel. In his latest brainwave, the PM has decided to change …

Tom May 27, 2022

What Do the UK Local Election Results Mean for the Political Betting Markets?

Since March 2020, the phrase ‘well, things could be worse I suppose’ is a mantra that many of us have lived by in order to retain our sanity at times. …

Tom May 6, 2022

Iffy Rishi: Has Sunak Ruined His Chances of Being the Next Prime Minister?

With discussions of Boris Johnson’s future as Prime Minister swept from the news agenda courtesy of the conflict in Ukraine, the spotlight has instead laid to rest on his supposed …

Tom April 11, 2022

Trump Sues Clinton as Bookies Make Him Favourite to Win 2024 US Presidential Election

If you thought we’d heard the last of Donald Trump, think again. It’s been revealed this week that the former US President is to launch a legal case against former …

Tom March 25, 2022

Pulling Opponant to Your Side With Magnet

What are the Rules on MPs Switching Political Parties?

Another week, another set of disasters for Boris Johnson. With his job as prime minister teetering by a thread, it has been reported that as many as 12 letters of …

Tom January 21, 2022

Next Prime Minister Betting Odds: Sunak Poised to Take Over from Party Pooper Boris?

Sorry seems to be the hardest word for Boris Johnson, and according to the bookies he could be walking the yellow brick road to the job centre in 2022. The …

Tom January 14, 2022

Boris Blow: Tories Lose 200-Year Monopoly in North Shropshire as PM Enters ‘Last Chance Saloon

There was a symbolic moment on Thursday that you didn’t need to be a filmmaker of Fellini proportions to know the subtext of. Helen Morgan, a Liberal Democrat candidate in …

Tom December 17, 2021

UK Gambling Minister Calls for ‘Proportionate’ Affordability Checks Ahead of Legislative Reveal

Of all the possible law changes that might come into power following the government’s White Paper review into the UK gambling sector, the spectre of affordability checks is the one …

Tom December 13, 2021

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