And avoid Betfair, who will make it up as they go along! (View Post)

That's a really excellent summary Sweeney. What becomes more intriguing by the hour is the question of why Starmer was so keen to have Mandelson installed in the first place, despite the obvious… (View Post)

I didn't actually know that, DJ. I tend to use 'punter' to avoid the difficulty but outside the UK and notably in the US the meaning is different. We need to standardise the world'… (View Post)

Not me. I discussed it with my financial adviser as I heard news of it some weeks ago. We had a small decision to make about a new fund. We decided to give the US a swerve. Table not straight. (View Post)

Well you can certainly half guess why such a rare appointment was made but we don't know. Starmer would have been aware of some of the risks but went ahead anyway. Why? Incidentally, there is a … (View Post)