theoldpolitics

The Betfair to Smarkets Arb on Brian Rose seems to me to have widened to a record - 95 to back, 60 to lay, though I just got 55. 0.5% interest in 18 days for an AER of 11% (View Post)

I made hundreds betting that Trump would lose, in early January, so I'm not too embarrassed here. At least the election hasn't happened yet! (View Post)

The EU is fine with crises. The answer to the EU making a complete horlicks of everything is always that the problem is that the EU didn't have enough power, and a new treaty is needed to make sure t… (View Post)

What about the EU as a driver of political extremism by making the promises of moderate parties impossible to fulfil, and cocking up everything it touches while appearing to have liberals and centris… (View Post)

It was merely before most people had noticed, or were prepared to admit it. The EU commission went publicly insane at least 25 years ago, probably more. (View Post)