Wednesday, 23 September 2026
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Was last week good or bad for Joe Biden?

2023 was an ‘off year’ for national elections, but the results were overwhelmingly good for Democrats. So why do Betfair markets remain distinctly unimpressed by Joe Biden?

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US Midterms: Markets swing hard to the Democrats Following a series of terrible polls for Donald Trump and the Republicans since Labor Day,…

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Should we bet on the Mandelson Dim Sum Supper forecasts?

Every Christmas, Peter Mandelson and friends make political predictions for the year ahead. Here is how those forecasts compare to the prices — and where I take the other side.

Prices quoted in this piece
Next UK GE 2024 or later1.16 · 86%
No Overall Majority2.58
Labour majority2.06
Conservative majority8.6 · 12%
Starmer next PM1.43 · 70%
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