Funny bets available on the election

[Ray Stafford]

I was looking at oddschecker earlier, and saw the following:

Overall Tory majority 17-2
Overall labour majority 40-1

Realistically no-one else is going to get close to a majority in the whole of the UK.

So the punters are overwhelmingly backing a hung parliament.

Yet hung parliaments are really quite rare - the last one before 2010 was back in 1974 I think.

I also suspect that lots of people who tell pollsters that they are going to vote for a smaller party will have second thoughts in the voting booth and return to one of the larger parties.

So - and without getting into political policies - what bets do you like on the election? I'm quite fancying betting against the hung parliament at those odds. Don't get me wrong, I still think a hung parliament in quite likely, just not so likely as those odds suggest!

 

[gasmanrob]

Nicola sturgeon to come over the wall on horse back waving Alex salmond around like a mace screaming FREEEEDOOOOOMMM! I'll take that at 33/1

An snp party where all members are named after types of fish, 3/2

Ed milliband to own a dog named gromit 12/1

Natalie bennett being capable to lead a conga line let alone a government 4,567787,4435599,4567/1

Discovering that Nigel farages mouth was actually the idea behind the grinning Cheshire cat in Alice and wonderland 7/2

David Cameron going to prison for raising taxes before 2020 2/1

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

a muppet being in charge of the country 100/1

 

[tomplumb83]

'Ed milliband to own a dog named gromit'

hehe

 

[Ray Stafford]

a muppet being in charge of the country 100/1

Racing certainty!

 

[gasmanrob]

a muppet being in charge of the country 100/1

I can tell your not a gambler or bookmaker

 

[rpm]

a muppet being in charge of the country 100/1

Nothing new there then. You sure that`s not evens?

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Nothing new there then. You sure that`s not evens?

could be,dont care,to tired to think

 

[WaterTight]

Salmond and Sturgeon. Scotland ruled by illuminati of shape-shifting fish.

By the way this will be a political debate within a very short time. You've doomed us all.

 

[village idiot]

Nigel Farrage to cause harvoc at Westminister evens odds. Welcome to the rollercoaster ride


BTW, please remind me when this post gets to page 40

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Ukip getting 0 seats 2/1

 

[village idiot]

Ukip getting 0 seats 2/1

UKIP to get at least 2 seats 1/1

 

[Rickster123]

Newspapers declaring a national disaster no matter who wins.. Dead cert.

 

[Ray Stafford]

Just looked again today, and a Labour majority has gone out to 89-1!

I understand the problems they have in scotland, and certainly I think they are quite unlikely to win a majority, but even so, surely its not 89-1 unlikely? A three legged donkey in the national gets shorter odds than that.

I think I might just have to put £20 on at that price.

 

[bert large]

Just looked again today, and a Labour majority has gone out to 89-1!

I understand the problems they have in scotland, and certainly I think they are quite unlikely to win a majority, but even so, surely its not 89-1 unlikely? A three legged donkey in the national gets shorter odds than that.

I think I might just have to put £20 on at that price.

What about a three legged donkey candidate standing for parliament in a safe Labour seat...Nailed on ???

 

[Ray Stafford]

Just looked again today, and a Labour majority has gone out to 89-1!

I understand the problems they have in scotland, and certainly I think they are quite unlikely to win a majority, but even so, surely its not 89-1 unlikely? A three legged donkey in the national gets shorter odds than that.

I think I might just have to put £20 on at that price.

When I came to place the bet, Labour had gone out to 109/1 against an overall majority.

Silly, silly odds on what is essentially a three horse race (Tory win, Labour win, hung parliament).

I almost find my self hoping they win now with £25 at those odds...

 

[gasmanrob]

There got Nicola sturgeon on the radio now. There's been a few different members on from different parties and all have avoided answering questions asked directly.

She has just been pressed my listeners on some quiet key policies that aren't their most favourable and answered all of them directly, informatively and thoroughly. I can see why she's winning the braveheart vote

 

[Ray Stafford]

I wonder if she could be persuaded to move South and lead the "Freedom for Hampshire" party

 

[Ermintrude]

Vat going down. 200/1
Benefits cuts 2/1
More money wasted on pish-- all bets off

 

[gasmanrob]

Conservative majority now 7/1
Labour majority 50/1

Cameron as pm 6/5
Red ed as pm 1/1

Interestingly u kip majority 500/1
Lib den majority 1000/1

 

[village idiot]

Lib den majority 1000/1

Lib Dem will be hammered big time.

 

[Ray Stafford]

Overall Tory majority 17-2

Feeling a tad smug at backing that with £100

When I came to place the bet, Labour had gone out to 109/1 against an overall majority.

I almost find my self hoping they win now with £25 at those odds...

Ok, this one wasn't perhaps my best ever punt.

Lib Dem will be hammered big time.

And VI wins the award for Forum Political Pundit.