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The political betting scandal is turning stupid

conservativehome.com The political betting scandal is turning stupid | Conservative Home

Gambling using inside information to cheat the bookmakers is already illegal, and is rightly being investigated. There are no grounds for a wider moral panic about politicians making normal bets.

The political betting scandal is turning stupid | Conservative Home

Refreshing sanity from Conservative Home, of all places!

There's no equivalence between what Kevin Craig did (placed a bet on himself to lose) and what Craig Williams is accused of (using inside information to place a bet), and no need for a new law, given that what Williams is accused of is already illegal.

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