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Encyclopedia > Mike Smithson (politics)

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Mike Smithson (born May 11th 1946) is a writer, a Liberal Democratic politician and expert on betting on politics who in 2004 founded the website politicalbetting.com which has become one of the most widely read political blogs in the UK. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... (Note this article should be called politicalbetting. ...


He joined the Liberal Democrats on their foundation, and stood for Parliament in Bedford at the 1992 General Election. He was twice elected as a County Councillor in Bedfordshire, and also as a Borough Councillor in Bedford. Bedford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... In the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county. ...


Much of his early career was a BBC News journalist. Since 1994 he has worked as Director of Development running the fundraising for five UK universities - for the London School of Economics from 1994 to 1996, for Cambridge University from 1996 to 1999, for Oxford University from 1999 to 2005, and for York University from 2005 to April 2007. He also had a spell at Open University. During his university fundraising career he has overseen approaches that have led to more than £550m being raised. This included the $100m gift by James Martin to establish the James Martin 21st Century School at the University of Oxford - the largest ever single alumni donation to a UK university. Mascot: Beaver Affiliations: University of London Russell Group EUA ACU CEMS APSIA Universities UK U8 Golden Triangle G5 Group Website: http://www. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with one of the most selective sets of entry requirements in the United Kingdom. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... York University (French: Université York), located in Toronto, Ontario, is Canadas third-largest university and has produced several of the countrys top leaders in the fields of law, politics, literature, philosophy, journalism, management, meteorological, chemical, and space sciences, and fine arts including film, theatre, jazz and experimental music... Affiliations Alliance of Non-Aligned Universities, Association of Commonwealth Universities, European Association of Distance Teaching Universities, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Website http://www. ... Dr. James Martin is a consultant and author, has been called the guru of the information age, and was nominated for a Pulitzer prize for his book, The Wired Society: A Challenge for Tomorrow. ... The University of Oxford (informally Oxford University), located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...


He is a former fellow of Queens' College Cambridge and Magdalen College, Oxford. Queens College, Queens College or Queens College is the name of more than one institution, see: Schools known as Queens College Queens College, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (皇仁書院) Queens College, Cambridge Queens College, Charlotte Queens College school, Guyana Queens College, London Queens College, University of... College name Magdalen College Latin name Collegium Beatae Mariae Magdalenae Named after Mary Magdalene Established 1458 Sister college Magdalene College, Cambridge President Professor David Clary FRS JCR President Jessica Jones Undergraduates 395 MCR President Eloise Scotford Graduates 230 Location of Magdalen College within central Oxford , Homepage Boatclub Magdalen College (pronounced...


From 1977 to 1982 he represented the UK's radio and television journalists on the National Executive Committee of the National Union of Journalists. The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is a trade union for journalists in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. ...


In 2007 his book The Political Punter - How to make money betting on politics was published by Harriman House.[1] Harriman House is publisher of books on investment and trading based in Petersfield in the UK Harriman House web site Category: ...


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