Mike Smithson (British journalist)

Mike Smithson, c. 1980s

Michael Smithson (born 11 May 1946) is a writer, a former Liberal Democrat politician and expert on betting on politics who in 2004 founded the website politicalbetting.com.[1] Since January 2008 he has been the full-time editor of the site. As a result, The Daily Telegraph described him as the 33rd most influential over-50 on Twitter in 2014.[2] He has been described as "perhaps the most influential person in the British political betting community".[3]

  1. ^ Matthew Partridge (13 January 2017). "Betting on politics: the five best online resources". MoneyWeek.
  2. ^ Claire Carter (10 January 2014). "The top 60 most influential over 50s on Twitter". Telegraph.
  3. ^ Matt Clifford (9 November 2007). "The Price of Victory". Varsity.