Odd election odds

Published: 4 February 2010

• I RECEIVED an election leaflet from Hampstead Conservative candidate Chris Philp which claimed William Hill had him as favourite for the general election on odds of 11/8.
Thinking this unlikely, I looked it up and, lo and behold, they have him coming second, on odds of 7/4. Is there no way of preventing this sort of thing?
Brian Gascoigne,
Parliament Hill, NW3