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Mark Wadsworth
http://markwadsworth.blogspot.co.uk/
Politics, economics, humour, cow-attacks and Land Value Tax.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 4337 )
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Midwife Shortages
From the BBC 11th October 2015 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) said a shortage of midwives was having a major impact and mistakes would "almost certainly... Read more
Posted on 11 October 2015 DEBATE -
"Traffic Lights Go out at Beverley's Grovehill Junction – and Flow Improves"
From Hull Daily Mail: BEVERLEY residents say traffic is flowing smoothly after the lights went out at the town’s infamous Grovehill junction. Read more
Posted on 09 October 2015 DEBATE -
Might Want to Do Your Research, Polly
From the Guardian A star was born as glorious Bake Off ended last night with the victory of Nadiya Hussain. Expect a million Nadiya baking books to sell before... Read more
Posted on 09 October 2015 DEBATE -
National Poetry Day
Reading a bit about this and the BBC thing. It occurs to me that we kinda dropped poetry when recorded music came along and you could have songs on demand from... Read more
Posted on 09 October 2015 DEBATE -
Simon Walker: Chairman of the Institute of Rent Seeking Parasites,
From an article entitled "Entrepreneurs will reap the rewards of business rates change", Simon Walker, Top C**t at the Institute of Directors writes, "Ask a... Read more
Posted on 08 October 2015 DEBATE -
They Own Land! Give Them Crossrail!
From City AM: THE ARRIVAL of Crossrail is set to bring a £2.45bn boost to the West End by 2020 as thousands more visitors pour into central London, new... Read more
Posted on 08 October 2015 DEBATE -
They Own Land, Give Them Money
From the FT George Osborne announced the biggest shift in financial control from Whitehall to town halls in decades, pledging that local areas will fully benefi... Read more
Posted on 08 October 2015 DEBATE -
"David Cameron Vows 'assault on Those in Poverty' in Conference Speech"
From the BBC: David Cameron has vowed to devote much of his time in office to "an all-out assault on those in poverty" in his speech to the Conservative Party... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2015 DEBATE -
"Reading and Writing is Eroding Human Memory"
From the BBC, some time in the late Middle Ages: An over-reliance on using maps and reference books is weakening people's memories, according to a study. Read more
Posted on 07 October 2015 DEBATE -
Theresa May Have a Point,
From the BBC: [Theresa May] also said high migration made a "cohesive society" impossible. Fair enough, you might think. That is just simply a statement of fact. Read more
Posted on 07 October 2015 DEBATE -
Fun Online Poll
I admire a good protest, demonstration or publicity stunt as much as the next man, but somehow, all the shenanigans going on outside the Tory Party Conference... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2015 DEBATE -
Interesting... Even If Possibly a Little Biased.
From The Electoral Reform Society: Councils dominated by single parties could be wasting as much as £2.6bn a year through a lack of scrutiny of their... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2015 DEBATE -
Women Junior Doctors
From the Telegraph The contracts also change the current automatic pay progression that means a trainee doctor’s salary goes up every year. Read more
Posted on 04 October 2015 DEBATE -
Until the Pips Squeak.
Quotes relating land are often reformulated as general attacks on wealth. A good example of this is Denis Healey's much quoted "tax the rich until the pips... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2015 DEBATE -
Friday Night Gearchange
I haven't done one of these for ages because they are out of fashion at the moment - only they forgot to tell Meghan Traynor, who goes up a pointless semi-tone ... Read more
Posted on 02 October 2015 DEBATE -
"Tory MP Richard Fuller Backs London Underground Trains"
From City AM, some time in the 19th century: A member of a powerful commons committee is calling on colleagues in parliament to scrutinise Transport for London... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2015 DEBATE -
Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (372)
A traditional fatuous argument against LVT is that "Landlords will just increase the rent". No they won't. They can't. Rents are set at the upper limit of what... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2015 DEBATE -
Memorabilia and Nostalgia
From The Guardian The final instalment in blockbuster sci-fi saga The Hunger Games has moved ahead of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in the consciousness of... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2015 DEBATE -
Seems a Bit Pointless at This Stage
From the Daily Mail Read more
Posted on 30 September 2015 DEBATE -
The ECB and VW
As an update on my earlier post I read somewhere recently (on the DT but I can't find the link now) that the ECB purchased VW bonds as part of its QE program.... Read more
Posted on 30 September 2015 DEBATE