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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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"The Gift" by Velvet Underground...
... turns out to be based on a true story, which had happened a couple of years before the song was recorded. The only real embellishment was that in the song,... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2015 DEBATE -
Seems Like a Strange Thing to Be Boasting About.
From The Telegraph: David Cameron said that a future Conservative government will "keep mortgage rates low" so that homeowners can "go to bed with real peace... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2015 DEBATE -
Parking
From the BBC Drivers in England will get 10 minutes' grace before being fined if they stay too long in council-owned car parking spaces, the government has... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2015 DEBATE -
Tip Top Tokenist Tory Tinkering.
From the BBC: The Conservatives are considering limiting child benefit to three children, BBC Newsnight has learned… It would save an estimated £300m a yea... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2015 DEBATE -
Personal Service Companies and Who Actually Pays Tax Confusion
Here Now, clearly it cannot be 'right' to pay public servants through personal service companies whilst HMRC cracks down on the practice in private businesses... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2015 DEBATE -
UKIP's Nigel Farage Wants Return to Policy 'normality'
From the BBC UKIP would cut the number of half-baked policy announcements but would not set an annual target, Nigel Farage said. Read more
Posted on 04 March 2015 DEBATE -
Short List
"Advisors to English kings in the Middle Ages who were called 'Thomas' and ended up falling out with the king and being assasinated/executed. Read more
Posted on 04 March 2015 DEBATE -
Gimme Shelter
From The Daily Mail and/or Metrolyrics: Yeah, a local business is threatening My very life today If I don't get the local council to turn them down Lord, I'm... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2015 DEBATE -
"Our Goal is a Britain Where Everyone Who Works Hard Can Have a Home of Their...
Sez Dave Cameron. But what if we turn that statement round: "Our goal is a Britain where people who aren't working hard have to trade down into somewhere more... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2015 DEBATE -
North Sea Oil: Tax and Subsidies
A few ill-thought out ideas from opposite ends of the political spectrum. From the BBC: [Gordon Brown] suggested a number of measures that he claimed could... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2015 DEBATE -
Fun Online Polls: Have You Ever Bought the House You Were Renting & Madonna's...
The results to last week's Fun Online Poll were as follows: Have you ever bought the house you were renting when your landlord put it up for sale? Read more
Posted on 02 March 2015 DEBATE -
Rubber Plant
I'd had this plant since it was a few inches tall (about twelve years ago, a three-for-a-fiver offer at Homebase) and dutifully chopped off all the sideways... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2015 DEBATE -
Iron Ore: Another Classic Example of Cartel Behaviour
From mining.com: The price of [iron ore] is trading at the lowest levels since early May 2009. So far in 2015 the price has fallen 12.5% following a year in... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2015 DEBATE -
Cut Music to One Hour a Day - WHO
From the BBC WHO figures show 43 million people of my generation aged 12-35 have hearing loss and the prevalence is increasing. Read more
Posted on 27 February 2015 DEBATE -
"Get Rich Quick"
From today's City AM: An interactive graphic released last month by sales agent JLL on their website predicts the parts of the route that are likely to see the... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2015 DEBATE -
Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (355)
I must have done a couple of similar debunkations before, but this is another one which has been bugging me but for which the answer is blidingly obvious if... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2015 DEBATE -
"Five Sticking Plasters Which Will Fail to Transform the UK into a Truly...
Some meddler from Policy Exchange has dreamed up five random measures which he thinks would encourage saving, see City AM. Like all politicians, he ignores the... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2015 DEBATE -
"250 c"
The BBC reports that the FVLA is auctioning off this registration number and expects to receive hundreds of thousands of pounds for it. But what are people... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2015 DEBATE -
Natalie Bennett on Top Form (2, 3)
Let's rake over smouldering wreckage a bit more: 2. Interest relief for private landlords The UK tax system crudely divides people's income into 'investment... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2015 DEBATE -
Natalie Bennett on Top Form
The BBC have put up a transcript of her car crash interview. As to building more social housing, they both missed the point. It doesn't really matter what they... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2015 DEBATE