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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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Film Review: Les Miserables
This wasn't my choice, but one of the family. I'd heard a few songs, wasn't too sure, but thought I'd try it anyway. For me, I thought it was a mess of a film. Read more
Posted on 03 January 2015 DEBATE -
Homey Homies (2): The Effect of Congestion on Rental Values
The Stigler looked at an article on gentrification a few days ago. Apart from illustrating that society as a whole creates rental values by imposing/accepting... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2015 DEBATE -
Rail Fares
From the Guardian It’s the first week of January, so it’s time for that painful annual ritual – the introduction of yet more rail fare rises. No wonder rail... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2015 DEBATE -
Comment is Free: Daft Article, Daft Comment
From an article in The Guardian with the tongue in cheek title 10 diktats from Brussels that are ruining life in Britain The author then lists ten ways in... Read more
Posted on 01 January 2015 DEBATE -
"Lorraine Pascale to Become Foster Ambassador"
From the BBC: TV chef Lorraine Pascale is to become the government's first fostering ambassador. Pascale, who was fostered herself as a young child, has spoken... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2014 DEBATE -
Well, No, Not Really
From the Telegraph Although he did not name names, comedies like ‘Love Thy Neighbour’, ‘It Ain’t Half Hot Mum’ and ‘Mind Your Language’ have all been... Read more
Posted on 30 December 2014 DEBATE -
"Clegg Urges Voters to Ignore Pre-election Mud-slinging"
This headline was crying out for a re-write, but then I read the article and decided it was not necessary: Nick Clegg has warned "a lot of mud" will be thrown i... Read more
Posted on 30 December 2014 DEBATE -
Xmas/New Year Transport and Travel Trouble
There are usually more disasters and major foul-ups over this period, but this year has been unusually bad: Glasgow bin lorry crash: Tributes to the victims... Read more
Posted on 30 December 2014 DEBATE -
Fun Online Polls: Where Santa Claus Lives & Xmas Holidays
The results to last week's Fun Online Poll were as follows: Where does Santa Claus live? He's retired to Florida. Amazon do all his deliveries nowadays - 49%... Read more
Posted on 29 December 2014 DEBATE -
Pinot Noir and Global Warming
There's a lot of talk in the press from various angles about the problems of pinot noir and global warming, both in the Telegraph and in Slate. Read more
Posted on 29 December 2014 DEBATE -
Homie Homies
From the Telegraph The residential property market is surging, up more than 10 per cent in the last year, as people are priced out of other Los Angeles... Read more
Posted on 28 December 2014 DEBATE -
The Laffer Curve, Again.
Interesting linguistic point first, to lighten the mood: no European language has a proper word for "tax", because the concept of having to hand over X per... Read more
Posted on 28 December 2014 DEBATE -
The Queen's Speech: The Christmas Truce
The Queen's Speech this year managed to plumb new depths of hypocrisy: She was waffling on about 'reconciliation' and highlighted the Christmas Truce on the... Read more
Posted on 27 December 2014 DEBATE -
Well Yes, Apart From...
DC emailed me a link to an article about Luxembourg. Somebody had leaked/published details of tax deals arranged between PriceWaterhouse Coopers and Luxembourg. Read more
Posted on 26 December 2014 DEBATE -
"Simplicate and Add Lightness"
My simple Pro-LVT rationale. 1. The Factors of Production are Land, Labour and Capital. 2. Land is a Monopoly 3. Labour and Capital create wealth. 4. Wealth... Read more
Posted on 24 December 2014 DEBATE -
Public v Private
There is an insane belief fostered e.g. by the Tory Party that the private sector always does everything better than the private sector. The Labour Party says... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2014 DEBATE -
Film Reviews: Nativity 2 and Nativity 3.
The first Nativity! film is a very pleasant, middle of the road English film, worth watching. Does have one classic line in it. Read more
Posted on 21 December 2014 DEBATE -
The Spirit of the Metropolitan Railway Lives On, Or Does It?
This looks like an example of a railway company trying to capture the uplift in capital values caused by the building (or in this case a reopening) of a... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2014 DEBATE -
Revealed: Hotels People Want to Stay In Charge More
From the Guardian More than half the luxury hotels in the Caribbean have been accused of “excluding families from poorer backgrounds” after a Guardian study... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2014 DEBATE -
The Interview
From the BBC President Barack Obama has vowed a US response after North Korea's alleged cyber-attack on Sony Pictures. The US leader also said the studio "made ... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2014 DEBATE