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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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Belgian Waffle - the Magical Properties of CO2
In real life on Earth, the physical layer which absorbs most radiation from the Sun and which also emits most radiation to space is the clouds. Read more
Posted on 20 March 2022 DEBATE -
UBI is Nothing Radical, It's Just an Administrative Tidying up Exercise
Some people are against the idea of any welfare payments whatsoever, there's no point in debating with them, they have missed the whole point. Read more
Posted on 19 March 2022 DEBATE -
Covid 19 - Four Month Waves (part 2)
Original chart from Worldometers.info. I overlapped a four-month zig zag, clearly it's not a perfect match, second half of 2021 was two lower peaks either side... Read more
Posted on 13 March 2022 DEBATE -
They Own Land, Charge Them Money
A little history, from Wikipedia "The 1947 Act (the Town and Country Planning Act), in effect, nationalised the right to develop land. Read more
Posted on 26 February 2022 DEBATE -
Home-Owner-Ism is the British National Religion.
Headline from The Daily Telegraph: Why British house prices will suffer side effects from Russia's invasion of Ukraine The British property market is already... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2022 DEBATE -
Newsthump Might Be on to Something...
From Newsthump (30/12/21): After being found guilty on five of six counts of child trafficking and procurement, Ghislaine Maxwell faces six months in prison – o... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2022 DEBATE -
Collecting Land Rent Without LVT
There are of course three main ways a government can collect land rent. 1. Just own land and buildings and rent them out. That way there is no need to... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2022 DEBATE -
"Check Your Privilege Chart"
From The Daily Mail. The article is well worth a read, actually. Over the last decade or so, the Mail's journalism has improved (just ignore the Harry Meghan... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2022 DEBATE -
They Own Land, Give Them Money
Now the architects are urging the government to make houses worth more using public money tackle the climate crisis by giving grants to put external wall... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2022 DEBATE -
Exciting Black Hole News!
Most "Two Black Holes to merge" stories go like this, from Space.com: The two black holes dance around each other at the center of the galaxy NGC 7727, located... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2022 DEBATE -
"Many People Still in the Dark Over Gas Boilers, Say MPs"
The accompanying picture highlights people's lack of understanding of the concept of what a gas boiler is: Read more
Posted on 07 February 2022 DEBATE -
More Climate Change Fun
Fairbourne was supposed to be the village that was going to be wiped out by Climate Change in the form of rising sea levels, but now it's bouncing back, as... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2022 DEBATE -
More on Our Favourite Religion..
The problem with websites like the Daily Sceptic is that they too are trying to get you to share their beliefs, instead of just reporting the facts. It's like... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2022 DEBATE -
A Big Number x Two Other Numbers = an Even Bigger Number.
From The Guardian: Extreme weather has cost Europe about €500bn over 40 years European pop. is about 500 million, so that's €25 per person per year i.e. bugger... Read more
Posted on 03 February 2022 DEBATE -
My Initial Guesses for Wordle
I caved in and took a look at Wordle, which is basically the 1970s 'Mastermind' game but the answer is a word instead of a combination of colours. Read more
Posted on 31 January 2022 DEBATE -
Trees and CO2 Capture - Fun with Numbers
Here are my workings, if you spot any glaring errors, please leave a comment. It's all round figures, I'm not going to bicker about anything more accurate than... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2022 DEBATE -
Why Are Only Satirists Asking the Obvious Question?
From Newsthump: Met Police Chief Cressida Dick... told reporters, “The Met Police do not like to admit defeat in solving crimes, but in this case, we’ve had... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2022 DEBATE -
Cow Attacks Hit the Headlines
From the BBC: Ram Raj was drinking tea at his home in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on a chilly November evening last year when a stray cow attacke... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2022 DEBATE -
Universal Basic Income News
The Welsh government is going to trial a UBI scheme. It seems a sensible scheme with reasonable payments: Age range: Child 0–17 - Payment rate per week:... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2022 DEBATE -
That's the Beauty of LVT - Reply to Doonhammer
Doonhammer left this comment on the subject of the Scottish government's auction of offhore wind turbine licences: Yes, but what is the guaranteed price for... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2022 DEBATE