Markwadsworth

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• "Increase Tax on Doctors by 20%, Say Shoppers"

  From the BBC: An extra 20% income tax on doctors and GPs should be introduced to tackle the meddling crisis, British shoppers have said. Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2015 DEBATE

• I Really Like This Jacket, but the Sleeves Are Much Too Long...

  Spotted by Lola in The Telegraph: [The couple has] no debts apart from a £40,000 mortgage on their home, which is worth £130,000. Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2015 DEBATE

• Fun Online Polls: Bankers & The Guardian

  The results to last weeks poll are as follows: Compared to taking sweets from a baby, how hard is it for bankers to take money from the government? Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2015 DEBATE

• George Osborne's Budget: Indian Bicycle Marketing?

  Mike left this comment on my post Mildly reassuring: Mark, I think you may be onto something with your "Indian Bicycle Marketing" idea. Doesn't George... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2015 DEBATE

• Mildly Reassuring.

  Lola spotted the article in the Torygraph bemoaning and bewailing the fate of the poor hard-pressed buy-to-let landlords, some of whom might face ever so... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2015 DEBATE

• Reader's Letter Of The Day

  Things have come to a sorry pass when a Green Party candidate shows a better understanding of basic economic concepts like "opportunity costs" or "cost to the... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2015 DEBATE

• Question?

  GDP. I was looking up 'austerity' in Wiki and this statement was in the article:- "...Government spending contributes to gross domestic product (GDP), so... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2015 DEBATE

• "Nobody Move, Or the Puppy Gets Hurt!"

  Landlords on fine form in The Times: Landlords have threatened to raise their tenants’ rents if George Osborne uses the budget to end tax perks for buy-to-let... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2015 DEBATE

• Happy 8th Blogday To Us

  With the benefit of hindsight, starting a blog on 07/07/07 was maybe a poorly chosen date, but we are where we are. Because the Tube was shut down, like most... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2015 DEBATE

• "It Was a Waste of the Taxpayers Money from the Start"

  ... says the man who won an appeal against a £75 littering penalty which ended up costing the taxpayer £8,000. Whether the penalty was just or not... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2015 DEBATE

• Cronyism Rules OK?

  From here: I quote: 1. Pick a field where you can establish a monopoly – such as Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim who from 2010-2013 was ranked the richest perso... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2015 DEBATE

• Greek "Sun and Sea Vouchers": Part 2.

  Random left a comment on Greek debt crisis solved: Greece to issue "Sun and sea vouchers": Can they be used to pay taxes? ;) Obviously. The vouchers are pre-pai... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2015 DEBATE

• Greek Debt Crisis Solved: Greece to Issue "Sun and Sea Vouchers"

  In round numbers, seeing as Greece makes up a lot of statistics anyway: * Greek national debt €200 billion * 20 million tourists per year. * Average spend on ai... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2015 DEBATE

• Gloriously Obvious Headline of the Day: "Acropolis Now"

  Having said that, the whole banking and currency system depends on people believing in it (or more uncharitably, it is a confidence trick). If people expect it... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2015 DEBATE

• We Own Land, Give Us Money!

  From the BBC: But Mr Osborne also announced: * The benefits cap - the total amount a family can claim a year - will be cut to £23,000 in London (the BBC... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2015 DEBATE

• Oooooo, the Irony..

  Building on my earlier post, there is also this gem from the same article: "...One CDU member who used to work with Mrs Merkel agrees. "[The announcement of... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2015 DEBATE

• I Hate to Get Involved in This, But...

  "...I am 52 years old, and get a Pension of €1,400 per month, and dont know if i will get the next payment. I would vote NO, i have been retired since the age o... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2015 DEBATE

• Land Banking? Nah, Not Us Mate.

  From City AM: York-based Persimmon added 11,500 plots to its consented landbank of 92,400 plots... Legal completions increased by seven per cent to 6,855 new... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2015 DEBATE

• True Cost of Labour's Pension Tax Raid: the Square Root of Fuck All.

  The Telegraph is still pumping out the line that Gordon Brown's Pension Raid has cost the "taxpayer" a cumulative £100 billion since 1997. Bollocks. Rounde... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2015 DEBATE

• Bit Oversensitive, I'd Say

  From the Guardian The chairman of an organisation set up to honour the memories of the victims of the 7/7 terrorist strike on London has labelled a new trailer... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2015 DEBATE