Markwadsworth

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• Jowell on the Mansion Tax

  From Politics Labour's mansion tax policy created "toxic" levels of anxiety about the prospect of a Labour government, the party's leading London mayoral... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2015 DEBATE

• Burnham on the Mansion Tax

  From the Telegraph Andy Burnham, the frontrunner for the Labour leadership, has described Ed Miliband’s flagship mansion tax policy as “spiteful” and disclosed... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2015 DEBATE

• As the British Property Federation Says...

  … on page 16* of this useful report: The commercial property industry is taxed directly and indirectly in a variety of ways. The direct contributions from some... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2015 DEBATE

• " 'It's the Rules, Terry' ".

  From here. I quote: "Europe claims to be a rule-based organisation. But however else the eurozone is run, it is not run strictly according to its own rules. Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2015 DEBATE

• The Bleedin' Obvious

  Quite frankly this, and being flexible in your deployments and aid has been bloody obvious for years. The question is why hasn't it been done? Answer. Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2015 DEBATE

• Parliament

  From the Guardian, The 250-page report details five scenarios ranging from a “do minimum” gradual approach, which would take 32 years, to “a full move out” whic... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2015 DEBATE

• The Circular Logic of the Banking System.

  From City AM: Q Why would Greek banks need support? A The banks have lent money to the government. If the state defaults, banks will be unable to fully repay... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2015 DEBATE

• Cow Attack News.

  From The Daily Mail: With the 40th anniversary of JAWS rapidly approaching, and shark attacks making the headlines, you may be forgiven for thinking that they... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2015 DEBATE

• They Own Land! Give Them Money!

  From The Daily Mash: NORTHERN pop stars are recording a benefit single for Londoners facing rising rents. The musicians, including Liam Gallagher, Sting and Mar... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2015 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (364)

  We've heard this one a million times: "Ooh but what about the farmers, they'll all go bankrupt?". You can sort of forgive this one when the man in the street... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2015 DEBATE

• Rent = Privately Collected Income Tax.

  Mombers left a new comment on the post We own land! Give us money!": Out of interest, I wonder how the means testing of rent controls works? Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2015 DEBATE

• Fun Online Poll Backfiring Nicely

  Over at The Daily Mail, is an article slagging off Jeremy Corbyn. Scroll about halfway down the article to the poll "Which of the Labour candidates has the... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2015 DEBATE

• "Lack of Women in London's Refuse Collection Sector 'disappointing'"

  From The Evening Standard: More than one in four companies involved in waste management in London employ no women at board level, new figures claimed today. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 DEBATE

• We Own Land! Give Us Money!

  From the BBC: "Our problem is rent regulation creates a subsidy regardless of whether they even need it," said Jimmy Silber, co-president of the trade group... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 DEBATE

• Half-Right, I'd Say

  From The Telegraph: Mr Starkey made the comments during an interview with The Sunday Times, saying: “What are the points of comparison? Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2015 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (363)

  From Facebook: What happens when the building is larger than some small towns and the location is all inside? What happens when prefabrication makes constructio... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2015 DEBATE

• French Tourism

  From the Telegraph French foreign minister Laurent Fabius unveils drive to end "paradox" of France being world's top tourist destination but among the least... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2015 DEBATE

• "NAACP Leader Accused of Pretending to Be a Clown, According to Her Parents"

  

  From NYmag: Rachel Dolezal, the head of Spokane, Washington's chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Clowns and Performers (NAACP) and a... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2015 DEBATE

• That's More Like It.

  From The Independent: The NHS can save £5bn a year by getting better value for medicines, basic equipment and even energy bills, while also cracking down o... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2015 DEBATE

• Economic Myths: Profit Maximisation

  Exhibit A: from Wikipedia: In economics, profit maximization is the short run or long run process by which a firm determines the price and output level that... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2015 DEBATE