Markwadsworth

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• Economic Myths: I Can Remember When Mortgage Interest Rates Were 15 Per Cent...

  

  This is another one which the Baby Boomers like to pull out of the bag, sub-text: todays' first time buyers have never had it so good; high house prices are... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2015 DEBATE

• RIP Greyfriars Bus Station

  It's the most hideous building in Northampton, which is something of an achievement in itself. But, it's also the place I took my first independent bus ride to... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2015 DEBATE

• "Scottish Party Leader Admits Never Taking Cannabis"

  From the BBC: Three of Scotland's four main political party leaders have said being fairly normal, they had taken cannabis when they were younger. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 DEBATE

• "Shoeworld Worker Walked Home Wearing £73 of Stolen Shoes"

  From The Evening Standard: A sales assistant at Shoeworld walked home from the Oxford Street store wearing 26 pairs of stolen shoes, a court heard. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 DEBATE

• The Beginning of the End of Democracy.

  From the BBC: Under the old system, one person in each household completed the registration for every resident eligible to vote. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 DEBATE

• "Jeremy Clarkson Approached BBC Bosses About 'catering Foul Up'"

  From the BBC: Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson initiated the BBC investigation which prompted his suspension, after he informed BBC bosses of the alleged... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 DEBATE

• Beyond Satire

  From The Telegraph: A primary school headmistress has been accused of "humiliating" pupils by making them lie face down on the floor while she pretends to ring... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 DEBATE

• Nigel Farage on Discrimination Laws

  From the BBC Mr Farage told the BBC his remarks, recorded last autumn, had been "wilfully misinterpreted", saying he was talking about nationality not race. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 DEBATE

• Apple and Malls

  From the Wall St Journal: Apple draws so many shoppers that its stores single-handedly lift sales by 10% at the malls in which they operate, according to Green... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2015 DEBATE

• Truffles

  From the BBC The first truffle to have been cultivated on UK soil has been harvested from a field in Leicestershire, according to a plant biologist. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2015 DEBATE

• Another Fine Mess You've Got Us into

  In Moneyweek, James Ferguson points the finger at welfare for workers, the brainchild of our late, unlamented Prime Minister, as being largely responsible for... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 DEBATE

• He Doesn't Do Numbers Or Logic.

  From The Times: A mansion tax would lead to developers in London building fewer affordable homes, according to the deputy mayor of London. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 DEBATE

• Or Alternatively, They Could Just Increase Maths and Science Teachers'...

  From the BBC: David Cameron is to announce a £15,000 university bursary for teenagers with good A-level maths and science grades, if they commit to enter... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 DEBATE

• Everyone's a Loser.

  In Moneyweek Matthew Lynn makes the point that, if interest rates don't go up soon, they might never go up at all. It's been six years since the Bank of... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 DEBATE

• "It's Bureaucracy Gone Mad"

  I know a thing or two about bureaucracy, jobwise. There are parts of the government that function smoothly and are well thought through, some parts are Catch... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (356)

  Submitted by Random: I have been trying to convince someone of the benefits of LVT but he says he was in Taiwan and the LVT there caused "imbalances" and... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 DEBATE

• “Armchair Generals Must Share Blame – Hammond”

  From the BBC: "Armchair generals" who support British foreign military interventions are partly responsible for violence in the Middle East, Philip Hammond has... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 DEBATE

• Fun Online Polls: Madonna's Fall & Grammar Schools.

  The results to last week's Fun Onlin Poll were as follows: Madonna: did she fall or was it a pre-planned stunt? It was an unhappy accident - 9% It was a... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 DEBATE

• Selfie Sticks

  From the Telegraph The Louvre is concerned about the increasingly popular gadgets being waved around within inches of the Mona Lisa and other famous paintings... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 DEBATE

• "New Phase in A9 Perth to Inverness Duelling Project"

  From the BBC: The next stage in a £3bn plan for a duel between Perth and Inverness has begun with a public brawl on the stretch at Dalwhinnie. Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 DEBATE