Markwadsworth

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• Another One of Those Longevity Stories

  From Kent Online The grandfather from Stelling Minnis, who celebrates his 96th birthday on Friday, works for Kent Wool Growers (KWG) five days a week - with no... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2014 DEBATE

• NIMBY Bullshit Of The Week

  From The Evening Standard: Our green belt is the envy of the world (1); it is a green lung,(2) provides space for recreation(3) and is a check against... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2014 DEBATE

• Rail Fare Idiocy

  From the Independent: Over the past few days I have had random conversations with friends and colleagues whose lives are far removed from those dependent on foo... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2014 DEBATE

• Well, Duh.

  From City AM: Graduates earn £9,000 a year more than non-graduates, research released yesterday by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills shows. Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2014 DEBATE

• Nope.

  Ralph Musgrave left a new comment on "Nigel Farage fails to get a round in because of immigrants": Farage has a point in a very indirect way, as follows. Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 DEBATE

• “It is Horrific and Very Sad..."

  From The Evening Standard: A man who fell 60ft from the window of a penthouse flat in one of London’s most exclusive squares died after being impaled by metal... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 DEBATE

• "Nigel Farage Fails to Get a Round in Because of Immigrants"

  From the BBC: Nigel Farage has blamed high levels of immigration for denying him the opportunity of getting a round of drinks in at a meet-the-leader event ahea... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 DEBATE

• Making Plans for Nigel

  From The Independent The Ukip leader Nigel Farage has blamed the fact that he missed a paid-for party event in Wales on immigrants. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2014 DEBATE

• Von Thünen's Theory of Rent

  Although Ricardo was quite correct, he explained his Theory of Rent in such a clunky fashion (using agricultural land to illustrate the point) that it's easy fo... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2014 DEBATE

• Xmas Fridge 2014

  

  The old fridge conked out so I bought a new one (£129 from Curry's, and no thanks, I don't want to pay for a three-year extended warranty). Clearly, the... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2014 DEBATE

• Good-bye GB Drugdealer.

  The news that Gordon Brown is stepping down at the next election caused nary a ripple at Lola Towers. He's been gone since he did that silly grandstanding walk... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2014 DEBATE

• Odd Crime

  From the Swindon Advertiser Police are warning the public to beware of fraudsters after a man in Swindon was conned into handing over £400 for a laptop... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2014 DEBATE

• Shroud Waving Of The Week

  From City AM: MIDNIGHT, 3 December 2014 is a date to celebrate for UK home buyers. Anyone purchasing a property worth less than £937,500 is now paying... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2014 DEBATE

• Bah Humbug Priest Tells Pupils God Exists (but Don't Worry, Their Head Teacher...

  From the Telegraph A head teacher has reassured puzzled pupils that he's tried to speak to God to clear up any confusion caused by a priest told them he existed... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 DEBATE

• "Large Bottomed Passenger Calls on MP to Wear Paper Bag Over Her Head"

  From The Evening Standard: A plus-sized commuter today urged former public health minister Anne Milton to wear a paper bag over her head if she wants to sit... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 DEBATE

• Stamp Duty, Shtamp Duty

  

  1) It's called "Stamp Duty Land Tax" (or "SDLT" for short), not "Stamp Duty", the latter is a 0.5% tax on the sale of shares and is similar in origin but... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 DEBATE

• Reader's Letter Of The Day

  From the FT: Sir, David W Green (Letters, December 1) is right to point out that some money goes the way of spenders from savers through the low bank interest... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 DEBATE

• Christmas: No Room for Saturn

  From the Telegraph Saturn is being banished from school winter plays as the annual performance of the Holiday story is replaced with bland “christian... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 DEBATE

• Isn't This What We'd Expect?

  From the Telegraph When the body of Richard III was discovered in a car park in Leicester in 2012 archaeologists knew it was a momentous find. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 DEBATE

• Tied up in Red Tape

  From the Telegraph British pornography will be censored by new rules which ban video-on demand films from showing acts like spanking and caning. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 DEBATE