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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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Now, Bear with Me on This...
From Janet Daley in the DT here "Then, on top of that, those who have worked and strived hard enough to haul themselves out of poverty are taxed, by a... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2014 DEBATE -
More BtL Joy from the Telegraph
The whole pensions / BtL / annuity dynamic is getting truly ludicrous. Exhibit 1. The DT indulging in some sensationalist pandering to its 'readers' with this... Read more
Posted on 22 November 2014 DEBATE -
Poor Widows In Mansions In Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland never had Council Tax, they stuck with Domestic Rates, the last revaluation was in 2005 and the rates are about 0.8% of each homes 2005 value... Read more
Posted on 21 November 2014 DEBATE -
At Last, a Bit of Sensible Advice from the Beeb.
Franklin considers snow shovelling to be so dangerous that he advises anyone over the age of 55 not to do it. Let's factor in a margin of safety and reduce... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2014 DEBATE -
Fun with Numbers: Outstanding Residential Mortgages x Standard Variable Rate
We know that total lending has gone up a lot over the last fifteen years (Chart A), but also that interest rates have come down (Chart B). Read more
Posted on 20 November 2014 DEBATE -
Royal Mail Rent-Seekers
From the BBC Royal Mail boss Moya Greene told the BBC that increased competition was threatening the company's ability to deliver letters to all parts of the... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2014 DEBATE -
Location, Location, Location
From The Evening Standard: One of the world’s most famous advertising hoardings is up for sale for the first time in 24 years. Read more
Posted on 19 November 2014 DEBATE -
Presumably, Somebody Intended This Outcome but Who and Why?
From The Evening Standard: The Freight Transport Association estimates that as many as 20,000 delivery drivers have taken early retirement or moved to... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2014 DEBATE -
Fun With Numbers: Pupil-teacher Ratio in English State Schools
There are about 7.5 million pupils in state schools in England. "There are 922 thousand full-time equivalent people working in state-funded schools, this... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2014 DEBATE -
Splendid!
From the BBC The government has been defeated in a Commons vote on the control that parent companies can exercise over pubs. MPs voted 284 to 259 in favour of a... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2014 DEBATE -
Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (349)
From Conservative Home. First the author agrees with this from a pro-LVT article in The Economist: All that changes is the price, which falls until it exactly... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2014 DEBATE -
Japan's Economy Makes Surprise Fall into Recession.......
....not. From todays BBC report here, "Japan's economy unexpectedly shrank for the second consecutive quarter, leaving the world's third largest economy in... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2014 DEBATE -
Amazing
From the BBC A British antiques expert who restored items for royalty was a child abuser involved in a notorious paedophile campaign group, the BBC can reveal.... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2014 DEBATE -
World Cup
From the BBC The English Football Association has been urged to lobby Uefa for a European boycott of the next World Cup - unless Fifa implements meaningful... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2014 DEBATE -
Fun with Numbers: "Children in Need 2014 Raises £32.6m for Charities"
Amount 'raised' by the BBC/Children In Need dowhattery: £33 million. Amount raised by the TV licence fee to fund the BBC: £3,722 million. Read more
Posted on 17 November 2014 DEBATE -
Fraggle Nails It in the Comments.
left a new comment on the post Money: The question posed on the thread was: "If money is a “measure of indebtedness”, who is indebted to who when gold coins... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2014 DEBATE -
Fun Online Polls: Angela Merkel's Ultimatum & The Price of Crude Oil
The results to last fortnight's Fun Online Poll were as follows: How will Cameron respond to Merkel throwing down the gauntlet? Read more
Posted on 17 November 2014 DEBATE -
Glad to Have Cleared That Up.
Ralph Musgrave in the comments to an earlier post: "If money is a “measure of indebtedness”, who is indebted to who when gold coins are used as money? Read more
Posted on 14 November 2014 DEBATE -
Probably True.
Ryan Bourne is a bit of an apologist for the corporatists and rent seekers and is incapable of distinguishing between earned and unearned income, but you can't... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2014 DEBATE -
Winston Churchill and Boris Johnson. That Was Then, This is Now.
Winston Churchill, a century ago: Some years ago in London there was a toll bar on a bridge across the Thames, and all the working people who lived on the... Read more
Posted on 13 November 2014 DEBATE