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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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Fun with the Mansion Tax
I know we've done these before, but it's always reassuring to see the Homeys make equal and opposite assumptions about the impact of the Mansion Tax and then... Read more
Posted on 13 November 2014 DEBATE -
Economic Myths: "Low Interest Rates Keep Home Repossessions Down"
From the BBC: Continued low interest rates and mortgage market competition has led to another fall in the number of homes repossessed in the UK, figures show. Read more
Posted on 13 November 2014 DEBATE -
Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (348)
Emailed in by MBK, from The Economist: But if LVTs are so great, why are they so rare? One explanation is that it is too difficult to value land separately... Read more
Posted on 12 November 2014 DEBATE -
"Government Electricity Rebate"
At the bottom of my latest gas and electric bill is a line saying "Government Electricity Rebate" and a credit of £12. Seriously? Yes. Read more
Posted on 12 November 2014 DEBATE -
EU-related Hilarity with Grant Shapps
From City AM: The Labour leader has nothing to say about the deficit; nothing to say about the economy; nothing to say about welfare; and nothing to say about... Read more
Posted on 11 November 2014 DEBATE -
The Good Developer
What really hacks me off about all this anti LVT stuff is the claim made by many antis that applying LVT would kill 'development' stone dead. Well peoples, let... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2014 DEBATE -
This "Sandwich Makers from Hungary" Story
From the Northampton Chronicle and Echo An article in the Daily Mail newspaper today said Greencore was having to recruit a 300-strong workforce from abroad to... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2014 DEBATE -
Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (347)
Derek left the following rebuttal to the idiotic Faux Lib statement that replacing taxes on income with taxes on land values would lead to "the tragedy of the... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2014 DEBATE -
"Man in Charge of Nation’s Finances Struggling with Concept of Half"
It's a funny old world where spoof news website Newsthump comes up with the clearest explanation of why George Osborne's much vaunted success at negotiating dow... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2014 DEBATE -
"Thousands of Balloons Released to Mark Fall of Berlin Wall"
Absolutely ridiculous. Why are they using helium balloons, which fly upwards when released, to symbolise something "falling"?? Far better would be to throw... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2014 DEBATE -
Jobs and Fun
From the Telegraph It is one of the world’s greatest theatres attracting opera lovers from across the globe to its celebrated performances. Read more
Posted on 09 November 2014 DEBATE -
"Escaped Cow... Charges Man, Leaving Him Injured"
Emailed in by James Higham from The Geelong Advertiser: A MAN ended up in Geelong hospital with head and chest injuries after an escaped cow charged at him in... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2014 DEBATE -
Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (346)
Tim Worstall wrote one of his (presumably) paid pieces mis-describing taxes on land values as taxes on personal capital or personal wealth. Read more
Posted on 09 November 2014 DEBATE -
Salma Hayek on Feminism
Via Salma Hayek Despite her passionate support for women, Hayek told PEOPLE that she does not consider herself to be a feminist. "I am not a feminist," she said. Read more
Posted on 09 November 2014 DEBATE -
"Yacht Loaded with £40m Michael Caine Fleeing London is Seized by Police"
From The Evening Standard: A yacht has been seized in the Caribbean loaded with up to £40 million worth of Michael Caine trying to escape the streets of... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2014 DEBATE -
"Jumper"
From Wiki: In Ann Arbor, Michigan, 15-year-old David Rice gives his crush, Millie Harris, a hand-knitted sweater. A bully, Mark Kobold, throws the item of winte... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2014 DEBATE -
This Could Go Either Way...
Article by London's Deputy Mayor for Housing in City AM: It is time legislation was introduced to enable that land to be transferred direct to the mayor for... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2014 DEBATE -
You a Letter in a Gift- Jewelry Etc. ,jewelry in Our Boutique Koy
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Posted on 06 November 2014 DEBATE -
Not a Lot of People Raise Their House Prices
From the Daily Mail Sir Michael Caine was among a string of stars who left the country in the Seventies to escape the punitive 83 per cent income tax rate. Read more
Posted on 06 November 2014 DEBATE -
Please Sir, May We Have Some More?
From City AM: The Bank of England (BoE) made an unprecedented move yesterday as it allowed certain non-bank organisations to access its account... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2014 DEBATE