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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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"Michael Gove’s Wife Attacks Nick Clegg's Wife for Spain Trip While PM is Away"
From The Evening Standard: Michael Gove's wife today accused Nick Clegg's wife of failing in her duty to help her husband do his Government duty by going on... Read more
Posted on 13 August 2014 DEBATE -
Being Fat is Now "politically Correct"???
It is weird. Political correctness is all about creating a climate of fear, fear of the thing itself or of being perceived as that thing etc. Read more
Posted on 13 August 2014 DEBATE -
Ref BenJamin Post...as for VAT So for Employment Taxes
I want to increase an employee's pay by £2,000 per annum from £23,000 to £25,000. That is an extra £166.67 per month gross = £113.33 ne... Read more
Posted on 13 August 2014 DEBATE -
VAT Shrink
VAT is becoming ever more popular among politicians aroung the World. Hardly supprising. Most people think it's the least damaging tax. Read more
Posted on 13 August 2014 DEBATE -
I'm Glad I Never Had to Sit Through This Film Or Explain the Flaws to My...
Fraggle submitted The Goonies to BJ's compilation of films which illustrate Georgist principles. The plot is the usual basic 'evil developers vs noble Homeys'... Read more
Posted on 13 August 2014 DEBATE -
Seems Fair Enough to Me.
From the BBC: Drivers are being charged different prices online for the same car rental based on where they live in Europe, the European Commission has said. Read more
Posted on 12 August 2014 DEBATE -
Aha, There's a Name for This Stupid Way of Talking...
From a BBC article about Australian Question Intonation: The potential spread of vocal fry could be an interesting case study. Read more
Posted on 12 August 2014 DEBATE -
"Video: Football Fans Show Support for pro-Palestinian Demonstrators"
From The Evening Standard: Football fans outside a pub in central London can be seen showing their support for pro-Palestinian demonstrators in a video being... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2014 DEBATE -
"Expats Face £400 Million Tax Raid"
Emailed in by MBK from The Telegraph: Expats who rent out their homes in Britain will be stripped of the right to use the personal allowance, under a tax raid... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2014 DEBATE -
Fun Online Polls: Private Landlords & Alcohol Health Warnings
The responses to last week's Fun Online Poll were as follows: Which statement is correct: Private landlords in the UK… … pay more in income tax than they receiv... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2014 DEBATE -
Movie Roundup - from the Ridiculous to the Sublime
First up was Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, a movie where a bunch of galactic losers ends up coming together and becoming the good guys. It's hugely... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2014 DEBATE -
"Pub Told to Change Its Name by Bear Grylls' Lawyers Because It Has the Words...
From The Daily Mail: A grill style eatery has been told to change its name by Bear Grylls’ lawyers because it has the words ‘bear’ and 'grill' in it. Read more
Posted on 09 August 2014 DEBATE -
Man Killed as Laptop Battery Explodes... Not
from the BBC A man was killed when a charging e-cigarette exploded and ignited oxygen equipment he is believed to have been using, Merseyside's fire service... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2014 DEBATE -
Daily Telegraph in Treasonous Slur!
In a shocking departure from faithfully corporate reprinting press releases word for word, as if that passes for journalism, the Del Tel has launched a... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2014 DEBATE -
"West Hits Russia with Food Export Ban"
From the BBC: The EU, USA and some other Western countries are imposing a "full embargo" on food exports to Russia, in response to Russia's actions in the... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2014 DEBATE -
End of the Bush/Blair Doctrine
From the BBC:- Up to a quarter of Iraq's Christians are reported to be fleeing after Islamic militants seized the minority group's biggest town. Read more
Posted on 08 August 2014 DEBATE -
Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (333)
From Quora.com, intersperse with some drivel about people in rural areas being taxes out of existence: Taxing only land would increase the cost of owning land,... Read more
Posted on 07 August 2014 DEBATE -
In Through the out Door.
From City AM: Top software company Sage Group yesterday announced that Stephen Kelly would succeed Guy Berruyer as group chief executive from 5 November... Read more
Posted on 07 August 2014 DEBATE -
We Are Doomed, I Tell You, Doomed.
From the BBC: Supermarket giant Morrisons cannot rebroadcast an advert for burgers after a watchdog ruled that it "condoned poor nutritional habits". Read more
Posted on 06 August 2014 DEBATE -
"Bernie Ecclestone Offers Prosecutors $100m Bribe to Avoid Bribery Charges"
From Newsthump: Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone has offered German prosecutors $100m in order to make his bribery charges go away. Read more
Posted on 06 August 2014 DEBATE