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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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A Thought on the Nature of Bureaucracy and Hope
The one thing bureaucrats never do is push for a reduction in their remit. All 'failure' is attributed to them not doing 'enough' with not 'enough' money, or no... Read more
Posted on 06 August 2014 DEBATE -
Warsi Gets Arsey...
... over Gazi: Foreign Office minister Baroness Warsi has resigned from the government, saying its policy on the crisis in Gaza is "morally indefensible"... Read more
Posted on 05 August 2014 DEBATE -
I Think That This Deserves a Wider audience...What Do You Think?
I have been wasting too much of my time making and responding to comments on here. The following was posted in response to a post of mine. Read more
Posted on 05 August 2014 DEBATE -
For Whom The Road Tolls
From The Metro: A British businessman who has grown tired of council works closing off a road near his home has built his own detour, and is now charging... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2014 DEBATE -
Outbreak of Common Sense...
... at HMRC. Spotted by MBK in The Telegraph: The tax office has stepped up its scrutiny of landlords, sending letters to thousands of buy-to-let investors it... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2014 DEBATE -
They Own Land! Give Them Money!
From The Telegraph: Home-owners will be offered council tax discounts and house price guarantees to encourage them to accept a new Garden City development in... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2014 DEBATE -
NHS Hospital Health Fascism
From the Telegraph The NHS has been accused of fuelling the obesity epidemic after an investigation disclosed that dozens of fast food restaurants, coffee bars... Read more
Posted on 03 August 2014 DEBATE -
"UK Drivers Owe 'millions' in Unpaid Fines"
From the BBC: Foreign countries are missing out on millions of Euros every year because UK drivers abroad are not paying parking fines, the Local Government... Read more
Posted on 02 August 2014 DEBATE -
Oh, the Irony
From the Graun Since then, the Cheltenham business community has been attempting to raise funds to keep the piece, which had been sprayed with anti graffiti... Read more
Posted on 02 August 2014 DEBATE -
They Can't Have It Both Ways (part 2)
Lie #1: I paid for my land Lie #2: The rebuild cost of my house is much higher than what you say, so only a small part of the total current value relates to... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2014 DEBATE -
"Call to Align Nursery and Primary School Teacher Status"
From the BBC: Nursery school teachers should be given the same status and pay as those in primary school, the Pre-School Learning Alliance has said. Read more
Posted on 31 July 2014 DEBATE -
This is How They Do It in the US.
Following on from the debate surrounding encouraging local people to allow fracking, the US is held up as a paragon of free market virtue. Here's what Lynn had... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2014 DEBATE -
They Own Land. Give 'em More Land!
Yep, there was a time when dishing out land was the method of rewarding favoured groups. Feudalism basically. Neo-Classical economists agree with this approach. Read more
Posted on 30 July 2014 DEBATE -
"Wildlife Experts Said…"
More bovine madness spotted by Julia M in the Evening Standard: Cows are to be introduced to a London park - in order to save money on the cost of cutting the... Read more
Posted on 30 July 2014 DEBATE -
"There’s Room for 10,000 New Luxury Apartments on Spare Land in Council...
From The Evening Standard: There is enough “redundant” land on London’s council estates to build an extra 10,000 luxury apartments, a report concludes today. Read more
Posted on 29 July 2014 DEBATE -
Rebuild Costs and Land Prices
There is one simple statistic which enables us to kill two KLN birds with one stone. The first is that "I paid for my home out of taxed income.". Read more
Posted on 29 July 2014 DEBATE -
Fun Online Poll: Planning Permission
The responses to last week's Fun Online Poll were as follows: When considering planning applications, does your local council tend to… Restrict the amount... Read more
Posted on 29 July 2014 DEBATE -
More Ricardo. Is London Really That Expensive?
From today's Metro "Want to be in London? Pay twice the rent" "While Londoners typically benefit from higher average incomes than the rest of the UK,... Read more
Posted on 29 July 2014 DEBATE -
A Solution to the Passport Problem
From the BBC Hundreds of passport workers across the UK have gone on strike in a dispute over staff numbers and pay. The Public and Commercial Services Union... Read more
Posted on 28 July 2014 DEBATE -
Economic Myths: Building More Houses Will Bring Down Prices, Part the Umpteenth.
In my local town there is a quite pleasant development of flats with a good view of a spectacular castle, even if the castle does tend to shade the flats... Read more
Posted on 26 July 2014 DEBATE