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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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Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (330)
There are people who don't understand maths who say that because selling prices can fluctuate quite markedly from year to year, and because rents also... Read more
Posted on 22 July 2014 DEBATE -
Arming Rebels with Ground to Air Missiles. Who Thought of That One First?
Putin is a fascist, no doubt. But arming favoured rebels with surface to air missiles is not exactly a new thing. From wiki "In late 1985, several groups, such... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2014 DEBATE -
Does Anyone Care About the Commonwealth Games?
It's always struck me as a really weird event, a hangover from empire and the Empire Games, but in reality, the Empire ended 60+ years ago and for most of us... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2014 DEBATE -
The Power of Prejudice
Not long ago, Mark wrote a post on the myth that building more houses would bring down prices. However, this is a very persistent meme, one which I've come... Read more
Posted on 20 July 2014 DEBATE -
Not Often I Agree With Trade Unions, But...
From the Telegraph Union bosses are to be stopped from holding “rolling” strikes and will only be able to stage walkouts with the support of 50 per cent of the... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2014 DEBATE -
Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (329)
BenJamin spotted two for the price of one over at the TPA: Britain already has the highest property taxes in the OECD (see chart), mostly in the form of... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2014 DEBATE -
More on "Human Rights"
The previous post about the EHCR reminded me of the recent fuss on the intertubes about the CEO of Nestle saying that human beings do not have a right to water. Read more
Posted on 17 July 2014 DEBATE -
The EU and the ECHR
From the BBC BBC Political Editor Nick Robinson said Downing Street had rejected any suggestion that the purpose of Mr Cameron's reshuffle was "to clear the... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2014 DEBATE -
Prime Minister on Top Form
From the BBC: Having made an unfair diagonal comparison... ... the PM continued: "That is [Labour's] policy. The squeezed middle will be squeezed more. Read more
Posted on 17 July 2014 DEBATE -
Tee Hee
From the BBC: Labelling people as having pre-diabetes is "unhelpful and unnecessary", researchers claim. The definition, given to people on the "cusp" of type... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2014 DEBATE -
The Business of Musicals (In Venn Diagrams)
From Time Holler if Ya Hear Me, the Broadway musical inspired by the music and lyrics of the late rapper Tupac Shakur, will close July 20 following weeks of poo... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2014 DEBATE -
Worst A-Level Results Photos Ever
The Standard's photographer seemed to get the best of the bunch Read more
Posted on 15 July 2014 DEBATE -
"London Criminal Gangs to Hire Former Police Officers"
From The Evening Standard: London's crime gangs are set to hire more recruits from the ranks of former police officers in a new drive to bring in 5,000 extra... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2014 DEBATE -
Fun Online Polls: Penalty Shoot-out and Budget/mid-priced Hotel Chains
Now that this football related tomfoolery has ground to its tedious and predictable outcome*, I can announce the results to last fortnights' Fun Online Poll:... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2014 DEBATE -
Film Review: How to Train Your Dragon 2
I missed the first How to Train Your Dragon at the cinema. Dreamworks' so-so record on films meant I missed it and waited for DVD. Read more
Posted on 14 July 2014 DEBATE -
Cow News
From The Evening Standard: They have been an unusual landmark greeting motorists into west London for nearly four decades. The herd of fibreglass cows on top... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2014 DEBATE -
How Do They Work That Out?
From the BBC: Untaxed foreign cars 'cost millions' The RAC says the government is missing out on millions of pounds of revenue every year because there are... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2014 DEBATE -
Green Myths: Vertical Farming
One thing that annoys me, usually by way of articles being shared on facebook, is tales of a Grand New Way of doing things*, called vertical farming. Read more
Posted on 14 July 2014 DEBATE -
Benji's Law of Value
Following on from MW's piece below, I'd like to postulate two new laws. For which I expect to receive the Noble Prize for Economics. 1) What is morally correct... Read more
Posted on 13 July 2014 DEBATE -
Economic Myths: Increases in Housing Supply Push Down Prices
The simplistic view is that if we allowed more houses to be built, prices would come down. One of the fatal flaws in this theory - apart from there being no rea... Read more
Posted on 13 July 2014 DEBATE