Markwadsworth

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• Outbreak of Common Sense...

  … in London:Half of Londoners want house prices to fall, an exclusive poll for the Standard reveals today. The startling find marks a historic about-turn in... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 DEBATE

• Saving the Fields of Old England

  Andrew Motion in the Guardian Today is the centenary of Laurie Lee's birth and a fitting moment to reflect on Cider with Rosie's evocation of an England "which... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 DEBATE

• Markets and Regulation

  A couple of thoughts have been echoing around in my tired old noggin that I thought I'd share for comment. Behavioural Economics As you may or may not know the... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 DEBATE

• A Question About This Wonga Story

  From the BBC Payday lender Wonga must pay £2.6m in compensation after sending letters from non-existent law firms to customers in arrears. The letters... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 DEBATE

• A Sweet Deal for Streaming

  I'd been considering getting one of these Chromecast devices - you can plug it into your TV and beam movies, YouTube, iPlayer other things from your Android... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 DEBATE

• Agglomeration Benefits in the Movies

  Rich Tee mentioned No Batteries Included in the comments at The Stigler's post about films where the general theme is Noble Small Landowners battling with Evil... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 DEBATE

• Could the Homeys Please Decide What Their Story is and Stick to It?

  From the reader's letters in yesterday's Evening Standard (24 June, page 57): We have 12,000 homes worth over £2 million in Kensington and Chelsea, 7,000 o... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 DEBATE

• Mrs Brown's Boys Vs South Park

  Mrs Browns Boys When Moore Street market-trader Agnes Brown finds her livelihood under threat from a ruthless developer, she and her family embark on a... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 DEBATE

• Phone Hacking Verdicts

  From The Evening Standard and Harry Potter Wiki Rebekah Brooks was today sensationally cleared of all charges in the phone hacking trial. Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 DEBATE

• "Coulson Apologises Over David Cameron Assignment"

  From the BBC: Ex-News of the World editor Andy Coulson has apologised for working for David Cameron as his director of communications. Tits "I am extremely sorr... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 DEBATE

• "The Beautiful Brazilian Beaches Plagued by Shark Attacks"

  From Shark News: Brazil's northeast coast boasts warm waters and a bounty of fish and sea birds and it should be a haven for large fish characterized by a... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 DEBATE

• Ed Balls, a Slow Learner (but Stumbling Vaguely in the Right Direction).

  From Ed's guest article in yesterday's Evening Standard: [The first ten or so paragraphs are the mix of obligatory meaningless politician's apple pie platitudes... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2014 DEBATE

• Fun Online Polls: Complete and Utter Chaos & The Interest Rate Hike

  The responses to last week's Fun Online Poll were as follows: Complete and utter chaos (multiple selections allowed): Iraq - 60 votes Syria - 59 votes Somalia... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2014 DEBATE

• Sport and Class

  The Stiglers earlier post on sport in schools got me thinking, a bit. Some of you may know that my particular sport (passion?) is motor sport. Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2014 DEBATE

• "Political Parties Using Policy to Win Votes, Poll Suggests"

  From the BBC: Nearly three quarters of the public believe the political parties are designing policy to win votes, and not what is best for public services or... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2014 DEBATE

• "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barbers of 22 Jump Street"

  From imdb and imdb: In Victorian London, after making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenk... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2014 DEBATE

• "Home-Owner-Ist Militants Release Chilling Sign-up Video to Entice Brits"

  From The Daily Star: EVIL Home-Owner-Ists have released a chilling recruitment video featuring Baby Boomers urging young Brits to join the war on themselves. Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2014 DEBATE

• Sport in Schools

  From the BBC State sector head teachers need to stop treating competitive sport as an "optional extra", says Ofsted's chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw. Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 DEBATE

• Allister Heath Finally Sees the Light

  His last editorial for City AM: THERE is one change, more than any other, that Britain needs to undergo if we want to fulfil our true potential. Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 DEBATE

• "Half of Meddling Higher Education Quangocrats Could Be Sacked, Say Students"

  Via MBK, from The Telegraph: Half of the so-called great and good who head up one quango after another should be sacked as part of sweeping reforms to... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 DEBATE