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Mark Wadsworth
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Politics, economics, humour, cow-attacks and Land Value Tax.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 4337 )
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Astra Zeneca Merger
From the Telegraph One of the lessons from the banking crisis is that when one of these deals comes along that the boss of a giant firm says must be done, or... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2014 DEBATE -
"Angela Merkel Gains 1½ Stone After Swapping Fruit and Carrot Snacks for...
From The Daily Mail * White House reporters noted that Merkel looked 'well fed and content' * Biscuits and sausage sandwiches are now her preferred snack... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2014 DEBATE -
'They Went Down Like Nine Pins One After the Other, It Was Hell'
From The Daily Mail A dramatic emergency operation was launched at Heathrow airport yesterday after members of a British children's choir fell ill on a flight. Read more
Posted on 06 May 2014 DEBATE -
"Labour: We Need to Grill Big Farmer Chiefs"
From City AM: THE LABOUR party is demanding that the bosses of Tate Lyle and Meadow Foods, who between them receive nearly £1 billion in CAP subsidies... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2014 DEBATE -
Fun Online Polls: Is England (still) a Christian Country & EU Parliament...
The results to last week's Fun Online Polls were as follows: Is England (still) a Christian country? Yes, and that's a good thing - 54% No, and that's a good... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2014 DEBATE -
Cheerleader Rights
From the BBC Most Raiders and Jills cheerleaders make around $100 (£60). Bengals cheerleaders get $90. They receive no compensation for time spent... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2014 DEBATE -
AstraZeneca: Some More Splendid Indian Bicycle Marketing
From the BBC, 2 May 2014: Conservative peer Lord Heseltine has said the government should have greater powers to intervene when British companies are the... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2014 DEBATE -
Economic Myths: Asset-backed Vs Fiat Currencies
Something which primarily misguided right-wingers but also many misguided left-wingers wail on about is "fiat currencies". I'll exclude the Modern Monetary... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2014 DEBATE -
"Police Officer Injured as Cows Stampede in Bradley Stoke, Bristol"
Emailed in by JuliaM, from The Bristol Post: POLICE officer was injured and residents’ cars and gardens damaged when a herd of cows ran loose through Bradley... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2014 DEBATE -
"Clarkson Apologises for Eating Ham Sandwich"
From The Daily Mail and The Daily Mail: Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has 'begged' for public forgiveness after being caught on camera appearing to eat a... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2014 DEBATE -
Allister Heath's Disappearing Homes Conundrum
From City AM: [The Labour Party] knows that landlords are hated – and blamed for pushing up house prices – just like bankers and energy suppliers, so its... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2014 DEBATE -
"Tube Service Earning West End Millions Each Day in Evening Trade"
From The Evening Standard: The West End has been hit by a surge in evening trade following the end of the Tube strike with takings up by as much as two hundred... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2014 DEBATE -
Jeremy Clarkson: I Did Not Use the N-word
From the Guardian Jeremy Clarkson has strongly denied allegations he used the N-word in previously unbroadcast footage from the BBC's Top Gear programme. Read more
Posted on 01 May 2014 DEBATE -
"Gerry Adams Remains in Custody Over McConville Murder, So He Does"
From the BBC: Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams continues to be questioned by Northern Ireland police in connection with the 1972 murder of Jean McConville, so he... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2014 DEBATE -
Cheese - by Frank Zappa
From www.science.uva.nl (This essay appears on the inside of the cover to Frank Zappa's album, You Are What You Is. It was submitted to Newsweek magazine for... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2014 DEBATE -
Rent Caps: Splendid Bit of Indian Bicycle Marketing
From the BBC: A future Labour government would cap rent increases in the private sector and scrap letting fees to estate agents to give a "fairer deal" to... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2014 DEBATE -
Are Our Maps Upside Down?
I was watching a generic History of Britain - Viking Era documentary recently and one of the throw away lines was that the Norman Invasion changed Britain's... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2014 DEBATE -
I Assume That They Look at the Same Charts as Everybody Else...
From The Evening Standard: The historic owner of swathes of Mayfair and Belgravia today said it had sold off hundreds of millions of pounds worth of “super... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2014 DEBATE -
"Dirty Harry, Crazy Larry"
From Wiki and Wiki: A NASCAR hopeful, driver “Crazy Larry” Rayder (Peter Fonda) and a serial killer calling himself "Scorpio" (Andy Robinson) successfully... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2014 DEBATE -
The UK: a House Price Based Economy with a House Price Based Currency.
The first chart is house prices adjusted for inflation since Q1 2004 from Nationwide. The second is GBP averaged out against other major currencies (6-month... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2014 DEBATE