Markwadsworth

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• Boris on Pension Changes

  From the TorygraphThis pensions change is not a social disaster, but a wonderful opportunity. It is a chance for the older generation to find that sudden wodge... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 DEBATE

• Reality is Slightly Like Classic Satire, on the Internet Anyway and Not Really

  From The Telegraph Donestk was founded in the 19th century by John Hughes, a Merthyr Tydfil steel worker who had landed a contract from the Tsarist government t... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 DEBATE

• "Climate Effects Worst in London"

  From Yahoo News Lack of climate change is likely to have a deadlier effect in London and the affluent south east than elsewhere in England and Wales, say... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 DEBATE

• "People in Think Tanks Leading Desperate Lives, Says Report"

  From the BBC:Think tank researchers are leading "desperate lives" in which they publish largely unfounded reports purporting to show that "rape is used as a... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2014 DEBATE

• Economic Myths: Asset Prices and Interest Rates

  The traditional explanation is for example here at marginal revolution:There has been a lot of discussion recently of Fed policy, tapering, and asset price... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2014 DEBATE

• Three Years Later, It Reads Like a Parody...

  From the BBC, January 2011: People should no longer see property as an investment for retirement, Housing Minister Grant Shapps has said. Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014 DEBATE

• "People Paid to Take Heavy Workload Want to Quit Under Heavy Workload"

  From the BBC: More than two-thirds of people paid to deal with a heavy workload and who also have a generous early retirement package are considering taking... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014 DEBATE

• Yes, but It's My Hard Unearned Money, Bleat, Wail...

  From The Evening Standard:Londoners are likely to bear the brunt of the bill as the Treasury rakes in a staggering £37 billion more in stamp duty and inheritanc... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 DEBATE

• Perhaps They'd Run out of "we Called but You Were Out" Cards..?

  ... says ViewFromTheSolent who spotted this in The Portsmouth News A HOMEOWNER said he is lucky to be alive after a lorry crashed into his house this morning. Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 DEBATE

• Bank of England on Top Form (Quarterly Bulletin Q1 2014)

  Dinero referred to this, I don't know why, so I skim read. This bit is rather good: In the modern economy, most money takes the form of bank deposits. Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 DEBATE

• "NHS Complaints System Not Complicated Enough"

  From the BBC: The complaints system for the NHS in England is "not complicated enough" and needs another layer of bureaucray, according to another... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 DEBATE

• "Why Osborne Should Now Axe Tax Relief on Pensions"

  Graeme Leach thinks outside the box in City AM Forum:It sounds controversial, but the progressive withdrawal of tax relief for pensions, as long as it’s used... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2014 DEBATE

• Government Interference

  From The IndependentTheatre productions and regional touring companies are in line for at least a fifth off their tax bills under a new tax break confirmed by... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 DEBATE

• Railway Stations

  From John Redwood's BlogLast Friday it was good to be present at the official opening of the new station, after so many years of pressing Network Rail to build... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 DEBATE

• Rent Seekers Completely Ignoring Reality, as Per Usual.

  From City AM Forum:The deficit needs paying down and Air Passenger Duty is regarded as a relatively painless way of achieving this. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 DEBATE

• Amazing Videos of David Cameron and Nick Clegg Swapping a Black V-necked Jumper

  The video filmed this morning shows us Clegg in the black; Later in the day, Cameron calls dibs and takes it off him because it's getting a bit chilly, Clegg... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 DEBATE

• Let's Hope the Electoral Commission Has a Closer Look at This...

  From The Daily Mail A powerful new lobbying group containing dozens of the country’s super-rich – and backed by a Tory MP – has been set up... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 DEBATE

• "Stamp Duty Thresholds Have Saved Home Buyers £260m Since 2012"

  From City AM: STAMP duty is helping to cool the housing market, saving buyers over £260m in the past two years, according to analysis from property website... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 DEBATE

• Fun Online Polls: BMW Drivers and Flight MH370

  The responses to last week's Fun Online Poll were as follows:Which car drivers are the most inconsiderate? Multiple selections allowed. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (320)

  Spotted by Kj at Economic Voice, another one trying his luck:Estate agents have also made the same claim saying that many of these properties [subject to the... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 DEBATE