Markwadsworth

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• Daily Mail on Top Form

  From The Daily Mail:Mafia fugitive found living in quiet west London suburb is freed after winning battle against extradition to ItalyYes, but which suburb, is... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 DEBATE

• "Vet, 23, Almost Died When Doctors Sent Her Home with Paracetamol After She Was...

  From The Daily Mail:  * Amy Jennings was crushed by a cow at a farm in Halam, Nottinghamshire* Newly qualified vet was taken to nearby Kings Mill Hospital for... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 DEBATE

• I Read as Far as the First Glaring Error Etc.

  More Faux Lib tomfoolery in City AM: ... what has not filtered through to the public debate is the question of who bears the economic burden of [corporation] ta... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 DEBATE

• OK, Forget Land Value Tax, Swiss "lump Sum" Taxation is the Way Forward.

  For some reason we can't fathom, a lot of people go mental when you suggest raising revenue from the rental value of land rather than earned income, they... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014 DEBATE

• Etonians at Westminster

  From the BBCIn an interview in Saturday's FT, the education secretary said: "It doesn't make me feel personally uncomfortable, because I like each of the... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments LVT, Not (319)

  The Guardian ran an editorial in praise of income tax:Mark Wadsworth:Yes of course, wealth is created by entrepreneurs, business people and anybody who goes... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 DEBATE

• Daily Mail Back on Top Form

  From hereA doctor killed herself in the bath at home after being arrested on suspicion of fraud and writing a suicide note protesting her innocence, an inquest... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 DEBATE

• Why There Are So Few Tourists in Central London, Rome & Bruges

  Via Khards at HPC, from The Oxford Mail:The medieval centre of Oxford itself is incapable of satisfactorily supporting a larger city and the tourist income whic... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 DEBATE

• Do as I Say, Don't Do as I Do

  From The Evening Standard, six years ago:Last October 100 concrete tiles were replaced on a sea wall outside the Essex farm belonging to Mr Benn's father Tony,... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 DEBATE

• Between Some Rocks and a Hard Place.

  

  From The Western Daily Press:A plan to build thousands of new homes for soldiers returning from Germany could have to be changed – because they will be built... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 DEBATE

• "Military Skills Could Help in Business, Report Finds"

  From the BBC: Skills learnt in the military could help ex-service personnel succeed in business, according to a new report.  The research, commissioned by Time... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 DEBATE

• Reader's Letter Of The Day

  From The Guardian: Most people believe you should make money by working for a living; and some recognise that wage increases, when backed by increased... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 DEBATE

• Movie Review: Horrible Bosses

  Watched Horrible Bosses last night and thought it a rather good black comedy. It's about 3 guys working for horrible bosses, each horrible in their own ways. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 DEBATE

• ATED: They Missed a Right Old Trick Here

  The new rules for high value dwellings (i.e. worth £2 million or more) owned by nefarious corporate, trust or offshore structures include two main provisions:1. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2014 DEBATE

• They Own Land! Give Them Money!

  Exhibit One From ALTER:Squaring the circle is hard, but according to Stuart Roger UKIP wants to achieve something even harder. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2014 DEBATE

• Lib Dem Minister Makes a Fair Point

  From the BBC [Stephen Williams] also took issue with his department's insistence that authorities raising council tax by more than 2% must hold a referendum to... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 DEBATE

• Bob Crow RIP

  From The Daily Mirror. As a commuter, I didn't approve of his occasional strikes of course. But what made him so valuable was the way he messed with the... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 DEBATE

• Hang About, I Thought We Were Doing Sugar This Week?

  From the BBC, today: Children in the UK are eating far too much salt, with much of it coming from breads and cereals, research suggests. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 DEBATE

• If the Flight Path Were Over a Grim 1960s Housing Estate Or a New Town, Then Tha...

  From The Evening Standard:Boris Johnson’s mother-in-law has joined furious residents protesting against the “unbearable” effects of plans for a new Gatwick... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 DEBATE

• Another One of Those "car Attacks Building" Stories

  From the BBC: A car has been found embedded in the wall of a primary school in Birmingham after a crash in the early hours.  The car crashed through two sets... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 DEBATE