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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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A Comparison Between the Communist, Home-Owner-Ist and Georgist Manifestos
The Original Communist Manifesto:1. Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes.2. A heavy progressive or graduated... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2013 DEBATE -
Half Term Week
I can't think of anyone who benefits from all the state schools having half-term on the same week. It's easy to see who would benefit from staggered half... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2013 DEBATE -
Hugo Chavez's Face Appears in Subway Tunnel!
Sticking with the Sesame Street theme; In news that will have every suburban, sofa socialist mumbling briefly with whatever passes for glee in their #grimdark... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2013 DEBATE -
I Wish They'd Make up Their Minds
People explain the Coriolis effect using the analogy of a roundabout e.g. Dr Helen Czerski.So objects or wind moving in a straight line in the northern... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2013 DEBATE -
Wine Shortages
There's a few reports talking about wine shortages, such as this one at the BBC:-The world is facing a wine shortage, with global consumer demand already... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2013 DEBATE -
"Jane Austen Banknote Portrait 'surgically Enhanced', Says Biographer"
From the BBC: A Jane Austen biographer has criticised the Bank of England for selecting a "sexed up" portrait of the author for its new £10 note. Read more
Posted on 30 October 2013 DEBATE -
Is Power Shifting Eastwards Or Westwards?
From Free Critical Thinking Financial capitalism and the ruling elites, which control it, have no national loyalty or interest, they move to reap the fattest... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2013 DEBATE -
A Bit Like Gibraltar Then...
I knew that Spain occupied a couple of small islands off the Moroccan coast, which the Moroccans say should be given (back?) to them. Read more
Posted on 30 October 2013 DEBATE -
As Ugly and Pointless as the Car Might Be, It's a Good Advert
And yes, I know that the optical illusions aren't new or original either, but you've got to admit it's well done.Perversely, the best bit is 18 seconds in when... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2013 DEBATE -
Politicians Salaries: Electric Firms To Turn Up Heat On 'Big 650'
From Sky NewsPoliticians from Britain's biggest parliament will appear before a panel of electricity company executives today to justify their most recent... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2013 DEBATE -
Cameron Talks Shite on Immigration and Education
From The Express (just for a change): IMIGRANTS [sic] are flooding to the UK because British youngsters are not "capable" of working in factories, th... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2013 DEBATE -
Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (307)
Lorna Doone at CityWire back in 2011: Business secretary Vince Cable has hinted that a property tax on expensive homes could be the price high earners have to... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2013 DEBATE -
Those Annoying Lloyds Adverts
See write up of "Moving Out" here, which is infuriating enough, but even worse is the small boy whose parents used to live with his grandparents (not... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2013 DEBATE -
Fun Online Polls: Plebgate & The Velvet Underground
The results to last week's Fun Online Poll are as follows:Plebgate: Who is lying?Andrew Mitchell - 2%The police - 36%Probably both - 60%What is "Plegbate"? - 2%... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2013 DEBATE -
"British Man, 28, Made MBE After Hacking into Computer Systems of US Army, Nasa...
From The Daily Mail: A British man has been made a Member of the British Empire after showing true British grit and determination and hacking into the computer... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2013 DEBATE -
"EastEnder's Game"
From imdb and Wiki: In the near future, a hostile alien race led by Grant and Phil Mitchell attacks Albert Square, in East London and takes over the Queen... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2013 DEBATE -
"Pirates' Britney Fears"
From The Metro BRITNEY SPEARS is being used as a secret weapon... to scare off Somali pirates. Her hits are blasted out to deter kidnap attacks, merchant navy... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2013 DEBATE -
The Ratio of Exports to Population, GDP and Per Capita Income
A throwaway phrase which many people use is that "Great Britain is a great trading nation", but on closer inspection, how true is this any more? Read more
Posted on 27 October 2013 DEBATE -
TomTato
The BBC wrote about somebody who had successfully grafted a tomato plant onto potatoes, so you can get two crops from one space. Read more
Posted on 26 October 2013 DEBATE -
Market Towns
From the BBCThe places with highest levels of life satisfaction tend to be larger than a small town but smaller than a city.The happiest places of all, it... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2013 DEBATE