Markwadsworth
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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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Back Handed Insults
Whoever wrote that speech which little Georgie gave in PR China a couple of days probably had a side bet on how many veiled insults and threats he could get awa... Read more
Posted on 16 October 2013 DEBATE -
"Surrey Police Release Savile Interview Transcript"
From the BBC:Surrey Police have released a transcript of an interview with Jimmy Savile, in which, as it 'appens, the entertainer repeatedly denied claims of... Read more
Posted on 15 October 2013 DEBATE -
Reader's Letter Of The Day
From this evening's Evening Standard (page 45, 15 October 2013):AS a non-resident, Sir Richard Branson is not [liable to] UK income tax, and as far as I am awar... Read more
Posted on 15 October 2013 DEBATE -
Satire Copies Life
From The Guardian 7th Oct 2013:Perhaps reassured by Max Weber's claim that their Protestantism justifies their obsessive work ethics, Anglo-Saxons have long... Read more
Posted on 15 October 2013 DEBATE -
Charlotte Church Slams Music Industry for Doing It's Job
From the TelegraphThe singer said she was put under considerable pressure to market her own music in ever more suggestive outfits. Read more
Posted on 15 October 2013 DEBATE -
Nuclear Thought Experiment
From FT Blogs:As the smoke of briefings from the government PR machine clears, the shape of the deal to secure the development of the new nuclear station at... Read more
Posted on 14 October 2013 DEBATE -
"Helen Fielding Modelled Grumpy Shop Keeper on Real-life Grumpy Shop Keeper"
From The Daily Mail: Bridget Jones fans indifferent to learn that Mark Darcy is dead have a new anti-hero in the latest instalment: taciturn corner shop owner M... Read more
Posted on 14 October 2013 DEBATE -
Reader's Letter Of The Day
From the FT: Sir, Martin Wolf strikes the right note of resignation in "Buyers beware of Britain's absurd property trap" (Comment, October 11). Read more
Posted on 14 October 2013 DEBATE -
Fun Online Polls: Ralph Miliband & Harry Potter Films
The responses to last week's Fun Online Poll were as follows:Did Ralph Miliband 'hate Britain'?Yes - 33%Oh come off it, he was just gorging at the taxpayer... Read more
Posted on 14 October 2013 DEBATE -
Harry Potter Marathon
Over the last couple of weekends, I've watched all 8 Harry Potter films.And there's a lot to like in the films. I think there's a lot of imagination in the... Read more
Posted on 13 October 2013 DEBATE -
Will Young and the Use of Language
From the Swindon AdvertiserChart star Will Young has said more should be done to clamp down on homophobic language and the use of the word "gay" as an insult... Read more
Posted on 13 October 2013 DEBATE -
The Heroic Property Developer & Land Value Tax
Originally posted in the comments here:-----------------OK, we are hot shot property developers and a vacant site comes up for auction at the edge of town... Read more
Posted on 13 October 2013 DEBATE -
"Cyclops Phailin: Mass Evacuations in Eastern India"
From the BBC:More than 400,000 people in India have been evacuated as a massive cyclops sweeps through the Bay of Bengal towards the east coast. Read more
Posted on 12 October 2013 DEBATE -
"That Thing is Scary", Says Man Paid to Make People Scared About That Thing.
From the BBC: "Dark scary" things used by frightening people will continue to evolve in an attempt to evade the people who can never quite manage to... Read more
Posted on 11 October 2013 DEBATE -
But is It Really "the Supply, Stupid"?
From the FT: If one wanted to increase supply [of housing], the solution is evident, but politically unthinkable: make a large quantity of land available for... Read more
Posted on 11 October 2013 DEBATE -
That's No Way to Collect Council Tax
From the BBC: Hundreds of thousands of people have been taken to court in England for non-payment of council tax owing to benefit changes, according to the... Read more
Posted on 11 October 2013 DEBATE -
Two Can Play at That Game.
From The Daily Mail:• Highest paid to contribute almost 30% of all income tax in 2013-14• Up from just 20% a decade ago as richest shoulder more of the burden•... Read more
Posted on 10 October 2013 DEBATE -
Doesn't Follow.
From The Metro COPYING ideas from poorer countries such as India and Ghana is key to saving the NHS, a watchdog says. Adopting 'industrial engineering'... Read more
Posted on 10 October 2013 DEBATE -
Well, Obviously Not.
From City AM: HOW THE [HELP TO BUY] SCHEME WORKS Banks pay the government for a guarantee. If the customer defaults on their mortgage, the government covers... Read more
Posted on 09 October 2013 DEBATE -
Rail Fare Cap
One of the myths about the Conservatives is that they are the party of the free market, and here's more evidence against them:-The rail industry's power to... Read more
Posted on 09 October 2013 DEBATE