Markwadsworth

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4337 )

• Tokyo Loses Race to Host Games

  From the BBCTokyo has been chosen to waste billions on the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games ahead of Istanbul and Madrid.The Japanese capital lost a final roun... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS

• Georgist Economist Criticises Knight Frank's Report On The Mansion Tax

  Hot on the heals of high end property agents Knight Frank's report denigrating the Mansion Tax, as widely reported in the national press, economist Nic... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS

• "Pop Go Geneva House Prices"

  Emailed in by the Sumo King, from the FT:It’s been a long time coming, but Geneva property owners desperate to sell are finally beginning to slash prices after ... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS

• This Carbon Tax Thing

  I came across the 50 to 1 project today. The premise of the video seems fair enough. Using Australia as an example, enacting a carbon tax to mitigate climate... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS

• Real Life Thought Experiment

  Via The Daily Mail, from The Wall Street Journal:  IRUNA, Sweden–It is a tough slog trying to relocate an entire city—just ask the people of this Swedish... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS

• "Autumn Strikes Planned"

  From the BBC and the BBC: The two biggest teachers' unions in the UK and the most powerful nation in the world are threatening one-day strikes in England and... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS

• A Nice Piece of Stereotyping

  "The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events in Syria and have therefore raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved. Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS

• "Two Thousand Hurt in 1,000-car A249 Sheppey Crossing Crashes"

  From the BBC Two thousand people have been injured as more than 1,000 vehicles were involved in a series of crashes in thick fog on the A249 Sheppey crossing... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS

• Good Riposte

  MSW does another half-hearted attack on the concept of Mansion Tax, using the following bizarre logic:  Most people will by now be familiar with the concept of... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS

• Local Homey News

  

  From This is WiltshireLorraine Williams, a spokeswoman for the Lydiard Fields Action Group, said it was really important to have the park in a rural setting to... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS

• 4g

  I've been looking at the price of 4G telecoms vs 3G telecoms. It all seems rather splendid, what with faster internet on the go, but I've noticed a few... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS

• From Heaven to Hell.

  Notwithstanding all property in England ultimately belongs to the Crown, in English Common Law, freeholders property rights didn't just include their patch of... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS

• "...and Your Speeches Are All Self-praise And--and--well, and Gross...

  One of my children is moving into a rented house on a bit of a deal. The landlord is a client of mine and the deal is she gets it rent free whilst she does it... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS

• Could the Guardian Be More Miserable?

  

  From the GuardianWith preparations for this year's Oktoberfest under way and the Franconian medieval festival season in full swing, German traditionalists say... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS

• But It's Not About "road Safety", is It?

  There's a good summary at Sky News about the pro's and con's of the EU's proposal for automatic speed limiters i.e. they are a load of nonsense. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS

• Fun Online Polls: Choosing Where to Buy Petrol & Syria

  The results to last week's Fun Online Poll were as follows:What factors do you take into account when deciding where to buy petrol or diesel?Price and... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS

• Monopolies, Rents, Taxes

  ++Post under construction++Here is a summary of what we were debating here.Basically, in a sane world, normal earned income, output or profits would not be taxe... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS

• Carlito's Way, Way Back

  From Wiki and Wiki:In 1975, after serving 5 years of a 30-year prison sentence, Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino) is freed on a legal technicality and reluctantly... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS

• Economic Myths: Interest Rates and Asset Prices

  From AME Info:The relationship between the cost of money and asset prices is pretty well established. Asset prices tend to rise if interest rates are falling,... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS

• Watch out for Rent Controls

  warns Moneyweek's Matthew Lynn, addressing the nation's "new breed of landlords", buy-to-letters. After explaining how rising rents and low interest rates are... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS