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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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Alternate Takes on One Story
1. Millions miss out in Britain's broadband divideMillions of Britons in rural areas are missing out on the "superfast" broadband revolution, it was claimed... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
Like a Birkenstock, Stamping on a Human Face Forever*
From The Evening Standard Transport For London staff have been banned from using electronic cigarettes at work because they are too realistic. And customers... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
"Passenger Jet Skids off a Runway After Crashing into a Cow"
From The Daily Mail: * A Lion Air jet carrying 110 passengers veered off the runway in Indonesia * Had crashed into one of three cows that wandered in its... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
Pub Gardens
From the BBCOf all the unintended consequences of the UK indoor tobacco bans enacted in 2006 and 2007, the transformation of beer gardens and outside seating... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
Boo to the Private Sector!
From the BBC: A second for-profit institution has been granted the title of university. BPP University College of Professional Studies, based in London with... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
The S F O is Verging on Becoming, If It Isn't Already,
a laughing stock, and who knows what the next bit of "bad press" is going to be .... So, you surely have to feel some sympathy for new SFO Director David... Read more
Posted on 07 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
Sometimes You Get What You Pay for
From The Evening Standard: Labour's rising star Chuka Umunna was accused of hypocrisy today for accepting a £20,000 donation from a gambling tycoon while... Read more
Posted on 07 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
"Parking Space Near Hyde Park Goes on Sale for £300,000"
From The Daily Mail: A parking space has been put on the market for a record-breaking £300,000 - almost twice the price of the average UK home. Read more
Posted on 07 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
It Must Have Had IDS Experiencing a "Victor Meldrew Moment" ....
surely becoming aware that (a) some idiot had organised a staff attitudes survey amongst staff working on his "flagship project" [not of course to be confused... Read more
Posted on 07 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
Aside from What Might Be Some "poor Research" by Teacher of History and...
Now bear with me on this one. It may sound like a flashback to Screaming Lord Such, but it's not.Brian's piece Come the agequake, the 'young old' should earn... Read more
Posted on 07 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
"Residents on 'Britain's Nicest High Street' Vow to Fight Plans for Row of...
From The Evening Standard Residents on a south London high street called the 'nicest in Britain' today vowed to fight the threat of their homes being... Read more
Posted on 07 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
I Am Pretty Sure That is Precisely Not What the Taxpayers' Alliance is Suggestin...
hence the oversight in respect of mentioning "what the report also suggests" ..The Taxpayers' Alliance cites approvingly the Mirrlees report, the Institute for... Read more
Posted on 06 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
"The Amounts That Some People Working for 'charities' Get Paid Are Frankly...
says £50,000 pa for 2 days per week Charity Commisssioner, William Shawcross adding "if I only had more time to do so I'd probably discover a really... Read more
Posted on 06 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
"Bull Attack: Farmer Charged Over Walker's Death"
From the BBC: A farmer has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter over the death of a walker who was killed by a bull. Read more
Posted on 06 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
Especially for Those That "Help to Buy" Will Callously Leave Behind..
Magellan Homeloans will offer mortgages of up to £400,000 to people who have had county court judgments, individual voluntary arrangements (IVA) or even... Read more
Posted on 05 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
Fun Online Polls: Help To SellBuy & Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes
The responses to last week's Fun Online Poll were as follows:Help To Buy: giving home buyers a twenty per cent low-interest loan is... Read more
Posted on 05 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
"Doctor Who: Peter Capaldi Revealed as 12th F***ing Doctor"
From the BBC:Actor Peter Capaldi has been announced as the new star of BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who-the-fuck-are-you-looking-at? Read more
Posted on 04 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
Fake Charity of the Day
Bob E's post of earlier mentions "the campaign group Sustain, which leads a consortium of organisations campaigning for legislative action on children and sugar... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
"Tax It" is Always the Answer and a Sure Fire Cure ....
Parents are warned to steer clear of sugar-filled 'healthy' drinksParents' efforts on healthy eating 'undermined' by marketing campaigns and lack of government... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
"Oh Yes, There is That Too ..."
The society's chief economist Robert Gardner attributed some of the current gains to "a modest improvement in wider economic conditions and modest gains in... Read more
Posted on 03 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS