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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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"Most People Think Magna Carta is a Document About Justice..."
says Dan Jones in The Evening Standard: ... But, in fact, far more of its clauses concern tax. Magna Carta was a peace treaty attempting to stop a war that had... Read more
Posted on 19 July 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
"Being Associated with Employing People Using Dubious Methods Might Damage...
So whilst we might inform you who they were you simply cannot publish it in your report and the information has now been classified, and we are organising a lea... Read more
Posted on 19 July 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
King Arthur and The Twelve Disciples of Sherwood Forest
Background1. I watched the series on BBC4 about The Dark Ages a while ago, and the presenter explained that as there is no description of what Jesus actually... Read more
Posted on 19 July 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
2592 Applications Per Working Day, That Little Rubber "approved" Stamp Must Get...
and the operator suffer from chronic RSI ... The annual report from the interception of communications commissioner Sir Paul Kennedy reveals that the number of... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
"Homes Become Garages in Drive to Ease Parking"
From The Evening Standard Architects in Islington, one of London's most overcrowded boroughs, have come up with a new solution to the chronic lack of parkings... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
Those Crime Stat's
There's a lengthy and interesting article in today's FT about the alarming rise in crime figures between the 1960s and the 1990s and the subsequent dramatic... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
"Super Fast Hand Dryers 'useless for Digging up Roads'"
From The Daily Mail: They might dry your hands in seconds but 'super fast' hand dryers do not have the same impact on hardened concrete or tarmac as a road dril... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
And Talking About Headlines
this oneSpend a penny to make a call: Phone charger that runs on urinehad me (warped and twisted as I am) immediately thinking of this :- Ronnie saves his numie... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
Joy in Repetition
Wall Street Journal 29 May 2013 The total number of mortgage applications filed in the U.S. last week fell 9% from the prior week as refinance applications... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
A Tale of Two Press Releases ....
First Up - The Department for Work and Pensions - Number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance falls across the UKThe number of people claiming Jobseeker’s... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
Homey In Chief Making an Idiot of Himself by Misquoting Adam Smith, Yet Again
Emailed in by Lola, Allister Heath in The Telegraph: An online sales tax would hit the poorest shoppers hardest As so often is the case, it was Adam Smith who... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
Isn't It Funny, in a Not Funny at All Way, How
politico's sometimes disparage suggestions that "Y" be done because "doing Y will only save £x millions" and is they are suggesting basically a complete waste o... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
As Peter Lilley Said, "There is a Thing Called a Telephone Which Has Been...
... and most foreigners speak English."From The Daily Mail:A massive earthquake off Portugal could trigger a tsunami which would wipe out the Isles of Scilly an... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
Michael Owen Has a Very Selective Memory
From The Daily Express:Former Liverpool, Newcastle and United star Michael Owen [is] worried about [English football]... “You couldn't get on this pitch out her... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
It is a Shame, but It Has to Be Said, That is Some "but ..."
According to a mini review of the Lytro light field camera, which "allows users to refocus their shots after taking them" and which is about to become... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
"Black Death: Political and Social Changes"
Economists aren't allowed to do real life experiments, and according to some people, they are not even allowed to propose thought experiments to illustrate a... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
Re: The Effects of Taxes and Benefits on Household Income, 2011/12
From City AM Forum: NEW figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)* have led the Daily Mirror and some political commentators to wax lyrical about ou... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
If Labour Ever Get Back in Then It Will Probably Do the Rounds in a Different...
and bearing a different logo, but today, in honour of Liam .... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
Surprising If True.
From the BBC:More British soldiers and veterans took their own lives in 2012 than died fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan over the same period. Read more
Posted on 15 July 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS -
"Northern Ireland Police Call Belfast Writing Shameful and Disgraceful"
From The Guardian:Northern Ireland's chief constable, Matt Baggott, has condemned the writing in Belfast that injured 32 police officers' sensibilities and... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS