Markwadsworth

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• They Own Land! Give Them Money!

  It had to happen, I suppose... From the FT: In a letter to Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, a coalition of the UK’s biggest retail chains and property owners... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2020 DEBATE

• Fun Online Polls: Cars and Garages

  Suggested by Bayard. Vote below; or here; or use the widget in the sidebar. Which of the following apply to you (multiple answers allowed)? I keep my everyday... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2020 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments for Raising the Rent, Not

  Down in the West Country, a railway company is trying to bring in more income by raising the rent: Their reasons include these gems: "This rent is considerably... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2020 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against Citizen's Income, Not (28)

  I'm sure I've covered this before, but it has raised its ugly head again (@CentreThinkTank on Twitter, who are otherwise pretty sound on all sorts of issues). Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2020 DEBATE

• World's Tiniest Violin

  From The Telegraph: "Coronavirus means I'm losing £4,100 per month" (1): how landlords' businesses are under threat Coronavirus means some tenants are... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2020 DEBATE

• Best of Luck with That, You Insufferable Twats.

  From The Telegraph: A landlord is taking legal action to shut down Pizza Express over unpaid debts, sparking new fears for the future of the ailing chain. Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2020 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against Citizen's Income, Not (27)

  From The Independent: 51 per cent of the public also support a universal basic income, "where the government makes sure everyone has an income, without a means... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2020 DEBATE

• Good News from Australia...

  From The Daily Mail: The Victorian Government is reportedly considering scrapping stamp duty in favour of annual land tax payments. Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2020 DEBATE

• The Sound of a Dentist's Drill

  Most people find this sound unpleasant, the usual explanation is "because you associate it with something unpleasant - having your teeth drilled". I think it... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2020 DEBATE

• COVID-19 is a Leaky Exhaust?

  This theory appeared recently on Facebook in the form of an open letter to the Australian prime minister. At least I think it did, because Facebook deleted it,... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2020 DEBATE

• Herd Immunity - It Looks Like We Are Half-way There.

  From the BBC: In the study, published in a letter to The Lancet , staff at two hospitals in Newcastle were offered tests, with results returned in two days.... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2020 DEBATE

• "Climate Change: 2019 Was Europe's Warmest Year on Record"

  From the BBC: Europe is heating faster than the global average as new data indicates that last year was the warmest on record. Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2020 DEBATE

• If Only the NHS Had Employed a Few People Like This...

  From The Independent: A dystopian novel about a deadly pandemic wreaking havoc across the world that was rejected 15 years ago has finally been published after... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2020 DEBATE

• The Alternative Vote System in Practice.

  A couple of months ago, there was an article in City AM about the upcoming - and since cancelled - London Mayoral elections, which reminded me that the... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2020 DEBATE

• Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream

  

  I ever dreamed before I dreamed the world had all agreed To be stupid and even more I dreamed I saw a mighty room The room was filled with men And the paper the... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2020 DEBATE

• When is Climate Change Not Climate Change?

  From Eco Watch: Global heating from the climate crisis is rapidly melting glaciers, revealing treasures underneath the ice from long ago. Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2020 DEBATE

• "Does Warm Nitrogen Emit Infra Red?"

  Is a question I have been asking myself recently. My guess was "yes, of course it does, that's why warm air feels warm" but it's always best to Google this... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2020 DEBATE

• Car Hits House

  From the BBC: A couple who were self-isolating have had to leave their home after a car crashed into it. Robin Deane, 74, said he and his wife Carol, 66, were i... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2020 DEBATE

• Don't Worry Lads! The Government Has Finally Worked out How to Fix the Economic...

  From financialreporter.co.uk: The Government is in talks with The Home Builders Federation, whose members deliver around 80% of new homes built each year,... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2020 DEBATE

• Hmm... Interesting.

  From The Daily Mail: The Cabinet is divided between 'hawks' and 'doves' over whether to push to ease the lockdown soon, with some saying the public is obeying... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2020 DEBATE