Markwadsworth

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• So That's It for Battery Cars Then?

  Excellent article in the March 2020 edition of Motorsport magazine. https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/ The article which is all about engine technology and fue... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2020 DEBATE

• Good Idea; Good Idea; Bad Idea

  Good idea Paul Ormerod in City AM: Here is a great opportunity for the government to both increase the level of human capital in the economy and be seen to be... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2020 DEBATE

• A Classic "Car Hits House" Story

  From the BBC: An elderly woman has reversed a car through the front door of a house. She wedged the vehicle into the front of the property in a village near... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2020 DEBATE

• Remember to Stock up on Cars to Keep You Going Until 2050.

  From the BBC: A ban on selling new petrol, diesel or hybrid cars in the UK will be brought forward from 2040 to 2035 at the latest, under government plans. Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2020 DEBATE

• Coronavirus Daily Compound Growth Rate Slows from 38% to 31%

  According to the BBC, the latest figure for people infected (presumably for 2 February) was 17,373 (China plus other countries).Divide that by 7,711 cases on... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2020 DEBATE

• "I Confronted Our Bureaucratic Tax System — and Lost"

  A true tale of woe from yesterday's City AM: I am very much a spreadsheet girl. I keep meticulous records of income and expenses, and treat deadlines as... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2020 DEBATE

• In Six Weeks, the Spread of the Coronoavirus Will Stop.

  From the BBC: 20 January - 291 cases 30 January - 7,711 cases That's a compound growth rate of 39% per day. Hu 7,711 cases x (1.39 ^ 42) = over 7 billion, or... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2020 DEBATE

• US Court Passes Comedy Sentence

  From City AM: British trader Navinder Sarao who was responsible for the so-called flash crash in 2010 has been sentenced to one year home incarceration. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2020 DEBATE

• This Would Have Sounded More Plausible If They'd Mentioned It Five Or Ten Years...

  From Midlands Connect: * Revealed for the first time, 73 stations on the existing rail network stand to benefit from improved passenger services as a direct... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2020 DEBATE

• I've Spotted Another Alarmist Propaganda Fail on Skeptical Science

  From Skeptical Science: They say that the following is a 'Climate Myth': Earth's current atmospheric CO2 concentration is almost 390 parts per million (ppm). Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2020 DEBATE

• My £3,456.96 Honda CRX III "Del Sol" Ca. 1996

  

  Basic car £1,050, plus another £2,406.96 on various bits and pieces and labour: MOT fail type stuff ABS sensors (salvage) - £100.00 Rear... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2020 DEBATE

• Fender Was Guilty of What, Exactly?

  From The Guardian: The guitar maker Fender has been fined £4.5m for price fixing by the UK's competition watchdog as part of its clampdown on the musical... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2020 DEBATE

• The State/private Divide

  Anecdote: I was with the Ukippers at Westminster several years ago, lobbying our MPs. When it was finished, we discussed what we were doing next and I told... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2020 DEBATE

• "One in Five UK Businesses ‘financially Stressed’, Says KPMG"

  From Accountancy Today: One in five UK businesses are "financially stressed", according to new research from KPMG's restructuring practice. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2020 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (478)

  KLN: "Valuations and collection will be a very complicated." Well, firstly, no they won't. We can get 90% of the way to Land Value Tax by tweaking Council Tax... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2020 DEBATE

• "How to Win Back Northern Voters" by Keir Starmer

  From City AM: Meanwhile, the start of Labour’s leadership contest has revolved around winning back Northern voters, with candidates scuttling to distance... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2020 DEBATE

• FlyBe Nonsense

  This sounds like utter guff to me https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51093934 The number of passengers it carries pales by comparison with better-known budget... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2020 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (477)

  From City AM: Transport for London (TfL) is considering funding the £3.1bn Bakerloo line extension with a tax on landowners. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2020 DEBATE

• Daily Mail on Top Form

  From The Dail Mail: Helen Hancock, 39, was found dead alongside 48-year-old company director Martin Griffiths at a property in the upmarket village of Duffield... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2020 DEBATE

• Shit PR by Boeing

  From The Evening Standard: Planes giant Boeing was humiliated on Friday after hundreds of internal emails showed staff fraught with concerns over possible desig... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2020 DEBATE