Markwadsworth

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• Fun With Numbers - Worked Example

  Re my earlier post, here is a worked example showing how you can use the quadratic formula approach to work out what non-decimal base a calculation is in. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2020 DEBATE

• Fun With Numbers

  I have been thinking about bases other than decimal (such as binary) and quadratic equations. These are normally treated as separate topics, but there are... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2020 DEBATE

• Fun With Numbers

  From City AM: ... thanks to a concerted push to appeal to younger buyers, the 111-year-old company has managed to bring the average age of its clientele down... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2020 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (476)

  Andrew Carey left the following comment under yesterday's post about why replacing Business Rates (and other taxes on businesses) with LVT would help get... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2020 DEBATE

• That's the Spirit! (fixing the High Street)

  Emailed in by Lola from Ipswich Star: The Edinburgh Woollen Mill, in Buttermarket, Ipswich, looks set to be the latest national brand exiting the town. Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2020 DEBATE

• "Cats"

  I only go to watch films which get bad reviews because nine times out of ten I am pleasantly surprised and come out thinking "It wasn't that bad, really". Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2020 DEBATE

• Hypothecated Bequests

  Everybody is piling in with their opinions on this story. From an economics/accounting stand point, those schools are stupid for turning down the bequests, whic... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2020 DEBATE

• Can Someone Explain Australia?

  

  OK. First up, it's a cute song, and I've nothing against seeing some of Ms Minogue. But... here's the things they show in the ad:- - beaches - sports - bit of... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2019 DEBATE

• An Objective Analysis

  In the spirit of togetherness as befits the season of goodwill to all men I thought it might be timely to assess and complement out soon to be our ex (hopefully... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2019 DEBATE

• What If It's Everyone Else That is Right?

  From Sky News The head of the Lake District National Park Authority in Cumbria says the rugged landscape excludes too many people and must change to attract a... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2019 DEBATE

• It Would Appear That Some at the Bank of England Aren't That Stupid...

  Subsequent to my recent post, Surely, the Bank of England is not that stupid? (the BoE said banks should increase mortgage-to-income multiples if house prices... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2019 DEBATE

• "More High Street/Business Rates Fun"

  Emailed in by Lola from The Telegraph: Harrods’ Knightsbridge store alone will pay £17.1m this year in business rates, according to property consultant... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2019 DEBATE

• Fun With Numbers

  

  We were always taught that there are three ways to solve a quadratic equation i.e. something in the format Ax^2 + Bx +C = 0 - factorisation, the quadratic... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2019 DEBATE

• Surely the Bank of England is Not That Stupid?

  Emailed in by Lola from FT Adviser, subject line 'FFS'. The Bank of England would expect to loosen its mortgage affordability rules if the UK experienced... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2019 DEBATE

• Once is Happenstance. Twice is Coincidence...

  Damn and blast. I wanted to go to the shops with the lass yesterday evening in the Del Sol. Once we got up to speed, I noticed that the rear left tyre was... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2019 DEBATE

• The Funny Things That Home-Owner-Ists Say...

  From The Daily Mail: Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the British Retail Consortium, said: 'We welcome the continued commitment to a fundamental review of th... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2019 DEBATE

• Australian Heat-wave, BBC Vs Tony Heller

  From the BBC: Australia has experienced its hottest day on record with the national average temperature reaching a high of 40.9C (105.6F). Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2019 DEBATE

• "Dick" by Name, Dick by Nature...

  From The Evening Standard: Britain's most senior police officer has described the legalisation of cannabis in Canada and parts of the US as "interesting... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2019 DEBATE

• Amazon's Move to New York

  From The Guardian: Amazon said on Friday it will open offices in New York City’s Hudson Yards neighborhood in 2021 to house its consumer and advertising teams,... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2019 DEBATE

• Fun With Numbers

  This week I have been mostly thinking about natural logarithms. I'm not sure if there's any practical purpose to this in everyday life, but it means expressing ... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2019 DEBATE