Markwadsworth

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4337 )

• Great Britain's Temperature Gradient

  

  From here: We see that the south coast of England (ignoring the Southampton-Portsmouth urban heat island) is on average 2C warmer than Glasgow or Edinburgh in... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2019 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against Citizen's Income, Not (24)

  One of the worst I've ever seen, from Mediun.com, a veritable car crash: Sounds great, right? … it does, until you look under the hood: How Yang proposes... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2019 DEBATE

• Remoaner Who Really Ought to Know Better

  He's at it again. From The Guardian: Jolyon Maugham QC, the director of the Good Law Project, who has spearheaded a series of court challenges to the UK... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2019 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (470)

  I've seen this one a couple of times and it has been bugging me for years. I can't be bothered finding an example, so I'll paraphrase: My wife and I are... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2019 DEBATE

• Sun Spots

  

  A B C Why are we expected to believe that the correlation between "B" and "C" is causality, but the much closer correlation between "A" and "B" is merely... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2019 DEBATE

• Ireland 1: England 0

  

  My heart soared with pride when our PM Mrs T May donned her highest high heels and towered over that French bloke: In last week's round, Ireland fielded the... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2019 DEBATE

• Another Piece of the Thomas Cook Puzzle

  As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, there were/are lots of groups with an interest in seeing Thomas Cook's operations keeping going. Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2019 DEBATE

• YPP London Meet-up Friday 11 October

  It was a good turnout last week, half a dozen of us were there. John McCone and I should be at the usual place tomorrow. The Brewmaster, Leicester Sq tube,... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2019 DEBATE

• Sorry, Could You Say That Again?

  “There is also a fourth French objection to the Johnson plan — one that France stresses more than other EU countries. Theresa May’s agreement with the... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2019 DEBATE

• "Overview of Northern Ireland Trade"

  From the BBC: A No 10 source says a Brexit deal is "essentially impossible" after a call between the PM and Angela Merkel... They also claimed she said a deal... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2019 DEBATE

• Well, Duh.

  From The Guardian: The drought and water resources minister, David Littleproud, has acknowledged he “totally” accepts that worsening droughts are linked to... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2019 DEBATE

• Well There's a Surprise!

  SpareRoom’s Rental Index Q3 2019 Data Summary - Rents remain steady across the UK, up just 1% over the last year. This indicates that the recent tenancy fees ba... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2019 DEBATE

• Nobody Move Or [something Extremely Yucky] Will Happen!

  From iNews: Officials preparing Britain for a no-deal Brexit have encountered a new roadblock: a rise in dogging. A cabinet minister confessed at the... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2019 DEBATE

• Brexit Negotiations. Questions, Questions...

  1. In the pub on Friday, BenJamin' reminded us that the Benn Act is borderline insane. If somebody has no choice but to agree a deal, any deal, then that more o... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2019 DEBATE

• Nice to See Somebody Sneak This into City AM...

  From City AM/Opinion, : How business rates reform can thwart the retail apocalypse ... Some have suggested a digital sales tax – in essence penalising tech firm... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2019 DEBATE

• Yay! Go John Lewis!

  From the BBC: John Lewis is seeking discounts from its landlords to cut costs, in a highly unusual move that highlights the huge pressures on retailers. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2019 DEBATE

• Rocket and Feather

  

  Crude oil price over the last month: Heating oil price over the last month: Just sayin'. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2019 DEBATE

• "Everyone Suddenly an Expert on Northern Ireland"

  From Newsthump: Absolutely everyone on the British mainland is suddenly an expert on Northern Irish politics, it has emerged today. Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2019 DEBATE

• Climate Change Solely Due to CO2 Changes. Unless We Say It Isn't.

  From Watts Up With That: The relative proportions of carbon dioxide and oxygen have varied very widely over the geological ages. Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2019 DEBATE

• "That Has Ignored the Evidence..."

  

  Howard Flight, at Conservative Home: Finally, under George Osborne’s period as Chancellor, the Treasury persuaded him that increasing the tax burden on smaller... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2019 DEBATE