Markwadsworth

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4337 )

• "Why is the "Cost of Living" in Cities So High?"

  Spotted by Lola at Mises.org. Most of the article is the author discussing the correct interpretation of The Gospel according to St Mises, the interesting bit i... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2019 DEBATE

• "Why the Amazon Doesn’t Really Produce 20% of the World’s Oxygen"

  I was about to do a post debunking the clearly inaccurate claim that More than 20 percent of the world oxygen is produced in the Amazon Rainforest, but those... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2019 DEBATE

• "Cows Pay Early-morning Visit to Startled Ribble Valley Families"

  From The Lancashire Telegraph: COWS were seen grazing in people’s gardens in the Ribble Valley over the weekend. Witness Richard Bowie appears to be the... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2019 DEBATE

• Wowzers! Who Would Have Expected That?

  From The Sun: THE Government’s Help to Buy scheme has benefited more rich than poor households, a new report found amid claims that the scheme is a “major... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2019 DEBATE

• Bank of Mum and Dad

  From the BBC: Parents spend so much money to get their children onto the housing ladder that they are now among the biggest lenders in the UK, a survey suggests. Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2019 DEBATE

• "Mapping the U.S. by Property Value Instead of Land Area"

  Excellent article and graphics at CityLab.com, worth a visit, here's the crux of it: Metrocosm’s June cartograms include one that compares the property value... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2019 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (468)

  From The Sun: LABOUR are plotting a “punitive” tax raid on Middle England that would add nearly £400 to the average council tax bill. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2019 DEBATE

• Ceteris Paribus

  From here Me: "[famers] can put up greenhouses anywhere (as long as it's not too steep). Mushrooms grow underground." Bayard: "You still have to grow plants in... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2019 DEBATE

• Nobody Move Or the Refineries Get Hurt!

  From the BBC: The future of the UK's fuel refineries could be threatened by a no-deal Brexit, according to an internal local authority document seen by the BBC. Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2019 DEBATE

• Tariff Doublethink

  From the BBC: A no-deal Brexit could cost the farming industry £850m a year in lost profits, new research seen by the BBC suggests... OK, enlighten us. Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2019 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (467)

  The Daily Express rehashed the garden tax nonsense three days ago, we've done that. The facts, as reported, are as follows: "In June, the Labour Party leader... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2019 DEBATE

• Probably True

  From The Daily Mail: Parenthood makes people happier - but only after their offspring have moved out. That's according to research from Germany's Heidelberg... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2019 DEBATE

• Common Sense Tells Us That Effect of Gravity Moves at the Speed of Light

  This appears to be an open question; it wasn't until 2002 that they were fairly sure and very recently (2017) that they established that, "assuming a delay of... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2019 DEBATE

• Remainer MPs - Couldn't Organise a Piss-up in a Brewery

  First write down what you know: a) My general impression is that a majority of MPs, however slim, are Remainers. b) We know that the Tories are by far and away... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2019 DEBATE

• "Twenty Fags a Day No Worse Than City Living"

  From The Metro: SMOKING a packet of cigarettes a day is no worse for the health than air pollution that city dwellers are exposed to, a shock report warns. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2019 DEBATE

• Please Sir, May We Have Some More?

  From City AM: Taxi drivers have slammed plans to close off key locations in the City of London to traffic during the summer, saying they amount to a “PR... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2019 DEBATE

• "Ecological Grief"

  From The Guardian: The climate crisis is causing unprecedented levels of stress and anxiety to people in Greenland who are struggling to reconcile the... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2019 DEBATE

• Von Thünen's Law of Rent - It's All About Lack of Supply... NOT!

  

  In an idle moment, I googled "average disposable income UK regions wages rent", the first relevant result was in This is Money: The survey compared average... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2019 DEBATE

• Well, What a Surprise!

  From The BBC: Cabinet minister Michael Gove says the EU "seem to be refusing to negotiate with the UK" over a new Brexit deal. Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2019 DEBATE

• England v Australia

  It seems that Australia's selectors enjoy the same inside joke as England's, to wit, choosing as many players as possible whose names are ordinary words... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2019 DEBATE