Markwadsworth

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• Lock 'em up and Throw Away the Key...

  From the BBC: The NHS fraud squad is investigating GPs in England amid suspicions they are claiming for non-existent patients. Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2019 DEBATE

• The Last Civilised Climate Discussion About Climate Science

  From Don Aitken's blog, a 2014 article on The Relationship between CO2 and temperature. Although the author of the article would clearly be decried as a... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2019 DEBATE

• No More Fear of Flying

  Emailed in by Benj, from IATA.org, the Q A box: How are slot allocations made? Slots are handed out twice a year, for summer and winter schedules. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2019 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (460)

  Sobers trotted out the time honoured classic: "Many people wouldn't be able to afford to buy their own homes at today's prices". Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2019 DEBATE

• Tory Top-job Contender Tax Plans

  Please tell me the ones who have suggested anything not covered here! 1. Sajid Javid: "My priority will always be to cut the basic rate of tax. Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2019 DEBATE

• "The Real Trainer Fans"

  From the BBC: Tom Rayment said he was on the Adidas website for about two hours trying to get hold of a pair [of Yeezy Boost 360s] but was unsuccessful. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2019 DEBATE

• Oh Yes It Is, Oh No It Isn't.

  Wattsupwiththat published an article called Changing minds: How do you communicate with climate change skeptics?. I read down as far as this nugget: Bargainers... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2019 DEBATE

• BBC Guidelines Means That They Have to Squeeze It into Every Article...

  From the BBC: The world is entering "a new phase" where big outbreaks of deadly diseases like Ebola are a "new normal", the World Health Organization has warned. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2019 DEBATE

• They REALLY Want the General Public to Help Them Down These Attackers...

  From the BBC: Miss Geymonat added that the gang of at least four men might have broken her nose during the ordeal, and stole a phone and bag from them before... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2019 DEBATE

• The Law of Rent Strikes Again!

  From the BBC: Rising rents mean young people are less likely to move to UK cities where average salaries are higher, a report indicates. Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2019 DEBATE

• Three Related Articles.

  1. There was an interesting article on page 15 of today's City AM, I can't find the text of the article online, but you can find a pdf here. Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2019 DEBATE

• The Laffer Curve

  From today's City AM Forum (I can't find the article online yet, so I had to copy type. Please forgive any typos.) By Harry Phibbs, a journalist at ConHome:... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2019 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (459)

  Sobers unleashes a torrent of primo Homey bleating under the previous post: Your calculations will work as long as you assume that everyone lives in a house... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2019 DEBATE

• Introducing LVT by Stealth

  I love LVT and I love maths, so here goes... First, write down what you know. 1. Let's get rid of the four biggest and most egregious taxes on housing/wealth:... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2019 DEBATE

• Chris Grayling is Very Good at His Job.

  "Nonsense!" shouts the crowd, "He has the reverse Midas touch and turns everything to shit." I used to think this, up to and including messing up the railway... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2019 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (458)

  Two KLNs which have been bugging me for a while: 1. The YIMBY argument, "It's all about supply, build more houses and prices will fall, no need to hit existing... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2019 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against Citizen's Income, Not (21)

  This one keeps rearing its ugly head: "If we pay out a universal Citizen's Income at a flat rate to all adults, this will go straight into higher rents so... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2019 DEBATE

• Tax Haven Bleating

  From The Mirror: Big companies are avoiding an estimated £100billion a year in tax thanks to Britain’s “spider’s web” of offshore tax havens. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2019 DEBATE

• Oh the Irony...

  

  Emailed in by Lola, a video on how Amazon is buying up vacant shopping centres, the ones that went out of business partly because of online shopping ( or... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2019 DEBATE

• The European Election Results - You Can Spin Them Any Way You Like...

  

  From the BBC: Leavers: Brexit Party got far and away the most votes and seats, so we won. Remainers: Ah, but if you add the votes of the hard remain parties (Li... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2019 DEBATE