Markwadsworth

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4337 )

• I Was Pleasantly Surprised to See This in The Daily Mail.

  The radical real estate solution that's helping Australians in one major city save MILLIONS on housing costs every year A radical real estate solution helping... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2018 DEBATE

• Either the Observations Are Wrong Or the Theory is Nonsense.

  The observations 1. The larger the conurbation-the denser the population-the better the links to other places, the higher the average productivity-wages-profits. Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2018 DEBATE

• Cheeky Bastards

  From yesterday’s City AM: Property heavyweights vent frustration in light of new Crossrail delays Senior property executives expressed anger and frustration at... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2018 DEBATE

• "Free Childcare Scheme 'closing' Nurseries, Education Charity Says"

  From the BBC: A scheme offering 30 hours of free childcare a week has had a financial impact on providers, a charity says. It's not a charity, it's a trade... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2018 DEBATE

• Car Finance Fun - Seems a Bit Mad to Me

  Her Indoors bought one of those big white SUV cars two-and-a-half years ago on the never-never (HP or finance lease or PCP or whatever names they dream up for... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2018 DEBATE

• Sympathy for the Devil Cautious Criminal

  From the Evening Standard: Bob Neill, chairman of the Commons Justice Select Committee, reacted to the case with dismay. “We are having a perverse consequence... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2018 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (445)

  In response to Vince Cable's LVT for Business Rates swap idea, let's watch a professional KLN-disseminator at work: John Webber, Head of Business Rates at... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2018 DEBATE

• "Walsall Council Plans to Install Street Skips to Tackle Fly-tipping"

  From the BBC: Skips could be placed on streets in a bid to tackle repeated fly-tipping, a council has announced. Last year, there were more than 4,000 reports o... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2018 DEBATE

• City AM - Gloriously Missing the Point.

  From page 2 of today's paper edition: Land and housing boom The UK's net worth rose £492bn last year due to surge in property prices and the value of... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2018 DEBATE

• Me in The Guardian

  From The Guardian: Mark Wadsworth, the head of the Campaign for Land Value Taxation, said: “The minority with a vested interest in high land values will no doub... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2018 DEBATE

• So Why Do Mum and Dad Keep Voting for This?

  From Moneywise: A survey carried out by insurer Legal General and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has found that 17% of so-called ‘Bank... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2018 DEBATE

• Ransome Values

  From The Daily Mail: A group of 26 ambitious homeowners are hoping to sell their properties as one big 'super site' to maximise their profits. Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2018 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (444)

  Back to the tried and tested: "But land doesn't generate income!" The traditional rebuttal is that if you own your own home and you could rent it out for... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2018 DEBATE

• Von Thünen's/Ricardo's Law of Rent, Part the Manieth.

  From The Metro: Jobs website Adzuna compared average advertised salaries with average rental figures across the UK to find the most and least affordable towns... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2018 DEBATE

• YPP London Meet-up, Tomorrow Friday 24 August

  1. We'll be at the Brewmaster from 5.20 onwards for an hour or two. Leicester Sq Tube, exit 1, left and left again into the alleyway, look out for the yellow... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2018 DEBATE

• Nobody Move Or the Pensioners Get Hurt!

  They're softening us up for a second Referendum, so have embarked on Project Fear #2. From The Sun: EXPAT Brits who have lived and worked in Europe face losing... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2018 DEBATE

• Indian Bicycle Marketing* Vs Diagonal Comparisons

  From the BBC: A windfall tax could be levied on tech giants such as Google, Amazon and Facebook to pay for public interest journalism, Jeremy Corbyn is to say. Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2018 DEBATE

• Mike Ashley - 1: Landlords - 0

  From the BBC: House of Fraser's flagship Oxford Street store will now stay open after the chain's new owner agreed revised terms with its landlord. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2018 DEBATE

• Criminologists Baffled by New Crime Stats.

  From the BBC: Gang-related violence has plummeted in London since the 2011 riots despite a recent spike in violent crime, according to new figures. Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2018 DEBATE

• 'Cause London Taxi Drivers Care So Much About Reducing Pollution, Innit?

  From the BBC: The mayor of London has urged the government to follow New York's example and allow a cap on the number of minicabs in the capital. Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2018 DEBATE