Markwadsworth

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4337 )

• So How Did People Manage in the Days of Black and White Television?

  From the BBC: Sean Hargrave is a self-declared football obsessive, but when he sat down to watch the opening match of the 2018 World Cup he couldn't tell one... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2018 DEBATE

• "Thailand Cave Rescue: Water Pumps Failed Just After Last Ladyboy Escaped"

  From The Guardian: The rescue operation to free the last of the 12 ladyboys and their football coach from a Thailand cave could have been a disaster, divers hav... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2018 DEBATE

• Piss Poor Use of Statistics of the Week

  From the BBC: Research for the report, carried out by the University of Exeter, shows the extent of the challenge - with figures showing how few places in 2016... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2018 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (443)

  The KLN: "You will never be able to really own land if you have to pay 'rent' for it." The 'rent' i.e. tax you would have to pay is merely your contribution... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2018 DEBATE

• The Breakfast Book Club

  From Wiki and Wiki: Four women have attended a monthly book club for thirty years on a Saturday morning in 1984. Each comes from a different clique: pampered... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2018 DEBATE

• "Government Urged to Slash Business Rates to Save UK High Streets"

  This week's prize for people who completely undermine their own logic goes to... From The Independent: Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe joined the calls for reduced... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2018 DEBATE

• Daily Mail's Standards Are Slipping

  From The Daily Mail: Police have sent samples to Porton Down as they probe a major incident after a couple in their 40s were exposed to an unknown substance,... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2018 DEBATE

• "Waistcoat Sales up as Gareth Southgate Sets Trend at World Cup"

  From The Guardian: For years, football fans have been able to emulate the look of their idols with replica shirts, but this World Cup something different is... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2018 DEBATE

• My Marginal Tax Rate

  For every £100 + VAT my employer invoices clients for work I have done, they pay me about £40 gross. This nets down to £23 after income tax and... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2018 DEBATE

• The Disappearing Homes Conundrum

  Via @HenryPryor, from Property Industry Eye: Supply of rental properties has hit its highest level so far this year, but fewer tenants seem to be searching,... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2018 DEBATE

• Wimbledon Prize Money Doesn't Go Far These Days...

  From City AM: Tennis stars are descending on Wimbledon ahead of the start of the tournament next week, but many might be disappointed to find that winning one o... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2018 DEBATE

• Steven Pinker: The Better Angels of Our Nature

  My son borrowed this from the school library and I have started reading it. It's a splendid book. It's basically a really detailed and expanded version of one... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2018 DEBATE

• Economic Myths: The Impact of Increasing Government Spending on Economic Growth

  A sane person can tell the difference between government spending/activities which help the economy; which harm the economy; and which are just transfer payment... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2018 DEBATE

• YPP Meet-up, Tomorrow Friday 29 June

  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 28 June 2018 DEBATE

• Why is It Called a "clutch" Pedal?

  I inadvertently ending up watching YouTube videos of people teaching a partner or relative how to drive a manual car, and it reminded me how stupid it was to... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2018 DEBATE

• "It Was Those Pesky Victorians!"

  From The Metro: "Everything is late at Waterloo because they slowed trains down to as little as 20mph to avoid buckling the rails," said travel expert Simon... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2018 DEBATE

• "Bulls Escape Field and Cause Havoc in Godinton Park, Ashford"

  From Kent Online: One resident said: "The bulls came from the field behind me, I don’t know how they got out. They walked up the road, stopping traffic and... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2018 DEBATE

• Unintended but Inevitable Consequences

  From the BBC: Donald Trump has criticised the Harley-Davidson motorcycle firm over its plans to shift production away from the US in order to avoid European... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2018 DEBATE

• Bullshit Jobs - David Graeber Nails It

  From City AM: Often I talk to people who are efficiency experts for banks who will say they think there’s as many as 80 per cent of the people who work in a... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2018 DEBATE

• The (moral) Case for Funding Public Services with Taxes on Land Values.

  Like most LVT-ers, I have got bogged down in fairly nuanced economic and philosophical arguments for LVT, which the Homeys always counter with "I paid for my... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2018 DEBATE