Markwadsworth

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• Car Hits House

  

  From the BBC: The silver Ford Focus was driven into the house on York Road in Eastleigh, Hampshire, at about 04:30 BST on Friday. Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2018 DEBATE

• Glorious Bit of Landlord Squealing

  From the BBC, a few highlights: Six thousand jobs are at risk in a drastic attempt to save [House of Fraser] from collapse. If the rescue plan fails,... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2018 DEBATE

• Daily Mail on Top Form

  Emailed in by MBK: Love Island pays tribute to Sophie Gradon: Reality show airs 'in loving memory of' message ahead of new episode after ex-contestant, 32, was... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2018 DEBATE

• MG TF Remodel (blue)

  

  Second attempt: Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2018 DEBATE

• MG TF Remodel

  

  The MG TF (2002 version) looks good from some angles, but the boot is just too clumpy, the whole shape always reminds me of a giant, old fashioned slipper. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2018 DEBATE

• The Same Old Tired Template

  A retired politican, who toed the party line and dutifully trotted out the "illegal drugs cause harm so must remain illegal" mantra while in office/in power, no... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2018 DEBATE

• Yeah! Go Bear!

  From The Daily Mail: This is the terrifying moment an angry performing bear attacked its handlers after being forced to ride a skateboard and beaten with a stic... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2018 DEBATE

• And They Should Know...

  From the print version of the DT Business Section:- Bitcoin an environmental disaster with no real worth, warns 'bank of central bankers'. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2018 DEBATE

• Your Taxpayers' Money, Hard at Work.

  From the BBC: The NHS in England is to get an extra £20bn a year by 2023 as a 70th "birthday present", Theresa May says. It means the £114bn budget... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2018 DEBATE

• "The Missing Profits of Nations"

  Via a Resolution Foundation email newsletter, this fine study which confirms what we knew all along: By combining new macroeconomic statistics on the... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2018 DEBATE

• No Pun Intended?

  From the BBC: Mrs Cilliers, a highly-experienced parachuting instructor, suffered near-fatal injuries when both her main and reserve parachutes failed in a... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2018 DEBATE

• Lewisham East By-election Result and YPP (London) Meet-up Tomorrow

  1. Watch out for the Lewisham East by-election results tomorrow, with a bit of luck our candidate Thomas Hall won't come last (which would be a first for us!). Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2018 DEBATE

• They Had It Coming

  From City AM: Big Four accountancy giant PwC has been slapped with a record £10m fine from the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) for its work auditing... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2018 DEBATE

• End Unfair Evictions Campaign Launch (Generation Rent)

  Generation Rent are launching a campaign to scrap Section 21, also known as no-fault evictions. Wed 13 June 2018 18:45 – 21:00 Karakusevic Carson Architects Uni... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2018 DEBATE

• Boo Hoo, Frankly.

  Something tax related was in the news a bit last week, the most recent/relevant article I can track down is a six months old Daily Mirror article, which... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2018 DEBATE

• It's Going to Be One Heck of a Closing Down Sale...

  From the BBC: Discount retailer Poundworld has appointed administrators, putting 5,100 jobs at risk. The move came after talks with a potential buyer, R Capital... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2018 DEBATE

• Daily Mail on Top Form.

  Unusually, you have to plough through several paragraphs before you get to the money shot: The court heard the couple had been married for ten years but had a... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2018 DEBATE

• Tesco Boss - Wrong Facts, Wrong Logic.

  Emailed in by Shiney, from the BBC: The boss of Britain's biggest supermarket has blamed the collapse of some retailers partly on the expense of business rates. Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2018 DEBATE

• Leafletting in Lewisham East on Saturday 9 & YPP (London) Meet-up Tomorrow Frida...

  A few of us are up for a bit more leafletting in Lewisham East on Saturday (the by-election is next Thursday), if you live near there and have a few hours to... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2018 DEBATE

• Many a Crocodile Tear Shed Over Trump's Steel Tariffs.

  From the BBC: EU leaders have a "gun held to their head" over the threat of US tariffs on steel imports, the head of trade body UK Steel has warned. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2018 DEBATE