Markwadsworth

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• In Their Own Words.

  While googling around for something else, I chanced across an article in The Guardian: Fionnuala Earley, residential research director at estate agents... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2018 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against Citizen's Income, Not (15)

  Sobers appears to think that he can win an argument by repeating things which are not just untrue, but he knows to be untrue, from the comments here: 1)... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2018 DEBATE

• Killer Argumants Against Citizens' Income, Not (14)

  In the comments to the last post on CI/UBI, Sobers wrote: You're assuming those who currently net payers-in will continue to pay into the pot at the same level... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2018 DEBATE

• YPP (London) Meet Up, Friday 4 May

  1. It looks like nice enough weather for a Friday meet-up tomorrow. 2. We'll be at The Brewmaster nr Leicester Square from 5.20 until 6.30 or so, if you think... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2018 DEBATE

• "Why Every Estimate of UBI That Simply Multiplies the Number of Recipients by th...

  Good article by Scott Santens which save me the bother of grinding some numbers to illustrate the point. In his example, even though the income tax... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2018 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (440)

  I did some calculations for the Labour Land Campaign a couple of years ago showing that if we replaced all existing taxes related to housing, private wealth... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2018 DEBATE

• "Based on ONS Data, Immigration Has Put English House Prices up by 20% Over the...

  I must admit that I have downplayed the impact of immigration on house prices and rents, clearly, it must have had some impact. AFAIAC, it's just a population... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2018 DEBATE

• World Cities - Rents Vs Metropolitan Area Population

  

  The BBC ran a good article pointing out that it will soon be rent-freedom day, which is analogous to the Adam Smith Institute's tax-freedom day. Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2018 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (439)

  Bayard posted this a few weeks ago. He didn't present it as an argument against LVT but said it was not necessarily an argument for, nut nonetheless, it is... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2018 DEBATE

• Outbreak of Common Sense in Islington

  Opinions are divided on the topic of 'affordable housing' quotas*, and I am pretty indifferent either way, but rules are rules. Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2018 DEBATE

• The Trumps and Macrons Arranged in Order of Age

  Donald Trump - born 1946 Brigitte Macron - born 1953 Melania Trump - born 1970 Emmanuel Macron - born 1977 Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2018 DEBATE

• Facebook Profits - $2.27 Per Active User

  From The Independent: Facebook profits soared 63 per cent to $5bn (£3.6bn) in the first three months of the year despite the company being engulfed in a... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2018 DEBATE

• Reader's Letter Of The Day

  From The Metro: Fatting up Damian was unacceptable If director Ricky Tollman needed an actor to play overweight, scandal-hit former Toronto mayor Rob Ford in... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2018 DEBATE

• Summary of a Conversation I Had with a Journalist Today About Land Value Tax.

  A journalist (who shall remain nameless as I do not disclose my sources:-) rang me this morning to chat about Land Value Tax, so we met at lunchtime to go... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2018 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against Citizen's Income, Not (13)

  Chris Goulden at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation betrays his deliberate lack of understanding. He lists the main pro's and then plucks some con's out of thin air... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2018 DEBATE

• This Whole Windrush Generation Fiasco - Questions

  Background here. So some people grew up and lived here all their lives on the reasonable assumption that they were British citizens (for most things, being... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2018 DEBATE

• "An Early Warning Sign to Help Spot Struggling UK Retailers"

  I spotted the headline in City AM and thought, oh dear, this will just be some puff piece about getting the right product mix, and glosses over the fact that... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2018 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (438)

  I've not done one of these for a while as I hardly see any I haven't already done. There was a mildly original one from the comments at LibDem Voice last... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2018 DEBATE

• YPP (London) Friday Meet-up, Tomorrow 20 April

  1. It looks like lovely weather for a Friday meet-up tomorrow. 2. We'll be at The Brewmaster nr Leicester Square from 5.20 until 6.30 or so, if you think... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2018 DEBATE

• Cattle News

  From The Soaraway Sun: IN THE MOOOOOOD Hilarious moment horny bull sneaks up behind female moped driver and tries to hump her From the BBC: Escaped cows herded... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2018 DEBATE