Markwadsworth

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• Trump v Amazon: War of the Rentseekers?

  An interesting take from axios.com: Trump’s deep-seated antipathy toward Amazon surfaces when discussing tax policy and antitrust cases. The president would lov... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2018 DEBATE

• And Hopefully Dubai Intl Airport Will Decline into Insignificance Like Gander...

  From Traveller.com: The first non-stop commercial flight between Australia and the UK has touched down in London. QF9 arrived at 5.02am local time on Sunday... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2018 DEBATE

• Ricketty - Again!

  Came across this post from Piketty. As it happens I am interested in Tobin and have signed up to Robin Hood. So I am not against using fiscal means... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2018 DEBATE

• Another Car Hits House Story

  From the BBC: Two members of a family suffered broken bones when a car ploughed into their home as they sat watching television. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2018 DEBATE

• "Kerching!" Shouted the Scottish Association of Smoke Alarm Installers

  From the BBC: Housing Minister Kevin Stewart said : "Fires and fatalities from fires are decreasing but even one death is one too many*. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2018 DEBATE

• "Peter Thiel Gripes About San Francisco Rents"

  The man is brutal, but brutally honest: Outspoken venture capitalist Peter Thiel has trouble finding many people who agree with him in the Bay Area these days,... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2018 DEBATE

• "Brexit Boost for Consumers Short-lived Says IFS"

  From the BBC: Consumers could see prices fall by up to 1.2% if Britain were to abolish all tariffs once it has left the European Union, a report says. Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2018 DEBATE

• "Totally Wild! Bears Return to Woods 1,000 Years On"

  This is going to go horribly wrong. From yesterday's Metro: ‘We are literally making history,’ said Nigel Simpson, from the project. Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2018 DEBATE

• "Don't Worry About Insecure Tenancies...

  ... because there's no job security either." From City AM: All this has led to a quantum shift in the attitude of young occupiers; faced with the prospect of... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2018 DEBATE

• Round the M25 on a Sunday Afternoon.

  Two years after having bought myself my 50th birthday present(s), I finally got round to doing the M25 (clockwise) this afternoon to see what it's like. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2018 DEBATE

• Faux Libertarianism in a Nut Shell

  The core false assumption underpinning Faux Libertarianism is the assumption that 'land ownership' and 'governments' are two completely separate and unrelated... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2018 DEBATE

• For a While Now I've Considered Price Charles the Ultimat...

  For a while now I've considered Price Charles the ultimate homeownerist. Not content with vigorously opposing anyone building anything in London tall enough to... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2018 DEBATE

• "The Three Stooges Outside Ebbing, Missouri"

  From Wiki and Wiki: In the town of Ebbing, Missouri, Mildred Hayes is grieving the rape and murder of her teenage daughter, Angela, seven months earlier. Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2018 DEBATE

• "How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic: Responses to the Most Common Skeptical...

  I have stumbled across the Warmenists' equivalent of the the KLN blog. I read a few just for fun, and the rebuttals of the rebuttals appear as unconvincing and... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2018 DEBATE

• "Help to Buy 'timebomb' as Five-year Anniversary Looms"

  Emailed in by Lola a week ago, from FT Adviser: Thousands of those who used the government's Help to Buy mortgage scheme could be hit with expensive fees on... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2018 DEBATE

• Royal Mail's Guaranteed Next Day Taking The Piss Service

  Yet again, I have fallen victim to this scam, which will no doubt befall thousands of other people today. It was a low value item (rear Mazda badge for a... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2018 DEBATE

• How to Double the Life of Your Windscreen Wipers.

  

  I like a clean windscreen, so my wipers wear out very quickly, after a year or a few thousand miles. I accept that a new pair of wipers costs less than £20... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2018 DEBATE

• Town Planning - Why Long, Narrow Residential Plots Make Sense.

  When you are in a back garden and look around, the proportions seem 'about right', but what is striking when you look at maps is how narrow and long most... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2018 DEBATE

• Good Article on UBI

  In City AM, a couple of days ago. My comment: Excellent summary Couple of minor niggles - for a start, no serious worked through calculation ever said... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2018 DEBATE

• Sensible Suggestions v Government Blah Blah Waffle

  From the BBC: Brexit should not overshadow plans to boost growth, a business lobby group conference will be told on Thursday. The biggest challenges facing... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2018 DEBATE