Markwadsworth

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• Another One of Those "vehicle Hits House" Stories

  From The Daily Mail: A couple had a lucky escape when a van ploughed into the front of their thatched cottage. Val and Steve Fossey were about go to bed when... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2017 DEBATE

• Fun Online Polls: Brexit, Catalonia and the French Wealth Tax Reforms

  The results to last week's Fun Online Poll were as follows: Which of the following applies to you... Pro-Brexit; pro-Catalan independence - 78% Anti-Brexit;... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2017 DEBATE

• The New Economics Foundation Land Value Database

  They've ground out the sales figures published by HM Land Registry to come up with this. All it needs is your postcode and it will tell you an approximate... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2017 DEBATE

• One Step Forward, One Step Back...

  From The Independent: Emmanuel Macron’s administration will propose a tax on luxury yachts, supercars and precious metals in France’s 2018 budget. Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2017 DEBATE

• Cattle News Round-up

  From The Daily Mail (a fortnight ago, I never got round to posting it): Things got bloody in the bullring on Sunday as two matadors were brutally gored by the... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2017 DEBATE

• Nominal Rents Index Vs Nominal Wages Index, 2005 to 2017

  

  I have been updating The KLN blog (the bulk of which I originally did in 2013) for the past couple of weekends. The Nationwide last published their chart in... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2017 DEBATE

• Daily Mail on Top Form

  Female teacher brought pupil, 15, for sex sessions at £750,000 home of her council chief executive mother She also took the teenager to her parents'... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2017 DEBATE

• Economic Myths: Deficit Spending Reduces Deficits

  In this article in Counterpunch, the author states that tax revenues are 26% of US GDP and the velocity of money is seven. Therefore, if the government pays... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2017 DEBATE

• YPP (London) Meet-up, Tomorrow Friday 6 September

  We'll be at The Brewmaster nr Leicester Square tube station from 5.20 or so onwards - if you think you'll turn up later than 6.30, please get in touch... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2017 DEBATE

• More London Taxi-based Rent-seeking Fun

  From The Daily Mail: The number of Uber drivers in London should be capped to ensure 'healthy competition and consumer choice', the boss of a rival minicab app... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2017 DEBATE

• Monarch and the Monopoly Value of Landing Slots.

  From City AM: Shares in some of Monarch's airline rivals jumped this morning after the news that Britain's fifth biggest carrier had ceased trading. Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2017 DEBATE

• Autonomous Vehicles

  There has been a lot of talk about autonomous vehicles, something which I would quite enjoy, and lots of outfits are working on developing one. Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2017 DEBATE

• Fun Online Polls: Crash for Cash; Brexit and Catalonia

  The results to last week's Fun Online Poll were as follows: Certain parts of Birmingham, Bradford, Manchester and Oldham topped the league for Crash for Cash. D... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2017 DEBATE

• Re Nationalisation - People Aren't as Stupid as Legatum Make Out.

  

  Here's the summary of Legatum's opinion poll: Commenting on the report, the Legatum Institute’s Matthew Elliott said: “The findings of our polling are concernin... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2017 DEBATE

• President Macron Has Vaguely Good Idea - Shock

  From The Daily Mail: France needs it's [sic] new lower tax on wealth in order to stem its exodus of millionaires, the country's Prime Minister has warned. Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2017 DEBATE

• The Disappearing Homes Conundrum

  I know that the hard-core Homeys like to play the "disappearing homes" card, but Shelter really ought to know better: But the evidence, summarised in the table... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2017 DEBATE

• YPP (London) Meet-up, Tomorrow Friday 29 September

  We'll be at The Brewmaster nr Leicester Square tube station from 5.20 or so onwards - if you think you'll turn up later than 6.30, please get in touch... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2017 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (423)

  Somewhere in this thread (BenJamin' and others on top form!) is the standard fare argument along the following lines: Under the current system with high taxatio... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2017 DEBATE

• Let's Hear It for the Donkey!

  Says Graeme, who spotted this story: A peckish donkey caused thousands of euros worth of damage and landed his owner in court after confusing an... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2017 DEBATE

• Fun Online Polls: Central Heating; Crash for Cash

  The results to last week's Fun Online Poll were as follows: Have you turned on the central heating yet? Yes - 46% Not yet - 45% We don't have central heating -... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2017 DEBATE