Markwadsworth

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• They Own Land! Give Them Money!

  From The Guardian: The cost of an average stay in a residential care home can swallow up more than half the value of an individual’s house in some parts of the... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2017 DEBATE

• Nanny McPhee: The Prequel

  Although the first-made film in the series is sugar-coated child-friendly nonsense, I imagine that the prequel is a much darker film, highlighting the pretty... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2017 DEBATE

• "Dutch Voters… Halt the Wave of Populist Successes That Delivered Brexit and...

  Emailed in by MBK, from The Times. “It is an evening when the Netherlands after Brexit, after the American elections, said ‘Stop’ to the wrong kind of populism,... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2017 DEBATE

• 'Everything is All Right, Offshore and out of Sight'. As the Song Goes!

  You just have to admire the new, Irish economic miracle highlighted by the 2017, Major Foreign Holders of US Bonds figures here: I must admit that the once... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2017 DEBATE

• Fun with Numbers: Falling Unemployment Vs Falling Median Wages.

  From the BBC: UK unemployment fell in the three months to January but there was a sharp slowdown in wage growth. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2017 DEBATE

• Fun Online Polls: Speed Traps & EU Citizens in the UK

  The results to last fortnight's Fun Online Poll were as follows:\ Sent a fixed penalty notice for 61 mph in a poorly signalled 50 mph stretch on the M62 at 10.2... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2017 DEBATE

• NIMBYs Of The Week

  From yesterday's Evening Standard Residents in the exclusive and elegant neighbourhood of Holland Park say they would be reduced to living in “Third World... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2017 DEBATE

• Guardian Making Itself Look a Bit Silly (as Per Usual).

  My radio-alarm clock is set to Radio 4, which I listen to as I drift back into consciousness. This morning, they quoted from a Guardian editorial, which seemed... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2017 DEBATE

• So How Are Those Rent Rises Working out Then?

  When Obsborne increased SDLT rates by 3% for all purchasers except owner-occupiers from 1 April and then announced that higher rate income tax relief for... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2017 DEBATE

• Corruption "with a Little c"

  Reader's letter from City AM: George Osborne's new job The reason that appointments like this are treated with suspicion is because there are many examples of... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2017 DEBATE

• Nun Too Many?

  I have to admit I think this is brilliant. A cosmic, Catholic joke that would be fit to grace the best Father Ted episode. I am about to go down to the fancy... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2017 DEBATE

• Economic Myths: A 'flat Tax' is a 'rich Giveaway'

  Something which the current furore over the increase in NICs paid by the self-employed from 9% to 10% of earnings in the basic rate band has miserably failed... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2017 DEBATE

• Daily Mail Letting Itself Down a Bit

  From The Daily Mail: Mother who was found seriously injured at home along with a dead man revealed on Facebook the day before how she wished she 'could just... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2017 DEBATE

• The Disappearing Homes Conundrum. On Steroids.

  Via Peter Smith on FB, from Landlord Today: Mr Hannah observed, ‘... the government continues to break down the [buy-to-let] sector that has absorbed change... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2017 DEBATE

• More on 'Spreadshit Phil's' NIC Changes

  The level of understanding among the Powers That Be as to tax incidence is woeful. Case Study I am both self employed and an employer, as are an awful lot of... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2017 DEBATE

• Today's Award for Conflating Two Totally Unrelated Issues Goes To...

  From The Evening Standard: Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said: “The Government is forcing workers to pay for its reckless hard Brexit plans. Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2017 DEBATE

• "Essentially, We Will Pretend the Best Option Doesn't Exist."

  From the BBC: As an EU member, the UK and UK-based firms can sell their goods to EU customers without having to pay additional taxes. Likewise, British firms an... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2017 DEBATE

• Adam Smith Institute FAIL

  From City AM: How did people react to the National Insurance hike? Sam Dumitriu at the Adam Smith Institute said: “It’s right to bring National Insurance on... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2017 DEBATE

• Daily Mail on Top Form

  From The Daily Mail: A 43-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an Oxford-educated business development manager was found battered to deat... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2017 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (409)

  Via MBK from The Times: The row over business rates, with Tory MPs leading the charge against rises for small companies, has prompted a rethink in the Treasury... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2017 DEBATE