Markwadsworth

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• A Comedian Goes for a Job-interview at the BBC...

  ... and is offered the job. "But remember," says his boss, "At the BBC there are certain subjects that are taboo, please do not make jokes about religion, the... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2016 DEBATE

• Fun Online Polls: Speeding Fines & Picking Winners

  The responses to last week's Fun Online Poll were as follows: In the last ten years, have you ever had a speeding ticket for exceeding the speed limit by… Choos... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2016 DEBATE

• Cutting the Legs off the Housing Ladder

  "How to keep house prices low for generations to come" is the headline on the BBC website introducing an article about Community Land Trusts. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2016 DEBATE

• This Week's Award for Mind Numbing Innumeracy Goes To...

  ... The Taxpayers' Alliance: Every year Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimates how much tax revenue is lost to the black market. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2016 DEBATE

• A Dispatch from the Front Line

  I have had a reasonable year and decided we should pay off the final balance of our flexible business loan early. Not a problem you'd think? Just transfer som... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2016 DEBATE

• I Prefer a "double Decker Bus Hits Bridge" Story, but Each to Their Own, I...

  From the BBC: One woman was trapped and 13 other people were injured after a bus crashed into a wall in west London. A witness said the woman was stuck beneath... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2016 DEBATE

• They Own Land! Give Them Money, However Indirectly!

  From The Evening Standard: Reading FC plans 'world-class' conference centre to cash in on Crossrail 'Nuff said. Also from The Evening Standard: Pete Redfern,... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2016 DEBATE

• Sinkhole and Cow News

  Sent in by Derek R from CTV News: Two people fell into a hole that opened up in the sidewalk outside a Kitchener department store Monday. Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2016 DEBATE

• That "high House Prices Are All Down to Lack of Supply" Myth (yet Again)

  The myth has reared its ugly head a few times recently, so let's have another go at busting it. Thankfully, Economics Help has done a good article on this to... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2016 DEBATE

• Is Home-Owner-Ism Reaching the High Tide Mark?

  Spotted by DBC Reed in The Sun, "which regrettably these days is more on the ball than this blog which is too often down with the Beleavers on the beach... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2016 DEBATE

• Boom Not Bust

  Dan Denning of Moneyweek,on the back of Fred Harrison's 18-year cycle is claiming that UK house prices will boom for the next ten years and now's the time to ge... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2016 DEBATE

• Someones Getting Worried?

  Here Once someone says they are the victims of a 'massive blame-deflection exercise' they are generally starting to realise they've, well, fucked up and been... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2016 DEBATE

• They Own Land: Give Them Money!

  You may have been irritated recently by answering the telephone only to receive a pre-recorded message that starts, "This is an urgent message for people on... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2016 DEBATE

• Fun Online Polls: Brexit Next Steps & Speeding Tickets

  The results to last week's Fun Online Poll were as follows: That Article 50 decision. What do you think will happen next? No wishful thinking and multiple... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2016 DEBATE

• Reducing Condensation in a Car Using Silica Cat Litter and Nylon Tights.

  The windows, and especially the windscreens, in my S-reg MX5 and 51-reg MR2 started getting terrible condensation when the weather turned colder/wetter last... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2016 DEBATE

• A New Approach to Diplomacy.

  From the BBC: Donald Trump's election risks upsetting EU ties with the US "fundamentally and structurally", EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2016 DEBATE

• "That Carpet is Gold Dust!"

  From The Daily Mail: A worn-out carpet in a jewellery shop workshop is worth thousands of pounds - because it is covered in specks of gold dust and platinum... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2016 DEBATE

• Reader's Letter Of The Day

  From The Evening Standard: I wish that David Reed [Letters, November 8] and others would stop peddling the myth that the EU referendum was advisory. I doubt he... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2016 DEBATE

• Fun With Numbers

  US election, share of popular vote: Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party, 48%, 59,814,018 votes Donald Trump, Republican Party, 47%, 59,611,678 votes Gary... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2016 DEBATE

• Aptly Named Japanese Cities: Fukuoka

  

  The man on the right of the sinkhole was overheard shouting down to his trapped companion: "Fuck!! You OK?" From Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2016 DEBATE