Markwadsworth

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• Censorship

  Over the years of leaving comments on articles and blogs, I've noticed a few don't make it pass the moderators. Frustratingly, the more well thought through... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2016 DEBATE

• Economic Myths: Additional Supply in the Housing Market.

  In the comments to this post, L Fairfax put up a spirited rebuttal of my statement that: Observation tells us that in the medium term, additional supply in... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2016 DEBATE

• Economic Myths: Corporation Tax is a Tax on Capital.

  The Faux Liberatarians say little about the worst taxes of all (VAT and NIC) and usually refuse to countenance the least bad tax (LVT). Which leaves us with... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2016 DEBATE

• Reader's Letter Of The Day (2)

  Another letter which is not remarkable in itself, anybody who bothers to look at the numbers knows it, what is remarkable is that it is from Civitas, a fairly... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2016 DEBATE

• Reader's Letter Of The Day

  It's nothing new or exciting, what is worthy of note is that he smuggled it into the Daily Telegraph readers' letters: SIR – Tom Welsh (Comment, August 30) is... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2016 DEBATE

• That Apple Tax Bill Raises All Sorts of Interesting Topics...

  1. Apple's $200 billion "offshore" cash pile is largely money which they have magicked offshore tax-free and dare not touch because it will trigger a US tax bil... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2016 DEBATE

• Fun Online Polls: Team GB & Applying for Asylum in the UK While Still in France

  The results to last week's Fun Online Poll were as follows: Team GB managed to come second in the Olympics medal table… I was absolutely delighted - 10% I was... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2016 DEBATE

• Synthetic Fuels Vs Electric Battery Cars

  If carbon neutral synthetic fuels can be produced cheaply enough, are the considerable costs of turning our transport system over to battery powered one worth... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2016 ENVIRONMENT

• Tory Councillor Channels Prince Philip

  From The Daily Mail: A veteran Tory councillor has been accused of making racist and sexist comments when he was introduced to a black fireman. Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2016 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (404)

  Returning to the KLN from #403... Sam Bowman of the Adam Smith (is turning over in his grave) Institute had his KLN-fest of a year or two ago republished here... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2016 DEBATE

• That's Either a Crap Translation Or a Tautology.

  Question 6 in the BBC's Quiz: How well would you have done at GCSE? is as follows: FRENCH: Read this extract from a letter to a local newspaper. What point is... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2016 DEBATE

• Internet Bullshit* Of The Day, Probably.

  Emailed in by James Higham from The Register: If you worry the Internet of Things is bollocks and that the industry's just milking an old idea, think again:... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2016 DEBATE

• Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (403)

  Sam Bowman of the Adam Smith (is turning over in his grave) Institute had his KLN-fest of a year or two ago republished here this week, even though the... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2016 DEBATE

• "Rise in Drownings off Britain's Coasts Blamed On... Brexit and Global Warming"

  From e.g. ITV. To be fair, they blamed it on "risk takers", but I can see a golden opportunity for a Project Fear double whammy here... Stands to reason, doesn'... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2016 DEBATE

• Another Classic Bit of Home-Owner-Ist DoubleThink

  From the Evening Standard: Sadiq Khan has ordered Transport for London to sell off surplus land to property developers at below market value to ease the... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2016 DEBATE

• The Mothers' Pay Gap

  At last! From the BBC: Women in the UK returning to work after having a baby fall even further behind men in earning power, a report by the Institute for... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2016 DEBATE

• "Crazy Cow Attacks Farmer"

  Emailed in by Sackerson from Iceland Review: "I thought my days were numbered,” stated María Jóhannsdóttir, cattle farmer at the farm Kúskerpi in... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2016 DEBATE

• "Despite Brexit" Weekly Round up

  As prompted by Graeme, here are the highlights from the last seven days. Eurozone economic recovery picking up despite Brexit, PMIs show Persimmon reports... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2016 DEBATE

• Fun Online Polls: Triggering Article 50 and Team GB

  The results to last week's Fun Online Poll were as follows: When do you think the UK government will trigger Article 50, if ever? Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2016 DEBATE

• BBC Does "balanced" Reporting

  From the BBC: German carmaker Opel plans to cut its workers' hours this year because it expects Brexit to hurt its UK sales. A spokesman for Opel said about... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2016 DEBATE