16 November 2020
by Mark
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The Treasury has, reportedly, been considering the possibility of introducing pay-as-you-go road pricing to replace the revenue which will be lost from fuel duty as the UK transitions to electric cars. This isn’t particularly surprising, and similar ideas have been … Continue reading
16 April 2015
by Mark
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I’ve been watching the “Challengers’ Debate” this evening. I watched the Leaders’ Debate the other week. Yesterday, I was at a local hustings meeting with our own local candidates for Mid Worcestershire. At all of them, many questions were asked. … Continue reading
2 March 2013
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This time, the infographic is from the Methodist Church, which makes it all the more disappointing as I would have hoped that a Christian organisation would be more concerned about the truth. Here’s the picture: At least this time it … Continue reading
28 February 2013
by Mark
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There’s a meme currently doing the rounds of Facebook and Twitter, purporting to show that benefit fraud is pretty much too trivial to care about. Here’s the infographic: It’s pretty obvious what we’re intended to perceive here. Big blue circle … Continue reading
29 December 2012
by Mark
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Prompted by yet another economically illiterate tweet criticising Google for the relatively small amount of corporation tax paid in the UK, I decided to do a little research myself and find out a bit more about Google’s financial situation here. … Continue reading