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Really? I thought we (with Chinese assistance) are currently building some e.g. Hinkley Point C.
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Estate agents are getting worried
nickb1 replied to henry the king's topic in House prices and the economy
Industry my ****. Is a flea market an "industry"? -
Jeremy Corbyn: Young people are being screwed
nickb1 replied to Warlord's topic in House prices and the economy
er, because they might learn something socially useful and make a contribution? A mathematically gifted kid might study to be a teacher thereby not improving (probably detrimenting) their 'earnings potential'. Should they get less subsidy than a money grabbing finance student? -
Startling as it may seem this is in fact quite unrefuted orthodox economics, for all that the classical economists wanted to avoid this implication of their theories. It's now known as "Georgist" economics, after Henry George, who advocated a 100% land value (actually site value) tax to be levvied on a redistributive basis ie revenues returned to the community.
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So it was known for at least 3 years prior to the current report (probably longer, we are not told when Antino filed his complaint) that this guy was a fraud and nothing was done. No wonder Britain is going down the tubes when we have this kind of accountability at the top of lauded institutions. I don't think it is unrepresentative.