Book Review: “The Killer of the Princes in the Tower: A New Suspect Revealed” by MJ Trow
03 Apr 2021 Leave a comment
In 1483, King Edward IV’s family received a devastating announcement; the king in the prime of his life died, leaving the throne to his young son Edward V. However, neither Edward V nor his younger brother Richard of York would ever see the throne. Instead, they were taken to the Tower of London by their protector, Richard of Gloucester, for protection, never to be seen again. For over five hundred years, many theories have emerged about what happened to the princes in the tower and who might have possibly killed the boys. In MJ Trow’s latest book, “The Killer of the Princes in the Tower: A New Suspect Revealed”, he works hard to uncover the truth of what might have happened to the sons of King Edward IV.
I would like to thank Net Galley and Pen and Sword Books for sending me a copy of this book. When I…
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A family affair? Sir Robert Walpole and the ‘Robinocracy’, 1721-1742
03 Apr 2021 Leave a comment
April 3 marks the 300th anniversary of Robert Walpolebecoming first lord of the treasuryand, with it, assuming the title ‘Prime Minister’ for the first time. In today’s blog Dr Robin Eagles, editor of our Lords 1715-1790 project, explores Walpole’s rise to power and the familiarity of his surname within the walls of Westminster…
On 3 April 1721, 300 years ago today, Robert Walpole was handed the seals of office as first lord of the treasury. He was also appointed chancellor of the exchequer (the two jobs frequently went in tandem in this period). It was not the first time he had held the post, having been first lord of the treasury earlier in the reign of George I: a time when politics was dominated by two pairings – the partnerships of Charles Spencer…
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Timelapse footage shows lava engulfing car in Hawaii
02 Apr 2021 Leave a comment
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The Great Escape
02 Apr 2021 Leave a comment
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Greens see red despite benefit increases – but Michael Cullen could tell them (and the Ardern government) what safety nets are all about
02 Apr 2021 Leave a comment
The Ardern government has made “well-being” such a focus of its policies that many New Zealanders think it is now the way forward.
Labour’s ally, the Green Party, is so enamoured with the “well- being” philosophy it sharply criticised the government for raising the level of main benefits “by less than $8 a week” from April 1.
“We have a poverty crisis in NZ, and we must go further and faster to deliver income support that enables everyone to live with dignity,” says Green Party spokesperson for Social Development & Employment Ricardo Menéndez March.
“The government currently expects a single person over 25 years old to be able to get by on just $250.74 a week, and they’re supposed to celebrate that rising to $258.51. That extra eight dollars isn’t even enough to buy a block of cheese.”
Menendez March says it is “disingenuous” of the government to continue to…
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Five Visuals that Explain Why Higher Corporate Income Tax Rates Are Bad for America
02 Apr 2021 Leave a comment
I have a four-part series (here, here, here, and here) about the conceptual downsides of Joe Biden’s class-warfare approach to tax policy.
Now it’s time to focus on the component parts of his agenda. Today’s column will review his plan for a big increase in the corporate tax rate. But since I’ve written about corporate tax rates over and over and over again, we’re going to approach this issue is a new way.
I’m going to share five visuals that (hopefully) make a compelling case why higher tax rates on companies would be a big mistake.
Visual #1
One thing every student should learn from an introductory economics class is that corporations don’t actually pay tax. Instead, businesses collect taxes that are actually borne by workers, consumers, and investors.
There’s lots of debate in the profession, of course, about which group bears what share…
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The Sopranos – Uncle Philly Leotardo vs Faustino “Doc” Santoro
02 Apr 2021 Leave a comment
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