Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
FT Puts Leader behind Land Value Tax on Eve of Budget
November 3, 2010 Opinion, PoliticsNot long ago it seemed almost impossible to get even a mention of land value tax in the British mainstream press, let alone a recommendation to adopt it. But times are changing. At first it was just a trickle of commentators advocating the tax. Then, on the 21st of June, the day before Chancellor George [...]
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New Friends in Government?
November 2, 2010 PoliticsBritain’s new coalition government includes three cabinet members closely associated with ALTER, the Liberal Democrat’s Land Value Tax campaign group. ALTER chairman Tony Vickers investigates what this means for the prospects of just, sustainable and fair taxation. After the most intriguing general election to be held in Britain since the Second World War, Britain now has a new coalition [...]
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Social Problems
October 27, 2010 Events&Courses, News, Politics, SlideshowThe Henry George Foundation is pleased to offer a 5 week series of presentations on “Social Problems” Presented By David Triggs, John Barnes, Peter Bowman and others Commencing: 8th October 2010. Times: Fridays 6.40pm – 8.10pm Location: 11 Mandeville Place, London W1 (by kind permission of the School of Economic Science) Each week a different [...]
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