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The LVTC blog, by Henry Law

The comments in the LVTC Blog are a personal view of our Hon. Secretary Henry Law and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the Campaign. This is a place for personal observations and comments on politics, economics, current affairs, on-going discussions on the potential for LVT to remedy some of the current ills, and the impact on Society of any of the above.  Please read and...

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LVT, the virtual world and a missed opportunity?

We regularly get told that land is no longer important in the world of the virtual economy, and that companies such as Apple and Google would get away with paying next to nothing. Yet people are still living in real houses, consuming real food and real energy, wearing real clothes, driving real cars, travelling in real trains and aircraft, purchasing real electronic goods made in real factories...

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Arran farm evictions

There has been a wave of evictions of farmers on the Isle of Arran, following a ruling by the Supreme Court, that tenants’ rights granted under Scottish legislation in 2003 contravene the landowners’ rights under the European Convention of Human Rights. The case is complicated. In short, however, the ruling appears to contradict the principle that ownership of a land title is not the...

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Comment is not free

Until it changed its name in 1959, The Guardian was the Manchester Guardian. A century ago its editor, and later, its owner, was the renowned radical, C P Scott (1846-1932). He used the slogan “Comment is free, but facts are sacred” to sum up his championship of honest reporting and freedom of speech. The contemporary Guardian boasts the slogan on its news web-site. However, the number...

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LVT in the wider context

It is nearly two months since anything new has been added to the Campaign website. There has been little in the news that it would have been appropriate to respond to. Bigger events have moved onto centre stage, including the takeover of large areas of Iraq by Islamists, the associated massacres that have accompanied that, the war in Gaza and unfolding events in Ukraine. Our supporters will have...

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Practical Politics back

We are pleased to announce that Practical Politics is back in production and the latest issue, number 205, will be available on the website shortly. If you want your copy as soon as it is published, you can subscribe or become a member of the Campaign – use the “contact us” link.

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