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Was Cardinal Manning a Georgist?

Written on 22 May 2012. Posted in Religion.

(1808-1892) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster from 1865 until his death, and was created Cardinal in 1875. He is best known outside church circles for his intervention and mediation in the 1888 dockers’ strike. Now here is a mystery.

£27,000 premium to live near a tube station

Written on 12 May 2012. Posted in Public Transport.

London homebuyers pay a significant premium to live close to a tube or train station. More land value created by the community and ending up in private pockets.New report by Nationwide.

The Great Growth Hunt is on

Written on 9 May 2012. Posted in General.

IS THERE GOLD IN THEM THERE MOUNTAINS OF DEBT? Immediately following the Queen’s speech our two intrepid heroes set off on their quest to find growth – the vital ingredient necessary for a successful and prosperous economy. Growth, it is said, is the missing link between bankruptcy and prosperity. It had not been seen or heard of for ten years or so, and the people’s patience...

Ricardo’s Law simply explained

Written on 1 May 2012. Posted in Tax Justice Network.

Some well-known commentators, including Richard Murphy of Tax Research, firmly deny the reality of Ricardo’s Law of Rent. This makes it difficult to engage in coherent discussion. Ricardo’s Law is not contested territory within economics. It is just ignored. However, you can verify it for yourself by considering a simple model – busking on the London Underground.

Catholic bishop should mind what he says

Written on 29 April 2012. Posted in Religion.

Scotland’s most senior Roman Catholic, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, has accused the prime minister of acting immorally by favouring the rich ahead of ordinary citizens affected by the recession.The Cardinal also denounced David Cameron’s opposition to a “Robin Hood tax” on financial institutions. I do not have a problem with the first sentence. But when a Catholic bishop...

Ben Rae

Written on 7 April 2012. Posted in General.

We are sorry to report the death of one of our most loyal supporters, Ben Rae.

Kittens will die

Written on 31 March 2012. Posted in General.

A new report from a leading animal wellfare organisation has shown that the introduction of LVT would lead to the death of millions of kittens.

Pasty makers browned-off

Written on 30 March 2012. Posted in General.

Our sleuth, who works for a firm of contract cleaners, has now got micro-sized tape recorders in pretty well all the places where government ministers are likely to meet. We will not reveal how this is done as it is so absurdly easy. They are checked regularly and although most of what they pick up is crushingly boring, once in a while a real gem turns up, like this little conversation here. –...

Amazing maze

Written on 24 March 2012. Posted in Tax Justice Network.

The BBC ran a programme on taxation in is series The Moral Maze last week. How frustrating it was to listen to. The only coherent comments came from Richard Murphy, who did as well as anyone could given the absolute need not to even hint at LVT. Had any of the speakers done so, or were known as an advocate of LVT, they would immediately be put on the list of people who could not be allowed to appear...

Byzantine Empire had LVT

Written on 17 March 2012. Posted in History.

{jumi *6}{/jumi}Strategic analyst and historian Edward Luttwak discusses his important book on the history of the Byzantine Empire, the longest-lasting empire in human history. In passing, he mentions the role of its tax system in providing a stable source of revenue for public administration – and it turns out that the method used was classic LVT. The entire lecture is worth listening to...

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