The Social Justice and Fairness Commission (“established by SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon MSP in September 2019. It comprises both SNP members and independent contributors and we have had the privilege of leading its work.”) has published its report (h/t JD from the Scottish Land Revenue Group, not to be confused with Annual Ground Rent – a fairer way for an independant Scotland,...
LVT developments in Sweden
Land value taxation never gained the political support in Sweden that it attracted in Denmark. In Sweden, Social Democratic parties, largely backed by trade union movements, went down the Fabian socialist path of taxation of wages, and an all embracing welfare state. It is a model that reached its zenith in the two decades after the war. It was practicable at the time because the country had come...
A useful suggestion in the right direction
FAIRER SHARE is a pressure group campaigning for a reform of UK property taxes, with Stamp Duty and Council Tax being replaced by a national property tax, with the amount payable being proportional to its value, and some other worthwhile changes to the existing system.
Musings on inflation
Inflation is back in the news. These thoughts were sent to me by Robin Smith, a long-term supporter, though a critical one.
Flybe in trouble
The UK regional airline Flybe is in financial difficulties and is asking for the government to reduce or scrap air passenger duty. Against them is the green lobby which is arguing that air travel should be reduced; we do not have a view on the latter.
Billionaires shouldn’t exist?
A former Labour MP, Lloyd Russell-Moyle, has attracted huge attention by claiming on a radio programme that billionaires shouldn’t exist. He explains his view in this article in the Guardian. There are, apparently, 151 billionaires in Britain. Russell-Moyle talks about the increasing concentration of wealth, how the top 1% of earners take home 14% of the national income, and how billions are...
Labour’s confused land policies
”After urging land reform I now know the brute power of our billionaire press”, writes George Monbiot in the Guardian today about press response to the Labour’s proposals, set out in ”Land for the many”, which was published last month. The heavy criticism was well-deserved; there is an incoherent mish-mash of suggestions which reveals a lack of understanding of the fundamental moral and...
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Practical Politics is a monthly magazine written by David Mills discussing topical issues relating to the economy. The last edition, however, was published in April 2013. It is hoped to resume publication in the future but there are no immediate plans. Much of the current discussion on Land Value Taxation now takes place on social media such as Facebook, where we have our own active group, I support...
Land Reform in Northern Ireland
A series of Submissions to the members of the Northern Irish assembly, proposing LVT as a fair solution to their taxation requirements.
Scottish Land Reform
Land Reform has been a hot topic in Scotland since devolution and the advent of the Scottish assembly. Here we publish papers relevant to Land Reform in Scotland.