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...

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.

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.