I was asked in a comment on this blog last night why I did not emphasise land value taxation as a wealth tax. In fairness,
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LVT is no panacea – but can be one of a number of taxes required on land ownership
I was asked by a commentator to summarise my approach to land value taxation yesterday. I asked ChatGPT to summarise my own work on this,
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Land value taxation is not a panacea
In this morning’s video, I put forward an idea that will not, I know, please everyone. I suggest that land value taxation (LVT) is not
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If only we had a land value tax
The FT notes this morning that: Buyers spent £1.8bn on land for property development in central London in the second quarter of 2015, according to
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Are ‘the buggers’ out to get the Scottish aristocracy?
According to the Tatler the Scottish aristocracy are none to keen on independence. One is reported as saying ‘The buggers are out to get us’.
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Why we can’t tax land right now
I suggested yesterday that we should tax vacant properties, heavily. It is an idea I first proposed for the TUC in 2009. I stick by
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Time for Land Value Taxation – in the Independent this morning
I am co-signatory of a letter in the Independent this morning that says: The compulsory purchase of land banks proposed by Ed Miliband puts Labour’s
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What is Land Value Taxation?
People are asking what land value taxation is, which given the attention it’s getting is a fair thing to do. One explanation is here. I
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