Guy Standing Talk in Prague: Transcript, Part 2
This is the second part of Professor Guy Standing’s talk at the “Of Money and Men” conference in Prague on 12th May. In this part he focuses on basic income. You can read the first part of the talk...
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In a Reddit AMA session a couple of years ago, co-founder of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) Professor Guy Standing stated that the “best way to fund a basic income is through establishment of...
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Since I began following the discussion about basic income a couple of years ago, I’ve seen a number of people arguing that a job guarantee is a better solution to alleviate poverty. Briefly, a job...
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To be truly “Open for Business” Brexit Britain needs a Land Value Tax
Since the UK voted to leave the EU in June, the Tory leadership has been determined to make it clear to the rest of the world that Brexit Britain will remain “open for business”. A recent report...
View ArticleMentions of LVT in GE2017 manifestos
Conservatives Unsurprisingly, there is no mention of LVT in the Conservative manifesto. However, there is a commitment to “work with private and public sector house builders to capture the increase in...
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When the Labour Party included a paragraph in its manifesto for the UK’s 2017 election stating that it would “initiate a review into reforming council tax and business rates and consider new options...
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For A Greener Britain, Tax Land
In the midst of a housing crisis caused by the disastrous policies enacted by successive governments over the past 30 years or so, politicians are scrambling around for solutions. There have been...
View ArticleLand Value Tax Video Playlist
I’ve just spent some time updating an LVT playlist on YouTube that I created some time ago. It features some great LVT explainers, documentaries and interviews with advocates like Fred Harrison, Fred...
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