Economists have always had a soft spot for Henry George, the 19th century American author of Progress and Poverty, who … Continue reading “For our high streets, there will be no “return to normal” any time soon”

The phrase ‘Mansion Tax’ first came to prominence in 2009 as a proposal of the then Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor Vince … Continue reading “The Mansion Tax: another failed idea that never dies”

Tax doesn’t have to be taxing, as those jolly HMRC adverts would have us believe. But given the length (10 … Continue reading “Debate: Which tax would you axe? (Part 1)”

David Ricardo, the classical economist has been dead for nearly 200 years – but his insights and theories remain immeasurably … Continue reading “Ricardo’s ideas are as indispensable today as they were 200 years ago”

There are few things that most economists can agree on. But the appeal of land value tax (LVT) has long … Continue reading “Would a Land Value Tax (LVT) get Britain building?”

To many people’s relief, there were not many big ideas in Philip Hammond’s Autumn Statement last month. In so far … Continue reading “Those who benefit from new infrastructure should pay for it”

David Ricardo termed unearned income from land as a pernicious anomaly: “that portion of the produce of the earth which … Continue reading “It’s time for a Land Value Tax”

A classical conservative believes private property exists in a moral, not merely political sense.  We could truly own things even … Continue reading “Wealth taxes are not the way to go”

‘Buy land, they’re not making it anymore.’ – Mark Twain The UK economy is beset by three compounding problems: no growth, … Continue reading “The case for a land-value tax”