Land rent for public revenue

Petition

If you support our aims, please sign our petition on the Prime Minister's website

Introduction to the Land Value Tax Campaign

The Land Value Taxation Campaign is a single-issue organisation based in the UK. It proposes that the rental value of land should be collected and used as the principal source of public revenue, as a replacement for present taxes on wages, profits, goods and services. This policy mitigates and may even eliminate chronic economic problems.

A pat on the back for Tax Justice

It is good to be able to say something complimentary about Tax Justice for once. They have given a good write-up to the International Union's April conference on their website in an article headed "Why is so much wealth in the hands of so few?"

I bought the land for £5,000 and it's worth £10m

Former racing driver Stirling Moss was interviewed in the Daily Telegraph today. It is instructive - here is an extract...

Tories in trouble

Such is the failure of Labour that one would have expected that the Conservatives would have been firmly set to win the next election. That the opinion polls show such a narrow lead is an indication of the Tories' own inadequacy. When all they can offer is a vote for change, one must conclude that Britain's political classes are utterly failing the country. "Vote for change"? Change to what, exactly? But a vague catch-word is the most that anyone is offering. The Greens promise "Fairness" - an equally woolly concept. The LibDems offer nothing of coherence, whilst the NuLab project is entirely discredited If the Tories win the next election, it will not be because people have chosen them, but out of desperation with Labour.

What is the Tax Justice Network up to?

It has been suggested that the various movements with an interest in LVT, including the Campaign, should work together with the Tax Justice Network (TJN). On the face of things, this is an excellent idea. TJN's main concern is tax avoidance, and since LVT cannot be avoided or evaded, there is obvious scope for collaboration. Or so one would have thought. The brains behind TJN, John Christensen, were invited to sign our petition. And this was the reply.

"TJN supports part of this petition - that a charge on the unearned rental value of land is an effective form of taxation that should be pursued with significantly greater vigour. However, TJN does not support the position that a tax system should "replace" other forms of taxation."

It is the same response as they have given before when the suggestion has been made for collaboration. I have written asking for further clarification:

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