Fringe at Bournmouth Conference attracts appreciative audience

ALTER's fringe meeting attracted a good audience for speakers Rachel Collinson, Green Party spokesperson on Energy, Business & Industrial Strategy (left), our vice chair Dr Tony Vickers, Chairman Joseph Bouke (standing) Heather Wetzel of the Labour Land Campaign, and David Ford of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland.

The subject was whether a cross party group can ever progress Land Value Taxation remains an open question. One party seems to be the blocking factor... at present the Conservatives will not countenance an all party discussion of property taxes.