All Party Parliamentary Group on Land Value Capture to be Launched
Reception for launch of All Party Parliamentary Group on Land Value Capture
10 Nov 2017
News
Home ownership in the UK: the equivalent of a £50bn Currency Counterfeiting Ring
Home owners collect £50Bn economic rent annually by not having to pay taxes on land uplift. ALTER Secretary David Cooper's article on Libdem Voice shows that this has the same impact on our economy as a currency forging ring with a £50bn turnnover.
7 Oct 2017
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 &...
19 Sep 2017
Fierce Taxation
Sir Vince Cable meets David Cooper, ALTER secretary, and Joseph Bourke, Chair, at the Bournemouth Stand ...
19 Sep 2017
To Celebrate Henry George's Birthday watch Earth from Space
If after 30 minutes you're not moved by this, check you still have a pulse
2 Sep 2017
Basic Rental Income- a new twist on Universal Income
ALTER is supportive of universal income, but recognizes the danger that any such money would be captured by increased rents. Universal Income cannot work without a mechanism to recapture the economic rent from land owership. A new spin on this idea, "Basic Rental Income", is described in a recent Libdem Voice article by our chairman Joe Bourke.
7 Aug 2017