Michael Meadowcroft slams Business Rates in the Observer
Urban Empty Lot, Glasgow ...
28 Feb 2017
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ALTER runs stand at South Central Spring Conference
To get our message across ALTER has run a stand for the second South Central Conference in a row. Tony Vickers and David Cooper manned the stand, and there was considerable interest from some delegates. As a result a number of new ALTER members were recruited.
26 Feb 2017
ALTER stand at South Central Autumn Regional Conference
Vince Cable gives Keyword Speech at South Central Regional Conference, Oct 2016 ...
23 Oct 2016
RENT - the Economic Relationship between Humanity & Nature
Paper by Jock Coats of ALTER was launched at a fringe meeting in Brighton (at the Lib Dem Conference) with Molly Scott Cato MEP (Green Party), Catherine Bearder MEP and Heather Wetzel (Labour Land Campaign)
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22 Sep 2016
The Times- Edward Lucas writes in support of LVT
Edward Lucas has published a great article in the Times on why sitting on our hands while the housing crisis spirals out of...
3 Aug 2016
The Real Hope for Home Ownership
ALTER Vice Chair Dr Tony Vickers has published a position paper which shows how the housing crisis should be solved through tax reforms, beginning with LVT. At present home owners cream off unearned income from the economic activities of others, a harmful effect which reduces GDP by 20%. He shows that any strategy which reforms only business rates will lead to market distortions, and advocates a Homestead Allowance and combining property and income taxes. The full report can be found at The Real Hope for Home-ownership.
11 Mar 2016