School of Economic Science Mid-term lecture, 28 October 1953, attributed to Leon MacLaren. Copyright© School of Economic Science London Tonight I shall talk about the relationship between human beings and land,… Read more »
Mediaeval pattern. From the Norman Conquest at least, the land belonged in law to the king. Some of that land provided him with direct revenue, in money or in kind…. Read more »
INTRODUCTION The national economy and economic life is a means to an end – it is not the end or purpose of a nation or of a human life. It… Read more »
China – Four Thousand Years of Taxing the Land IU Conference July 2013 – Peter Bowman – School of Economic Science In March 2013 I took the high speed… Read more »
The issues raised by tax avoidance have featured heavily in the media over the last six months or so and were prominent on the agenda of the recent G8 summit…. Read more »
It is neither desirable nor possible to achieve complete equality between human beings. Where inequality arises because some people work harder than others, or use their talents better, there is… Read more »
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MORALITY AND THE LAW – THE ONLY WAY TO GO IS ETHICS There is nothing moral about paying taxes. There is, however, a legal obligation to pay taxes. It is… Read more »
If there is one thing that unites everyone in the UK, it’s that we have a housing crisis. The reasoning behind this consensus goes something like this: a) Too many… Read more »
DEBT IS INEVITABLE – UNLESS WE CHANGE OUR WAYS. “Some men work to maintain others who labour not. That is unjust.”(1) Tommas Graves December 2011. The quest for a fair… Read more »