How do we use our land? The VGS news pages have looked at the issues:
Our land is a valuable resource
A solution to our housing problems: an infrastructure or land value tax
Our Fragile Earth > Caring for the Land
High land values in the Sid Valley
Sidmouth Arboretum looks at experimental woodland
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The New Economics Foundation is holding a conference next month:
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Land ownership: the greatest monopoly
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Wednesday 20th November, 6-7.30pm
Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London
Speakers
- George Monbiot – Writer and Activist (chair): Want to tackle inequality? Then first change our land ownership laws
- Sian Berry – Co-leader of the Green Party
- Toby Lloyd – Former Senior Advisor to the May Government
- An author of the Land for the Many Report TBC:
- Hanna Wheatley – Researcher, New Economics Foundation
- More speakers TBC
Tickets are free – book here now!
Choose any number of issues facing the UK today and you will find a route back to land. It underpins issues of housing, inequality, ownership, food, the climate emergency, and so much more.
A burgeoning movement for national land reform has brought the question of land to the fore of politics. But what would a radical agenda for land reform look like? What organisations are pushing for this change right now? How do we build on the momentum created by bold new proposals outlined in the recent Land for the Many report, which made national headlines?
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Tickets to this event are free but spaces are limited so book early to avoid missing out!
We hope to see you there,
Hanna Wheatley
New Economics Foundation
New Economics Foundation: Together we can change the rules to make the economy work for everyone