Lib-Lab-Landery

A bit of cross-party co-operation I can wholeheartedyl endorse, the Labour Land Campaign and the Liberal Democrat Association for Land Tax and Economic Reform (ALTER) have jointly published a leaflet setting out the principles of land value taxation. You can read it here (pdf) – it’ll only take a couple of minutes.

My head hurts!

Okay, so, we’ve clearly established that Lib Dem MPs are being a bit daft opposing new laws to devolve pub licensing to local authorities, right? Well, it turns out (well, it’s news to a lily livered southerner like me), that in Scotland – where they already have liberalised licensing hours – Labour have just reneged… Continue reading My head hurts!

Wacky euro-fun

I like to dip into Margot Wallstrom’s blog occasionally, especially as she seems to inspire a certain breed of loon who can’t stand the fact that a dark and shadowy Brussels bureaucrat might actually be quite open and accessible. Today though, she writes: Scotland seems to be fertile breeding ground for UK ministers… Not sure… Continue reading Wacky euro-fun