On Sat Sep 11th at the Forest Cafe in Edinburgh The Landless Peasant Party will hold its Annual General Meeting. The meeting will take place in the Bristo halls above the cafe from approx 1pm till 5pm. The AGM is for members only but a public meeting in the Cafe itself will be held between [...][...]
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Peasants to buy Nation
The election is over …good . Now we can get on with buying our Nation. Britain is for sale, corporations and wealthy families buy and sell it to each other all the time. If we want to , and we do , we can raise some money and buy Britain. Between 3 to 5 Thousand pounds will buy [...][...]
Election Manifesto 2010
Abolish Income tax – National revenue from Income tax will gradually be replaced with a flat land tax. This will create a market in land, as the few landowners of Britain rush to dispose of their tax liability. Local revenues will be raised by means tested income tax, including tax breaks for [...]
The Story Of Stuff
What is The Story of Stuff? From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption [...]
February 5th, 2010 - 4:44 pm § in Policy
Tax Policy
Statement of purpose In accordance with the philosophy of Henry George, The Landless Peasant Party holds that all persons have a right to the use of the earth and that all have a right to the fruits of their labor. To implement these rights it is proposed that the rent of land be taken by the [...][...]
January 18th, 2010 - 11:08 am § in Policy
Landocracy for Peasants
The Landless Peasant Party In 1066 William the Conquer won the battle of Hastings, he established a continous rule of arms over the land and peasants of Britain whose influence is still felt today. By 1085 William the Conqueror was the only landowner in England, shortly after the first Domesday bo[...]