Land&Liberty

Land&Liberty
Land&liberty logo.svg
FormatQuarterly magazine
Owner(s)Henry George Foundation of Great Britain
EditorJoseph Milne
FoundedJune 1894 (as The Single Tax)
Headquarters212 Piccadilly
London
W1J 9HG
England
ISSN0023-7574
WebsiteLandandLiberty.net

Land&Liberty is a quarterly magazine of popular political economics: its focus is the relationship between land and natural resource rights and 21st century economic policy. Published in the UK it covers international affairs and events from a global perspective.

The magazine contains major features, editorial and comment, news and reports, reviews, interviews and readers' letters.

Nature and focus of the magazine

Land&Liberty has no political alignment in the conventional sense. However the magazine is not editorially neutral on issues. Land&Liberty's key concern is how the global common wealth should be used, and it aims to demonstrate that this question is key to effective and just public policy—to the sustainable bridging of private life, the public sector and common resources.[1] Land&Liberty's focus therefore is radical justice in property rights and taxation.

Modern global influence

Land&Liberty forecast the 2008 global crisis and housing crash. In the middle of the economic optimism of 2004, it wrote: "There’s trouble ahead. A housing crash is coming."[2] Its 'Crash' cover story issue was published in the first week of September 2007, just days before the events at Northern Rock that caught the economic establishment unawares.[3]

Since the 1980s Land&Liberty has been an influence on the political opposition within Zimbabwe.[4] In August 2008, the Movement for Democratic Change presented their political programme for the coalition government that they had entered into with the Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) party. It included a policy for raising public revenue from a tax on land values, as advocated by Land&Liberty: "the MDC will through an Act of Parliament establish a Land Commission whose mandate is to…[i]ntroduce an equitable Land Tax".[5] The party’s Policy Coordinator General, Eddie Cross, wrote in a 2009 article in Land&Liberty that his party’s new policies would help ensure that "secure communities will become free communities with the capacity to confront and control those in charge of the state".[6]

History

Land&Liberty is the world's longest-running periodical advocating the social reform advanced by Henry George[7]—of whom Albert Einstein once said: "one cannot imagine a more beautiful combination of intellectual keenness, artistic form and fervent love of justice".[8]

Land&Liberty was launched in June 1894 under the title The Single Tax, published as "The Organ of the Scottish Land Restoration Union".[9] Perhaps foreseeing George Bernard Shaw’s later remark, in 1928, that "the Single Taxers are not wrong in principle; but they are behind the times",[10] the periodical changed its title in 1902 to Land Values and subsequently in 1919 to Land&Liberty.[11]

Genesis

The periodical was initially the campaigning voice of the Scottish Land Restoration Union.[12] The Union and its antecedents were a contemporary political force in Scotland, launching the career of Keir Hardie,[13] the first socialist elected to the UK Parliament, who went on to become the Labour Party's first leader. Inspired by Henry George, the Union's activism helped deliver—through its publication The Single Tax: "an American impulse behind the Scottish labor movement, which became historic in making the modern Labour party, and in forging the character of twentieth-century Britain."[14] Yet within its first year—recording historic shudders in the evolution of British socialism and the birth of the Labour party—the magazine was writing: "what have the Labour Party to offer us? Anything or everything but the single tax.".[15]

Early contributors

Early contributions to the magazine included original writing by Henry George[16] (including first publishings of private material[17]), Arthur Withy,[18] Louis F Post[19] and Leo Tolstoy[20] (again including first publishings of private material[21]).

The magazine published its correspondence from around the world, such as from New Zealand's Patrick O'Regan,[22] and enjoyed secondary publishing rights from writers and thinkers such as Mark Twain[23] and Herbert Spencer.[24]

The twentieth century

Before the magazine's change of name, Land Values, vol. XXI, no. 244, September 1914 reported the outbreak of World War I.

Through the years Land&Liberty has reported on and contributed to the debate on major world events. It has provided analyses of, among other things, the 'Irish Problem', the Scottish crofting movement and the Highland Clearances, the genesis of two World Wars, the creation of the United Nations and the other global institutions, the formulation of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Europe's withdrawal from empire’s colonial project, and the middle east conflict.

The paper reported extensively the events surrounding the 1909 UK People's Budget, and the resultant House of Lords reform—contributing a major voice in the contemporary public debate. The paper's reporters recorded a unique archive of speeches by Lloyd George,[25] Churchill,[26] Asquith[27] and Campbell-Bannerman[28] among others, as they toured the country in support of their cause.

Recent writing

Recent contributors to Land&Liberty include former Danish MP and MEP Ib Christensen,[29] Fred Harrison,[30] Mason Gaffney,[31] Michael Hudson,[32] the English High Court Judge Sir Kenneth Jupp,[33] James Robertson[34] and (now former) Friends of the Earth director Charles Secrett.[35] Public figures interviewed in Land&Liberty in recent years include John Bird,[36] Bob Kiley,[37] Alastair McIntosh,[38] George Monbiot[39] and Steve Norris.[40] Land&Liberty's original output is periodically taken up by the publishing mainstream.[41]

Land&Liberty, vol. 115, no. 1223, winter 2008/9 featured policy analysis for newly elected President Barack Obama

Editors

  • John Paul 1894-1933 (died in office)
  • Arthur W Madsen 1933-1957 (died in office)
  • Peter R Stubbings 1957-1961
  • Vic Blundell 1961-1976 (retaining an editorial overview into the eighties)
  • Ray B Linley 1976-1978
  • Fred Harrison 1978-2002
  • Tony Vickers (Managing) with Ciaran Jennings (Editor) 2002
  • Peter Gibb 2002-2009 [1]
  • 존 트릭스 2010-2013
  • 조셉 밀네 2014 -

출판사

랜드앤리버티는 독립된 경제사회정의연구소와 공교육단체인 [42]영국의 헨리 조지 재단이 발간한다. 이 재단과 그 직속 조직 전임자들은 1907년부터 소유주였으며, 그 전에는 이 잡지가 스코틀랜드 토지 개혁 단체들에 의해 소유되었다.

소유주

참조

  1. ^ 가치 선언, 토지&자유, 116권, 1224호, 2009년 여름, 페이지 3
  2. ^ 토지&자유권, 제111권, 제1210호, 2004년 늦여름, 페이지 2
  3. ^ 토지&자유권, 제114권, 제1219호
  4. ^ 토지&자유권, 제115권, 제1222호, 2008년 가을, 페이지 5
  5. ^ "From ready to govern to preparing to govern, Movement for Democratic Change, 8th August 2008". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  6. ^ 토지&자유권, 제116권, 제1224호, 2009년 여름, 페이지 10-11
  7. ^ "토지와 자유는 이제 역사상 가장 오래 지속된 게오르기스주의 프로젝트지만, 여전히 그것은 열받지 않는 세계의 관심을 얻기 위해 애쓰고 있다." 미국 경제사회학 저널, vol. 62, 2003, 페이지 615
  8. ^ "letter from Albert Einstein, on Henry George, to George's daughter Anna George DeMille (mother of choreographer Agnes DeMille)—first published in Land and Freedom, New York, Joseph Dana Miller, May-June 1934". Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  9. ^ 단일 세금, vol. 1894년 6월 1일 나
  10. ^ Bernard Shaw, George (1928). The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism (p.127). London: Constable and Company Ltd. p. 496.
  11. ^ 1919년 6월, 136페이지, 제136권, 제301호, 런던과 글래스고
  12. ^ '스코티시 토지 복원 연합'은 1890년 ['단일 세금'], vol에 설립되었다. IV, no. 48, May 1898, p. 8. "The eighth annual meeting of the Scottish Land Restoration Union was held on 22 April 1898…. in Glasgow"] out of the complex reorganisation that year of the Scottish Land Restoration League [’The Story of Land Values’ by John Paul, in Land Values, vol. XVII, no. 253, June 1915, p. 10.] The family tree of the Scottish l이 시기 개혁운동은 복잡하고, 여기 저자는 "내 경험상 글래스고 일행이 형식에 그다지 중독된 적이 없었다"고 인정한다. John Paul의 죽음에 대한 추가 자료와 함께 다시 출판되었다[Land&Liberty, 40권, 468-469, 1933년 5-6월, 페이지 219-220]. 1890년 개편으로 스코틀랜드 토지 가치 과세 연맹도 생겨났고, 나중에 이 잡지를 인수하게 되었다.
  13. ^ Barker, Charles Albro (1955). Henry George (p. 401). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 700.
  14. ^ Barker, Charles Albro (1955). Henry George (p. 402). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 700.
  15. ^ "The Labour Party and The Single Tax", The Single Tax, vol. I, no. 5, October 1894, p.4
  16. ^ "The Right to Work" by Henry George, The Single Tax, vol. I, no. 2, July 1894, p. 1-2
  17. ^ "Letter to Joseph Legget", The Single Tax, vol. III, no. 27, August 1897
  18. ^ "Do the Government Mean Business?" by Arthur Withy, The Single Tax, vol. I, no. 8, January 1895
  19. ^ "Can the tax be shifted?" The Single Tax, vol. I, no. 9, February 1895
  20. ^ The Single Tax, vol. I, no. 2, June 1894, p. 3
  21. ^ "Society", The Single Tax, vol. IV, no. 39, August 1897, p. 1
  22. ^ The Single Tax vol. I, no. 12, p. 3
  23. ^ "Archimedes" by Mark Twain, The Single Tax, vol. I, no. 9, January 1895
  24. ^ "Right to the use of the earth" by Herbert Spencer, The Single Tax, vol. III, no. 32, January 1897
  25. ^ 'Mr Lloyd George at Limehouse' (Limehouse speech, 30 July 1909, Land Values, vol. XVI, no. 184, September 1909, p. 77
  26. ^ 'Mr Churchill at Edinburgh' (17 July 1909), Land Values, vol. XVI, no. 183, August 1909, p. 57-59
  27. ^ 'The Prime Minister and the tax on land values' (speech in Sheffield, 21 May 1909), Land Values, vol. XVI, no. 181, June 1909, p. 10
  28. ^ 'The government and land reform', (Holborn Restaurant speech, 20 April 1907), Land Values, vol. XIII, no. 156, May 1907, p. 225-226
  29. ^ "Protecting whose Europe?" by Ib Christensen, Land&Liberty, vol. 114, no. 1218, summer 2007, p. 10-11
  30. ^ e.g. "African states of failure" by Fred Harrison, Land&Liberty, vol. 115, no. 1223, winter 2008/9, p. 18-19
  31. ^ e.g. "The Four Vampires of Capital" by Mason Gaffney, Land&Liberty, vol. 116, no. 1224, summer 2009, p. 12-17
  32. ^ "Mr Greenspan’s myth" by Michael Hudson, Land&Liberty, vol. 114, no. 1220, winter 2007/8, p. 21
  33. ^ "Holiday Shocks" (Personally Speaking), Land&Liberty, vol. 108, no. 1200, autumn 2001, p. 9
  34. ^ "Eco-taxes, the land value tax and Treasury priorities" by James Robertson, Land&Liberty, vol. 108, no. 1198, spring 2001, p. 4, and "Sustainable development: The role of rent" by James Robertson, Land&Liberty Winter 1998, p. 7–11
  35. ^ "Eco-taxes, the land value tax and Treasury priorities" by Charles Secrett, Land&Liberty, vol. 108, no. 1198, spring 2001, p. 4
  36. ^ "Salvation on the streets" by John Bird, Land&Liberty, vol. 108, no. 1200, autumn 2001, p. 3
  37. ^ "Bob Kiley eyes land tax for his tool box", Land&Liberty, vol. 108, no. 1200 (published erroneously as no. 1200), winter 2001/02, p. 4-5
  38. ^ "The Politics of Holy Place".
  39. ^ "Trapped in the downward spiral", Land&Liberty, vol. 109, no. 1203, summer 2002, p. 8-12
  40. ^ "Livingstone rival links local democracy and land value", Land&Liberty, vol. 109, no. 1203, summer 2002, p. 5
  41. ^ ‘Ralph Borsodi’s Principles for Homesteaders’ by Mildred Loomis, Land & Liberty, vol. LXXV, no. 1015, December 1978, in Davis, John Emmeus (2010). The Community Land Trust Reader: Roots and Branches of the CLT Movement. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. p. 450.
  42. ^ "Land&Liberty - since 1894 - putting people at the heart of economics". Retrieved 31 July 2009.
  43. ^ Joseph Edwards, ed. (21 July 1909). Land and Real Tariff Reform. The Land Reformers’ Handbook (First Edition of First Issue ed.). London: Joseph Edwards with The Clarion Press, LD and ILP, New Age Press TCP. pp. 73–75.

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