New Course Autumn 2019
| The Friday Evening Study Group | |
| Please note the start time will be 6:45 and end at 8:15pm | |
| Political Economy | |
| A new course presented by David Triggs | |
| This five-session course will consider the principles that underlie the production and distribution of wealth within and between nations. Using UK experience as an example it considers how the health, wealth, prosperity, peace and happiness of its people are affected by the extent to which those principles are recognised in current socioeconomic arrangements. | |
| 25/10/2019 | Session 1. Introduction. The Issues and Overview: The scope of the course and the relevance of political economy to today’s key issues: Living and the Making of a Living, Employment, Housing, Trade, Boom/Bust, Sustainability, the Environment, Conflict/War and Peace etc. The language of Political Economy – the meaning of key terms in order to avoid confusion with their meanings when used colloquially, by the media, or by different schools of economic thought. |
| 01/11/2019 | Half Term: no meeting |
| 08/11/2019 | Session 2. The Production of Wealth. Essential Factors (Land, Labour & Capital), their nature and interaction. Different modes of production. The impact of population growth, specialisation, the development of new technologies and sources of energy. |
| 15/11/2019 | Session 3. The Distribution of Wealth. The earnings of Labour and Capital, The Rent of Land. The impact of taxes, profits and monopolies. |
| 22/11/2019 | Session 4. The Exchange of Wealth. Trade, specialisation, credit, money. Barriers to trade, protection or free trade. |
| 29/11/2019 | Session 5. Conclusions and Possible Remedies. Fiscal and monetary reform, freedom and economic justice, global and environmental implications. World Peace? |
| ALL WELCOME | |
| You may attend one session or as many as you wish | |
| ADMISSION FREE – voluntary donations please | |
| The Henry George Foundation of Great Britain is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England, company No 00956714, Charity No 259194 and in Scotland No SC0044360 |
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HGF Programe Autumn 2019
| Meetings at 11 Mandeville Place, London W1U 3AJ | ||||
| Courtesy of The School of Philosophy and Economic Science | ||||
| Autumn 2019 Study Programme | ||||
| Date | Wk No | Afternoon Group | Evening Group | |
| 04/10/2019 | Fri | Wk 1 | Group Study Meeting | Study: The Condition of Labour |
| 11/10/2019 | Fri | Wk 2 | Group Study Meeting | Study: The Condition of Labour |
| 18/10/2019 | Fri | Wk 3 | Group Study Meeting | Study: The Condition of Labour |
| 25/10/2019 | Fri | Wk 4 | Group Study Meeting | Political Economy – A new Course |
| 01/11/2019 | Fri | Wk 5 | Half Term: no meeting | Half Term: no meeting |
| 08/11/2019 | Fri | Wk 6 | Group Study Meeting | Political Economy – A new Course |
| 15/11/2019 | Fri | Wk 7 | Group Study Meeting | Political Economy – A new Course |
| 22/11/2019 | Fri | Wk 8 | Group Study Meeting | Political Economy – A new Course |
| 29/11/2019 | Fri | Wk 9 | Group Study Meeting | Political Economy – A new Course |
| STUDY GROUP: 2:30pm to 4pm: Presenter: Tommas Graves. |
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| Continuing from the Summer term, the Afternoon Study Group sessions will resume its study of George’s Our Land and Land Policy. Following on, the study will focus on further texts drawn from Vol 1 in the new Schalkenbach editions of The Annotated Works. | ||||
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STUDY GROUP: 6:40 to 8:10pm |
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| During the first three weeks, David will lead the Group in further examination of George’s letter to Pope Leo XIII entitled The Condition of Labour, which was started in the Summer Term. | ||||
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NEW 5 WEEK COURSE: Beginning on the 25th October, David will present a new 5-week course he has devised on Political Economy. This will continue after the half term. Further announcement later. |
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| ALL WELCOME | ||||
| You may attend one session or as many as you wish | ||||
| ADMISSION FREE – voluntary donations please | ||||
| The Henry George Foundation of Great Britain is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England, company no 00956714, Charity No: 259194 and in Scotland SC0044360 |
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HGF Open Event
The Environment and Economic Justice
Venue: 11 Mandeville Place, London, W1U 3AJ (Courtesy of The School of Economic Science)
Saturday 21 September 2019 10:00am to 6:15pm
(Registration from 09:30)
The Henry George Foundation presents five guest speakers who will explore the connections between economic justice and the environment in Henry George’s political and economic thought.
Continuing theFoundation’s dialogue with the most pressing contemporary issues, the speakers will reflect on the need to create sustainable and fair ways of life in modern societies.
The Open Day will be an opportunity to address questions such as:
How should we reconcile George’s insight into economic justice, with the new threat of environmental catastrophe?
Should Georgists support policies such as a Green New Deal?
Would George adapt his message to answer our environmental and economic crises?
The Foundation’s Hon President, David Triggs, will chair the event and introduce the speakers.
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09:30 |
Registration |
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| 10:00 | Welcome and Introduction – David Triggs | |
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10:15 |
First Talk |
Henry George and the Environment – Simon McKenna |
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11:15 |
Refreshments |
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11:45 |
Second Talk |
Taxing the Environment: Natural Resources and Stewardship – Brendan Hennigan |
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12:15 |
Third Talk |
Trade and Land Value Sharing: Emancipating Labour through Free Trade – Francis Peddle |
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12:45 |
Lunch break: (Local restaurants and shops provide meals, sandwiches & takeaways). |
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14:15 |
Welcome Back David Triggs |
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14:30 |
Fourth Talk |
Economics and The Land Ethic – Joseph Milne |
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15:30 |
Refreshments |
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16:30 |
Fifth Talk |
Exploitative rent-extraction, economic injustice, and the environment: Do we need a ‘green tax-shift’? – Gavin Kerr |
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17:30 |
Drinks and Social Gathering in house |
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18:15 |
End |
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Eventbritebooking required:Please click on: https://bit.ly/2YNdarn
All Welcome–No entrance fee but generous donations will be welcome!
