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Spring 2020 Study Programme

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Meetings at 11 Mandeville Place, London W1U 3AJ

Courtesy of The School of Philosophy and Economic Science

Spring Term 2020 Study Programme

On consecutive Fridays beginning 24th January

No meeting on 21st February  Half Term Week

EVENING STUDY GROUP:  6:40 to 8:10pm

Protection or Free Trade – Post Brexit!
A Series of Seven Sessions led by David Triggs

In this series we shall explore Henry George’s masterpiece “Protection or Free Trade” alongside side consideration of the economic issues facing the UK economy on leaving the European Union.

Topics will include:-

  • Trade and Civilisation
  • The Role of Trade in the Production and Distribution of Wealth
  • Barriers to trade – historical roots
  • Trade and Protection
  • Tariffs and Smuggling
  • Tariffs, Production and Producers
  • Tariffs for Revenue
  • Exports and Imports
  • The Encouragement of Industry
  • The Home Market and Home Trade
  • Confusions Arising from the Use of Money in Trade
  • Wage Levels and Trade
  • Free Trade – Socialism and Capitalism
  • Phoney Free Trade

 

AFTERNOON STUDY GROUP:  2:30pm to 4pm 

Our Land and Land Policy

A Study of George’s work, led by Tommas Graves

 Continuing form the Autumn 2019 term, the Group will draw on articles in Vol 1 of the new series of Annotated Works of Henry George beginning with “The Irish Land Laws” with an introduction by Brian Hodgkinson..

ALL WELCOME
You may attend one session or as many as you wish

ADMISSION FREE – voluntary donations please

New Course Autumn 2019

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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

HGF Programe Autumn 2019

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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.
         
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.  

 

STUDY GROUP:  6:40 to 8:10pm  
Presenter: David Triggs.
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.    

 

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.
 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

HGF Open Event

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 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.

09:30

Registration
10:00   Welcome and Introduction  –  David Triggs

10:15

First Talk

Henry George and the Environment – Simon McKenna

11:15

Refreshments     

11:45

Second Talk

Taxing the Environment: Natural Resources and Stewardship – Brendan Hennigan

12:15

Third Talk

Trade and Land Value Sharing: Emancipating Labour through Free Trade –  Francis Peddle

12:45

Lunch break:       (Local restaurants and shops provide meals, sandwiches & takeaways).

14:15

Welcome Back      David Triggs

14:30

Fourth Talk

Economics and The Land Ethic – Joseph Milne

15:30

Refreshments

16:30

Fifth Talk

Exploitative rent-extraction, economic injustice, and the environment: Do we need a ‘green tax-shift’?   –  Gavin Kerr

17:30

Drinks and Social Gathering in house

18:15 

End

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All Welcome–No entrance fee but generous donations will be welcome!

HGF Programe Summer 2019

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Meetings at 11 Mandeville Place, London W1U 3AJ
         
Courtesy of The School of Economic Science
         
Summer 2019 Study Programme
         
Date   Wk No Afternoon Group Evening Group
03/05/2019     Wk 1 Meeting No Meeting
10/05/2019     Wk 2 Meeting No Meeting
17/05/2019 Fri   Wk 3 Meeting Meeting
24/05/2019 Fri   Wk 4 Meeting Meeting
31/05/2019 Fri   Wk 5 Half Term: no meeting Half Term: no meeting
07/06/2019 Fri   Wk 6 Meeting Meeting
14/06/2019 Fri   Wk 7 Meeting Meeting
21/06/2019 Fri   Wk 8 Meeting Meeting
28/06/2019 Fri   Wk 9 Meeting Meeting
05/07/2019 Fri   Wk 10 Meeting Talk:  with Eddie Barnett
12/07/2019 Fri   Wk 11 Meeting Meeting
19/07/2019 Fri   Wk 12 Meeting No Meeting
         
STUDY GROUP:  2:30pm to 4pm: Protection and Free Trade
Presenter: Tommas Graves.
         
The Afternoon Study Group will study George’s Our Land and Land Policy beginning with Fred Foldvary’s essay from Vol I of the Annotated Works. There will also be sessions with visiting speakers and poetry.
         
STUDY GROUP:  6:40 to 8:10pm  Social Problems, The Condition of Labour
Presenter: David Triggs.
         
Volume III, in the series The Annotated Works of Henry George published in 2018 will continue to provide material for study in the summer term including sessions on George’s Social Problems and The Condition of Labour.   David will lead the Group in further exploration of Social Problems and George’s letter to Pope Leo XIII entitled The Condition of Labour.
NB: Real time access to above sessions available via Internet Connection – see Newsletter for details
         
Eddie Barnett will join us on the 5th July when he will present a special talk on The Diggers- an agrarian movement which arose in England in the 17th century.   
 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

Ownership

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Open Event September 22nd

Ownership?

Henry George’s published works resonant with the Early Christian teaching on the Common Good?

Key to understanding Henry George’s message is an appreciation of how ideas about ownership underpin commonly held notions regarding theft and property rights as distinct from such concepts as usufruct or the duties associated with stewardship. Such ideas are rooted in what people believe themselves to be and what is their own. It is thus important not only for political economists but for philosophers and theologians as well.  

In this year’s “Open Event” we shall explore this topic from the same viewpoint Henry George recognised as important i.e. biblical teachings embodied in the old and new testaments.  We shall examine the commonality of this viewpoint with that of the early Fathers of the Church as distinct from later doctrines adopted by the main stream churches,  in particular, the doctrine which provoked George to write his long open letter to Pope Leo XIII in 1891.  This letter was published in book form as The Condition of Labour.

Guidance in all of this comes from Charles Avila, a Filipino Georgist, rebel against the oppressive Marcos dictatorship, academic, and cleric.  Fifty years ago, he produced a study “Towards a Philosophy of Ownership”. Fifteen years later his book was published under the title Ownership: Early Christian Teaching.  

We shall explore both these approaches during our event. In the morning Joseph Milne will present a paper on “Ownership in Early Christianity and the Natural Law Tradition” and Simon McKenna will discuss “Christian Arguments for Justice in Land in the Context of the History of Western Political Philosophy”. In the afternoon David Triggs will share his recent meeting and interview with Charles Avila who we also plan to link with live from the Philippines.  

With the help of Frank Peddle,  the Series Co-editor of The Annotated Works of Henry George,we shall then discuss the same issues in the context of George’s letter to the Pope as we mount the UK launch of Volume III of this series which features The Condition of Labour, along with George’s Social Problems. 

There will be opportunity for responses and questions from the floor regarding the practical and spiritual implications of the philosophy that underpinned Henry George’s approach to the science of political economy. 

There will also be plenty of time for social interaction and networking both during the day and as we enjoy social drinks at the conclusion.

Venue: 11 Mandeville Place, London, W1U 3AJ 

(Courtesy of The School of Economic Science)

Saturday 22 September 2018

10:00am to 6:15pm
(Registration from 09:30)

Eventbritebooking required: click here  

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Housing Crisis

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The Housing Crisis and the Common Good

A talk by Dr Joseph Milne Monday

19th March 2018

Registration 6:40pm for Lecture at 7:00pm

Free Entry and Everyone is Welcome

Booking Required: eventbrite

This talk will explore the reasons why a wealthy nation like the UK fails to meet the housing needs of its citizens. It will demonstrate how the current housing market distorts the proper functioning of a free economy and is the root cause of the increasing gap between rich and poor. It will show how the commodification of land turns the competitive market into a monopoly over the citizen’s natural right to a home. Finally, it will argue that there are natural economic laws which, if understood and applied, would remedy the housing crisis and assure that the economy could function freely and for the common good. If you seek to explore Economics and the Social Sciences and to bring even accepted theories to the test of first principles, then this talk is for you.

The talk will be delivered at Friends House, Hilda Clark Suite, 173, Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ

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The nearest tube stations are Euston and Euston Square, which are on the Northern, Victoria, Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith & City lines and overground.

Henry George and the Laws of Nature

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Talk given to the Henry George Foundation by Joseph Milne 17th March 2017

In Progress and Poverty Henry George frequently calls upon the ‘laws of nature’ or ‘natural law’, or upon universal justice. I would like to explore what he really means by these expressions. One does not find them in current economic theory. Occasionally one hears a politician calling for justice, but often this is more a call for retribution rather than justice. But one never hears them invoke the ‘laws of nature’ or ‘natural law’. Find the full article here.

 

 

Why Land Matters Today by Roy Douglas

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New Book Published by HGF

 

In this book Dr Roy Douglas considers the effects that might be expected to follow from the introduction of an alternative system of raising public revenue that does not involve taxing people when they buy, sell or work to produce the goods and services we all need to live healthy, happy and fulfilling lives.

It is designed for people who are unaware of the social, economic and material damage that such taxes inflict upon society today or how implementing the alternative would lead to better, more productive sustainable and environmentally friendly use of urban and rural land.

Dr Doulas shows how the continuing failure of economists and politicians to solve the challenge of poverty amidst plenty may be traced to the effects of confusing the economic term “land” with the same word as used in general conversation and in English law.

He illustrates how “Land Value” is created by the whole community and is thus due to the whole community. He then explains how fiscal reform based upon these realities has an important part to play in addressing such problems as low wages, unemployment, unaffordable housing environmental damage and those associated with agriculture, booms and slumps.

Now available from Amazon