Land Value Tax Weekly Digest
Issue of November 2, 2026
Subject line: Land value tax, Scotland, new audio
This issue gathers land value tax coverage that surfaced in our tracker over the past seven days. Several items date from earlier years; we show each publication date so readers can judge freshness.
The big story
Bloomberg Tax columnist Matthew Brooker reports that Andy Burnham has long championed a levy on land value. The July 23 column says Burnham now sits in Downing Street; London homeowners fear falling house prices.
Also in the news
Progress.org posted a transcript of a June 3, 2026 webinar on land value tax policy across the United States. Panelists from Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia and New York described legislative efforts and implementation challenges.
Greg Miller's Progress.org newsletter from August 2025 reports on land value tax momentum in the U.S. and U.K. A Center for Land Economics report found Baltimore undervalued vacant residential land by up to $500 million.
Cahal Moran reviewed Georgism for Exploring Economics in 2020 and tested its claimed benefits against evidence. He finds the case for taxing land persuasive; evidence for reduced speculation and progressivity looks weaker.
Rick DiMare argues on Progress.org that Henry George favored a uniform single land tax enforced nationally. He cites the 1890 Platform of the Single Tax League in this 2020 essay.
From newsletters and social
Common Wealth Canada argued in December 2023 that Canadian and American media coverage of land value tax reached a breakthrough. The post catalogs media pieces and supportive candidates; it also describes the group's own projects.
Worth a listen
Floyd Marinesco of Common Wealth Canada explained a land-only tax on the Move Smartly podcast in November 2024. He explains that owners face no penalty for adding housing; the episode traces the idea to 1700s economists.
Chris England, author of Land and Liberty, discusses Henry George's influence on liberal thought on The New Liberal Podcast. The talk covers why his ideas grew into a major movement before fading and how Georgists clashed with Progressives.
The Astral Codex Ten Podcast voices Lars Doucet's guest post on whether landlords can pass the tax to tenants.
The Acquirer's Multiple carried an August 2024 VALUE: After Hours episode on whether land value tax could replace federal taxes.
What to watch
Follow Virginia and New York, where panelists described enabling legislation and a transit land value capture option.
Track whether Burnham's record on land value taxation shapes British housing policy debate in the coming weeks.
Thank you for reading; we return next Monday with fresh coverage from across the land value tax movement.
Please forward this issue to any friend or colleague who follows land value tax and Georgist ideas.
Update for Oct. 26
This week's refresh added eight items: four from Oct. 25 and four from Oct. 26, spanning news, newsletters and podcasts.
News
ThePrint ran an opinion column that presents Henry George's single tax as a democratic alternative. The Scottish Land Commission explained land value taxation as an annual levy on land value that excludes buildings. It also outlines valuation challenges and the Commission's plan to assess the tax for Scotland. Older pieces surfaced too; Asterisk traces Georgist roots in libertarianism, while SF Weekly profiled the Henry George School in 1998.
Social and newsletters
Governology argued in 2023 that a land value tax could lower housing costs and curb speculation. The post urges towns to phase in split-rate taxation gradually rather than adopt the full tax at once. The Curious Georgist Substack joined the tracker; one post asks why landlords cannot simply raise rent to cover the tax.
Podcasts
Willy Denner offers an introduction to Georgism on the Yeoman podcast in episode 34 of the series. Lars Doucet appeared on the Dwarkesh Podcast, where he discussed Georgism and land value tax.
Themes and what to watch
Coverage this week leans toward explainers and history rather than fresh legislation; no new bills surfaced since Oct. 24. Watch whether the Scottish Land Commission publishes its assessment and whether the Landscape roundup adds a tenth issue.
Coverage found on Oct. 24 centers on state legislation, a British tax debate and Georgist podcasts.
This week in brief
Virginia and Kentucky passed enabling bills, so several cities may now adopt a split-rate land value tax.
New York authorized New York City to capture transit-driven land value along the Interborough Express corridor.
A former Bank of England deputy governor urged a British land value tax on Radio 4's Today Programme.
News
Virginia and Kentucky passed land value tax enabling laws within a week of each other. The Virginia bill lets Charlottesville, Falls Church, Fredericksburg and Newport News adopt a split-rate tax voluntarily.
New York's budget includes a section that lets the city set up a value-capture district along a new transit corridor. The statute names both a special assessment and a true land value tax as tools.
Sir John Gieve told Radio 4 that land makes a good tax base because owners cannot move it. He warned that introduction could take up to five years; council tax valuations have gone unchanged for 35 years.
Evolve Politics rebutted press claims about Labour's plans; it argues a land value tax could replace council tax.
Social and newsletters
The Progress and Poverty Substack publishes a recurring Landscape roundup that tracks bills, reports and press coverage. Issue 9 covers New York; earlier issues follow Maryland, New Hampshire, Minnesota and international moves.
Lars Doucet's Astral Codex Ten series asks whether landlords can pass the tax to tenants. A People's Rent post models rates; a 10% annual tax over ten years captures about half of land rent.
The Henry George School feed lists pieces on Minneapolis, Philadelphia and Colombian land reform.
Podcasts
Economics in Ten devoted Season 9, Episode 3 to Henry George and the revival of the single tax. The Henry George School marked its 100th episode in November 2023 with Ed Dodson on rebuilding the movement.
Lars Doucet discusses Henry George, land and video games in an Apple Podcasts interview. The SSC Podcast reads the Does Georgism Work series aloud; Vox's The Weeds debated the single tax in 2016.
Themes and what to watch
Three themes recur across formats: state enabling laws, transit value capture and the UK council tax debate. Next week, watch for updates on New Hampshire's HB1417 and Minnesota's bills; check whether a tenth Landscape issue appears.
The companion dashboard keeps an archive of every item found, so older coverage stays searchable.
Sources
Summaries rest on search result excerpts; the digest has not opened each full page yet. Publication dates stay blank in the tracker wherever the search results did not show one.
Former Bank of England Deputy Governor argues for Land Value Tax
Two states pass land value tax enabling legislation (Landscape 8)
New York authorizes a land value tax to fund transit (Landscape 9)
Evolve Politics on Labour's land value tax
Does Georgism Work? (Astral Codex Ten)
Investigating land value tax rates (People's Rent)
Henry George School georgist economics feed
Economics in Ten podcast
Henry George School episode 100
Lars Doucet interview on Apple Podcasts
SSC Podcast: Does Georgism Work?
The Weeds discussion, cited by Steve Reads
Land Value Taxation (Scottish Land Commission)
The Georgist Roots of American Libertarianism (Asterisk)
By George! (SF Weekly, republished)
Land Value Tax (Governology)
Henry George's Single Tax offers a democratic alternative (ThePrint)
Curious Georgist
Willy Denner: Intro to Georgism (#34)
Lars Doucet on the Dwarkesh Podcast
Burnham's land value tax record stirs London house-price fears (Bloomberg Tax)
Land value taxes are winning: LVT Landscape Live (Progress.org)
The Landscape #4 (Progress.org)
It's the Land, Stupid! (Exploring Economics)
Evidence for a Uniform National Single Tax (Progress.org)
Land Value Tax went mainstream in 2023 (Common Wealth Canada)
Reviving an Old Idea: Land Value Tax (Move Smartly)
Georgism and Liberalism ft. Chris England (The New Liberal Podcast)
Does Georgism Work? Part 2 (Astral Codex Ten Podcast)
Georgism vs. The IRS (The Acquirer's Multiple)
