HGF Programme Autumn 2017

THE HENRY GEORGE FOUNDATION OF GREAT BRITAIN
       
Meetings at 11 Mandeville Place, London W1U 3AJ
       
Courtesy of School of Economic Science
       
Autumn  2017
       
PROGRAMME: FRIDAY EVENING STUDY GROUP- Fridays 6:40 to 8:10pm
       
Date Wk No Presenter Topic / Study
       
29/09/2017   Wk 1 No Evening Group meeting:  Afternoon Group meets as usual.
06/10/2017   Wk 2 David Triggs Exploration of one of George's greatest works - see Note below.
13/10/2017   Wk 3 David Triggs Continuing Exploration as Wk 2
20/10/2017   Wk 4 David Triggs Continuing Exploration as Wk 2
27/10/2017   Wk 5 HALF  TERM No meeting
03/11/2017   Wk 6 Ole Lefmann Review of the events of The Danish
 Henry George Foundation, 1902 – 2017.
10/11/2017   Wk 7 Richard Glover Pensions for People
17/11/2017   Wk 8 David Triggs Continuing Exploration as Wk 2
24/11/2017   Wk 9 David Triggs Continuing Exploration as Wk 2
01/12/2017 Wk10 David Triggs Continuing Exploration as Wk 2
08/12/2017 Wk11 David Triggs Continuing Exploration as Wk 2
       
Note:  Exploration of Progress and Poverty
Following HGF’s successful Open Event held on the 23 September in celebration of the launch, in the UK, of the new Annotated Edition of Progress and Poverty, we shall during the Autumn term,  explore this work alongside earlier editions including the Condensed Centenary Edition published by The Henry George Foundation of Great Britain in 1953. The new annotated edition provides an up-to-date commentary and summary of the arguments George advanced in advocating a remedy to the problems, which are still with us today, of poverty, financial instability and extreme economic inequality:  these problems still continuing in spite of the advances leading to rising productivity and technological progress. It also provides notes that the changes George made in his lifetime and the many references he made to history, literature, economics and public policy. 
       
PROGRAMME: FRIDAY AFTERNOON  STUDY GROUP   2.30pm to 4pm
       
The Group will continue reading The Science of Political Economy by Henry George, with occasional visiting speakers on topics including Alexander Pope.
       
 ALL WELCOME
You may attend one session or as many as you wish
ADMISSION FREE - voluntary donations optional
       
       
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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Open Event

An Open Event organised by

The Henry George Foundation of Great Britain
at

11 Mandeville Place, London, W1 U 3AJ
(Courtesy of The School of Economic Science)
on

Saturday 23 September 2017

11.30 am to 6.00 pm

         Registration and Coffee from 11.00am

           Following the HGF AGM (10am – 11am)

Progress Without Poverty - The Remedy

This Open Event will comprise a series of sessions devoted to exploring how and why the lessons to be drawn from Henry George's best-selling book "Progress and Poverty - An inquiry into the cause of industrial depressions and of increase of want with increase in wealth ... The Remedy" can help in addressing the serious socioeconomic problems of today.

Issues that are of so much concern to us today, including; economic recessions and austerity, public revenue and taxation, extreme inequality, housing, health and welfare, as well as the impact of government policies on employment, trade and the earnings of labour and capital in both public and private sectors of the economy, were central to George's enquiries nearly a hundred and forty years ago. Today, as these issues impact on peace within, and between, nations and the sustainability of the natural environment that mankind depends upon, the need for economic policies that reflect George's message has become increasingly urgent.

All sessions will provide an opportunity for questions and contributions from all who attend and will feature:-

  • Consideration of the context, circumstances and details of George's analysis and proposals and their possible application in a post Brexit UK.
  • A "Question Time" session in which a panel of "Georgists" will respond to questions and
    comments regarding the relevance and practicability of George's proposals for the UK today.
  • An "Open Mike" session during which anyone who has a particular contribution or challenge to the Georgist paradigm will have an opportunity to do so.
  • Celebration of the publication of the new Annotated Edition of Progress and Poverty and consideration of how it might most usefully be used to promote George's message today.

Tea and Coffee will be available

We are planning to offer assorted sandwiches at lunch break which will be subject to a small charge and must be booked by emailing the organisers as soon as possible and before Thursday 21st September, email to:   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Alternatively, you may choose to have lunch in one of the many local restaurants.

All Welcome – Please complete booking on the Eventbrite link

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/progress-without-poverty-the-remedy-tickets-36360347779

Free Entry - Donations Suggested

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Henry George and the Laws of Nature

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.

 

 

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