Jock Coats 🔰🏴⩜
@freetobealiberal.blog
Georgist, free-market anarchist, Oxford, UK
Also, Moodler, #HigherEd, #EdTech for work
#abolishtaxes
#sharetherents
#makepovertyhistory
#superchargetheeconomy
#valueourplanet
Also, Moodler, #HigherEd, #EdTech for work
#abolishtaxes
#sharetherents
#makepovertyhistory
#superchargetheeconomy
#valueourplanet
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It's just a matter of physics that no two households can domicile themselves in the same location; any person's existence is a displacement event on another when it comes to residing at the best locations. The only holistic way to compensate for displacement effects is through a land value tax.
Left-NIMBYs criticize YIMBYs for defending "luxury" housing being built in high demand areas because they claim they want "affordable" housing built in high demand areas. The common refrain is "area," which means a land value tax would solve this.
December 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
It's just a matter of physics that no two households can domicile themselves in the same location; any person's existence is a displacement event on another when it comes to residing at the best locations. The only holistic way to compensate for displacement effects is through a land value tax.
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Apple crumble and custard! Middle class Britain protests! #iykyk #crownjewels
December 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Apple crumble and custard! Middle class Britain protests! #iykyk #crownjewels
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"What if Newton had claimed to own calculus, or the law of gravity? Would we have to pay a fee to his estate every time we used one of the principles he discovered?" - Roderick Long
c4ss.org/content/14857
c4ss.org/content/14857
The Libertarian Case Against Intellectual Property Rights
Intellectual property rights have a tainted past. Originally, both patents and copyrights were grants of monopoly privilege pure and simple.
c4ss.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
"What if Newton had claimed to own calculus, or the law of gravity? Would we have to pay a fee to his estate every time we used one of the principles he discovered?" - Roderick Long
c4ss.org/content/14857
c4ss.org/content/14857
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Left-NIMBYs criticize YIMBYs for defending "luxury" housing being built in high demand areas because they claim they want "affordable" housing built in high demand areas. The common refrain is "area," which means a land value tax would solve this.
December 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Left-NIMBYs criticize YIMBYs for defending "luxury" housing being built in high demand areas because they claim they want "affordable" housing built in high demand areas. The common refrain is "area," which means a land value tax would solve this.
I think FIFA have gone a bit bonkers...the instructions were a "A piece and jeelie". Nothing to do with an absence of fighting!
December 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I think FIFA have gone a bit bonkers...the instructions were a "A piece and jeelie". Nothing to do with an absence of fighting!
December 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Landlords and homeowners when Georgists speak of taxing unearned land rents:
November 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Landlords and homeowners when Georgists speak of taxing unearned land rents:
I realise that everyone's a bit scared of The Bear and something like this might feel necessary...but surely reintroducing involuntary servitude in the military ought to be a plebiscite issue at least. Not purely a government diktat or even parliamentary vote.
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
France brings back teenage military service to counter Russia
Macron aims to double number of reservists and is reintroducing conscription for major crises as he says France must not stand still in face of threat
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I realise that everyone's a bit scared of The Bear and something like this might feel necessary...but surely reintroducing involuntary servitude in the military ought to be a plebiscite issue at least. Not purely a government diktat or even parliamentary vote.
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
So finally, Thames Water has lifted their hosepipe ban. Time to celebrate:
November 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
So finally, Thames Water has lifted their hosepipe ban. Time to celebrate:
Why do UK? newspapers force you to cancel your subscription only by phoning them when they have signed you up with three mouse clicks. This kind of hostage taking should be illegal! @thetimes.com @dailymail.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Why do UK? newspapers force you to cancel your subscription only by phoning them when they have signed you up with three mouse clicks. This kind of hostage taking should be illegal! @thetimes.com @dailymail.co.uk
Modern Labour do not like tSnowden, but the first Labour chancellor he had one quality his successors should follow: he was a #Georgist, even penning an introduction to an edition of Henry George's' "Protection or Free Trade". Read it now Rachel & save your skin! oll.libertyfund.org/titles/georg...
Protection or Free Trade | Online Library of Liberty
George was not just an advocate of the single tax on the unimproved value of land, but also a strong defender of free trade, as this work demonstrates. Read the Liberty Classic on this title from Econ...
oll.libertyfund.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Modern Labour do not like tSnowden, but the first Labour chancellor he had one quality his successors should follow: he was a #Georgist, even penning an introduction to an edition of Henry George's' "Protection or Free Trade". Read it now Rachel & save your skin! oll.libertyfund.org/titles/georg...
You're not ever going to fix an economy with the same tools of robbery and reward that broke it. At least more than temporarily. #abolishtaxes #sharetherents #superchargetheeconomy #makepovertyhistory
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Budget taxes ‘will push up food prices’ as Reeves strives to fix the economy
The Chancellor is expected to opt for a 'smorgasbord' of tax rises
inews.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
You're not ever going to fix an economy with the same tools of robbery and reward that broke it. At least more than temporarily. #abolishtaxes #sharetherents #superchargetheeconomy #makepovertyhistory
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Now her me out please and let me know if this is wildly out. Lots of talk about taxing billionaires. But I *think* you might find it wouldn't even cover one week's worth of change recently in the budget black hole let alone give loads of dosh to spend on pet projects. UK's 55 billionaires if similar
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Now her me out please and let me know if this is wildly out. Lots of talk about taxing billionaires. But I *think* you might find it wouldn't even cover one week's worth of change recently in the budget black hole let alone give loads of dosh to spend on pet projects. UK's 55 billionaires if similar
It's another politicians tinkering aimlessly (and destructively) day!
It's so frustrating being a #Georgist #SingleTax advocate on a budget day. You just want to scream "stupid people" at all o them! #abolishtaxes #sharetherents #superchargetheeconomy #valueourplanet #makepovertyhistory
It's so frustrating being a #Georgist #SingleTax advocate on a budget day. You just want to scream "stupid people" at all o them! #abolishtaxes #sharetherents #superchargetheeconomy #valueourplanet #makepovertyhistory
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
It's another politicians tinkering aimlessly (and destructively) day!
It's so frustrating being a #Georgist #SingleTax advocate on a budget day. You just want to scream "stupid people" at all o them! #abolishtaxes #sharetherents #superchargetheeconomy #valueourplanet #makepovertyhistory
It's so frustrating being a #Georgist #SingleTax advocate on a budget day. You just want to scream "stupid people" at all o them! #abolishtaxes #sharetherents #superchargetheeconomy #valueourplanet #makepovertyhistory
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"We grant people different rights based on their genetic heritage and on which scrap of land they happened to be born on. That’s mad, isn’t it?"
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
Why does nationality matter, anyway?
Deciding someone's legal rights based on a nebulous combination of birthplace and parentage is a bit weird
www.newstatesman.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"We grant people different rights based on their genetic heritage and on which scrap of land they happened to be born on. That’s mad, isn’t it?"
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
I just think, when debating immigration and so on, that we should try not to lose sight of the fact that "nationality" is a made up thing.
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Incredible headline.
Elon Musk Could 'Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,' Grok Says
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
www.404media.co
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Incredible headline.
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Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
Was #Mamdani *summonsed* to the WH or did he *demand* an audience, I wonder? Cos it would be great if it was the latter, waving his victory in the face of the epitome of the type of person who his voters were voting against :)
November 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Was #Mamdani *summonsed* to the WH or did he *demand* an audience, I wonder? Cos it would be great if it was the latter, waving his victory in the face of the epitome of the type of person who his voters were voting against :)
Rather it's been brewing at least since Lloyd-George in 1922 abandoned all thought of implementing the #landtax!
The housing crisis has been brewing for a long time, according to Professor Paul Cheshire 👇
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Rather it's been brewing at least since Lloyd-George in 1922 abandoned all thought of implementing the #landtax!
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November 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
@centerforcities.bsky.social Hello...great to see this report. As a simple proxy for very detailed analysis of what's where I use this: www.tomforth.co.uk/circlepopula... Turns out, for instance, that beautiful Seville has 3 times the population (and so density, more or less) as Oxford, say.
Population around a point
www.tomforth.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
@centerforcities.bsky.social Hello...great to see this report. As a simple proxy for very detailed analysis of what's where I use this: www.tomforth.co.uk/circlepopula... Turns out, for instance, that beautiful Seville has 3 times the population (and so density, more or less) as Oxford, say.
There will be shock and consternation amongst a certain set of interior designers today as news emerges that Fired Earth has gone into administration #firedearth www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2563240...
Staff made redundant as retailer in administration with £1.5m losses
Fired Earth, a popular interiors retailer, has gone into administration after reporting major financial losses, with all 20 UK stores closing.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 8:18 AM
There will be shock and consternation amongst a certain set of interior designers today as news emerges that Fired Earth has gone into administration #firedearth www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2563240...