AN OUTSIDE VIEW

So says Polly Toynbee in the Guardian this morning. When four "aristocratic" families own the lion's share of Central London what else can one expect but that Britain is riven by class? Aristocratic means their ancestors enjoyed the monarch's favour in the sixteenth century and managed to avoid getting their heads chopped off. For an explanation, have a look a the web site of the Land Value Taxation Campaign here and download the exhibition brochure which spells it all out, unashamedly. There are, I suggest, several classes, at least five. (1) Aristocratic landowners (2) Government/educational establishment, opinion formers, top managers (3) Salaried employees, salespeople, tradespeople, small businesspeople. (4) Unskilled employed and low paid (5) Unemployed welfare-dependent. There is a small amount of movement between them. One of the tasks of level 2 people is to make sure nothing is said or done to damage the priviliges enjoyed by people at level 1. If they did...