“Almost Georgism”
Or you could say Georgism along the q rather than the p:
Landlords in England could be forced to let empty shops in a bid to rejuvenate high streets, under government plans.
Under the move, set to be unveiled in Tuesday’s Queen’s Speech, buildings left vacant for a year would have to be entered into a “rental auction”.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has calculated that one in seven shopfronts across Britain is empty.
Here is the full story, via Fergus McCullough.