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17th December 2023

Report on the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) Congress

When I was invited to give the Opening Address to the Congress, held in Seoul, South Korea, at the end of August, I wondered ‘What could I talk about?’. However, Read More

21st September 2023

The campaign for a Basic Income – more marathon than sprint

Every once in a while we get a reminder that the campaign for a Basic Income is more a marathon than a sprint. Thomas Paine was proposing one as far Read More

20th June 2023

Robots alone might not save us, but they can help

A sci-fi film response: Our hero wakes. Using her 3D food printer she prints out a full English breakfast, eating it in the front room of her flat – part Read More

1st April 2023

Mark Wadsworth, CBIT Treasurer and Secretary, has passed away

Gerard Mark Wadsworth – always known as Mark – was a passionate advocate for Basic Income. He was a tax accountant, and brought to the Basic Income debate a comprehensive Read More

12th March 2023

Panel on Basic Income at 13TH Braga Meetings on Ethics and Political Philosophy

Universal Basic Income will be discussed at 13TH Braga Meetings on Ethics and Political Philosophy, to be held on June 15-16 at the University of Minho (Braga). Organisers are inviting Read More

12th March 2023

An analysis of IPPR Scotland’s Minimum Income Guarantee proposals

Back in March 2021 the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Scotland published a report entitled “Securing a Living Income in Scotland: Towards a Minimum Income Guarantee” (MIG). The institute Read More