Opinion

4th October 2017

Work should pay

Following interviews broadcast on Radio 4, the BBC has published an article, ‘Theresa May urged to halt Universal Credit rollout’: Families could be left homeless and destitute if Theresa May Read More

23rd September 2017

George Monbiot, It’s time to tell a new story

George Monbiot has written a ‘long read’ for The Guardian: ‘How do we get out of this mess? … Donald Trump. North Korea. Hurricanes. Neoliberalism. Is there any hope of a better Read More

21st September 2017

A history of the welfare state – and now we need a Citizen’s Basic Income

Chris Renwick has written a ‘long read’ for The Guardian: ‘Why we need the welfare state’. The article relates the history of the welfare state and recognises that we now need Read More

14th September 2017

Helicopter Money

Helicopter money and a basic income How the Bank of England might create new money to pay into the economy as a Basic Income In televised debates during the recent Read More

11th September 2017

Dan Nidess writes in The Wall Street Journal: UBI a calamity

Dan Nidess has written an article in The Wall Street Journal, ‘Why a Universal Basic Income would be a calamity’: (£) Leading voices in the tech industry — from Mark Read More

11th September 2017

A Giles Fraser article in The Guardian about Citizen’s Basic Income

Giles Fraser has written an article in The Guardian, ‘Why the rise of the robots could allow humans to flourish again’. Optimists argue that new jobs will be created, just Read More