7th July 2017

Consensus?

Two recent conferences – the annual Foundation for International Social Security Studies conference in Sigtuna, Sweden, and a sociology of law workshop at Oñati, Spain – shared a significant characteristic. Read More

6th July 2017

Two working papers from the Institute for Social and Economic Research

The Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex has published two working papers: Reducing poverty and inequality through tax-benefit reform and the minimum wage: the UK Read More

4th July 2017

July 2017 update

To read the Citizen’s Basic Income Trust’s July 2017 update, click here.          

4th July 2017

A review of articles by David Piachaud and John Kay

David Piachaud, Citizen’s Income: Rights and wrongs, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics, 2016, John Kay, ‘The Basics of Basic Income’, Intereconomics, Mar 2017, Vol.52(2), pp.69-74 Read More

26th June 2017

An increasingly lively debate: Responses to an article in The Guardian

An article written by Ellie Mae O’Hagan and published by The Guardian on the 23rd June offers a good opportunity to respond to a number of trends in the increasingly Read More

12th June 2017

New OECD publication, Basic Income as a Policy Option: Can it add up?

OECD, Basic Income as a Policy Option: Can it add up? OECD Publishing, Paris. Download the publication here. This paper, along with related data and technical information, is a valuable Read More

12th June 2017

New IPR report, Exploring the Distributional and Work Incentive Effects of Plausible Illustrative Basic Income Schemes

Luke Martinelli, Exploring the Distributional and Work Incentive Effects of Plausible Illustrative Basic Income Schemes, Bath: Institute for Policy Research, free to download  This second paper from the Institute for Read More

12th June 2017

Jonathan Bartley explains why the Green Party recommends a Basic Income

To read Jonathan Bartley’s recent article in The Guardian, click here. … As things stand, the answer to questions about the fate of working people is sadly easy to predict. Read More

30th May 2017

Mark Zuckerberg calls for a Citizen’s Basic Income

The Independent reports that Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, has recommended a Citizen’s Basic Income. Click here to read the article.

30th May 2017

The Green Party manifesto

The Green Party has published its manifesto for the General Election to be held on the 8th June: Our policies: Take steps towards the introduction of a universal basic income, Read More