The Centre for Social Justice has published a report, Dynamic Benefits, which recommends a standard total withdrawal rate for means-tested benefits of 55%. The Centre’s ‘Universal Credits Scheme’ combines various Read More
We know that there is nothing very significant about the decade digit clicking over between the 31st December 2009 and the 1st January 2010, but as much of the rest Read More
Editorial A recent publication, The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better, by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett (Allen Lane, 2009), identifies some of the ill effects Read More
Editorial An economic crisis is a good time for re-evaluation, and particularly for re-evaluating how well our tax and benefits system serves our society and its economy. It is therefore Read More
A Citizen’s Income for All? The Citizen’s Income Trust’s seminar series The UK is today experiencing one of the worst economic crises of the post-War era. The current economic downturn Read More
A Citizen’s Income Trust Seminar Series A Citizen’s Income for All in the UK January to March 2009 In early 2009 the Citizen’s Income Trust is planning a series of Read More
A new leaflet for students Fifteen years ago the Citizen’s Income Trust published a very popular leaflet for students. Several generations of students have passed since then and we thought Read More
Editorial Growing inequality In July, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation published the results of two research projects on inequality. In their report Poverty, wealth and place in Britain 1968 to 2005, Read More