News

22nd March 2017

A new working paper from the Institute for Policy Research

The Institute for Policy Research has published a new working paper, The Fiscal and Distributional Implications of Alternative Universal Basic Income Schemes in the UK. Dr Luke Martinelli, IPR Research Read More

10th March 2017

Basic Income’s Radical Role

On Tuesday March 2nd 2017, Social Europe published an opinion piece: ‘Basic Income’s Radical Role’, by Louise Haagh Most misunderstandings concerning basic income arise from exaggeration about what it can or ought to Read More

20th February 2017

The Observer: On Finland’s Basic Income experiment

On Sunday 19 February 2017, The Observer published an opinion piece: ‘Is Finland’s basic universal income a solution to automation, fewer jobs and lower wages?‘ Both left and right are Read More

6th February 2017

February 2017 update

To see the February 2017 update, click here.

4th February 2017

The Guardian: an editorial, and letters in response

On the 2nd February The Guardian published an editorial, The Guardian view on Basic Income: A worthwhile debate, not yet a policy: … Theory is easier than practice. Set the basic Read More

3rd February 2017

A member of the Green Party talks to BBC Radio Cambridge

To hear a member of the Green Party giving his views on Citizen’s Income on ‘The Big Conversation with Paul Stainton’ programme on BBC Radio Cambridge, and responses to what Read More