Universal Basic Income
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Socialist Universal Basic Income Trialled In the UK
Socialist ‘Universal Basic Income’ Comes to UK (Mahyar Tousi/YT): A universal basic income of £1,600 a month is to be trialled in England for the first time in a pilot programme. Thirty people will be paid a lump sum without conditions each month for two years and will be observed to understand the effects on…
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UK Parliament to Debate Universal Basic Income
The UK Parliament will debate universal basic income on 15 June at 4.30 pm. The theme is the potential merits of a universal basic income. (See here: https://whatson.parliament.uk/event/cal38883) As this is now being made a subject of discussion, we should not cease asking questions. What’s behind the nice sounding idea of free money for all?…