The following is a letter me and my friend “Steven” wrote after having received notice from the council that both his Job Seeker’s Allowance and Housing Benefits were being stopped. The reasons for the stopping were not given any more specificity than ‘Failed to Sign’. I assure the reader that there were such reasons behind […]
On March 4th, there was held an, interesting and timely debate on basic/citizen’s income. The event, chaired by Labour MP John McDonnell, is part of a wider series of events that form part of a People’s Parliament designed to reconnect citizens with the political process. The speakers were Malcolm Torry, author of ‘Money for Everyone‘; […]
(Cartoon credit: Stephanie McMillan 2011 http://stephaniemcmillan.org/) The following is a transcription of a speech Barb Jacobson gave at the Green Party Conference in Liverpool, on 1st March, 2014. Barb Jacobson, Basic Income UK First of all I’d like to give my thanks to Keith Taylor for inviting me to speak at this meeting, and my congratulations […]
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