A survey on basic income conducted by the Sheffield Equality Group concludes public support for a Basic Income has the potential to be strong.
Unconditional Street
Channel 4 are facing criticism for their new TV series Benefits Street. Before the show was even aired the participants were complaining that they had been misled over the nature of the show and how they were portrayed. When the show was aired there was a flurry of death threats to the participants on twitter […]
A Return to Full Employment?
Will we ever have full employment again? I think it is pretty unlikely for a number of reasons. The most controversial reason harks back to an observation by Karl Marx that the capitalist society requires a reserve army of unemployed to provide cheap labour. There is certainly some evidence that there is no real intention […]
Basic Income for Students
Remember to sign the petition for Basic Income at basicincome.org.uk/sign Many years ago students used to get a grant from the government to study at university. It was seen as an investment in our future. Grants quickly went by the wayside and were replaced with student loans. Recently in the news we have seen that […]
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