There was an almighty kerfuffle a few weeks ago over over the Green Party’s plans for Citizen’s Income. Many articles have come out both for and against, but all have missed the key question: can we afford not to have a basic income?
Consider the costs of poverty:
“Who?” and “How?” – What the public thinks of a Basic Income
A survey on basic income conducted by the Sheffield Equality Group concludes public support for a Basic Income has the potential to be strong.
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 […]
The dangers and hopes of the precariat: an interview with Guy Standing
An interview with Guy Standing, author of ‘The Precariat – the new dangerous class” and co-founder of the BIEN.
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