Tory government crushes calls for a Universal Basic Income when robots take our jobs

Tory government crushes calls for a Universal Basic Income when robots take our jobs

A KIKI interactive promo robot by AlfaRobotics, a Russian firm The Tory government will today crush calls for a Universal Basic Income to protect Brits against the rise of the robots.

Tech billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk both say the radical idea, handing all citizens a fixed payment, will be needed as automation wipes out millions of jobs.

But Work and Pensions Secretary David Gauke will claim it is a "hand-out not a hand-up" and a "retreat from the future".Speaking at the London School of Economics, the Cabinet minister is due to say: "Those receiving support have a right to […]

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