Nick Boles says it would be ‘morally wrong’ for the Conservatives to adopt universal basic income A former Conservative minister has denounced the idea of a universal basic income to protect workers who lose their jobs as “dangerous nonsense”.
Former skills minister Nick Boles said the Tories had a “moral duty” to oppose the introduction of the idea – which guarantees every worker in the UK a minimum income.
Universal basic income, or UBI, would replace means-tested benefits with one single payment to every adult.It has been suggested as a solution to the threat robots and automation pose to many modern […]
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