Sheffield Council has announced support for the trial of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) scheme in the city , after a proposal was put forward to them by a local group of academics and activists called UBI Lab. In their proposal paper, UBI Lab suggest UBI could address “precarity, poverty, inequality, and loss of community”. Julie Dore, leader of the council, says “UBI has the potential to be a bold, radical change to how our economy and society works”.
It is clear that UBI is gaining popularity within the Labour Party and is being taken seriously by the leadership. […]
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