Councillors have welcomed a petition calling for a trial of universal basic income.
The petition was presented by Basic Income South East campaigner Maggie Gordon-Walker at a “virtual” meeting of Brighton and Hove City Council yesterday (Thursday 22 October).
The ruling Greens and the Labour opposition agreed to ask the government to support a trial of the proposal in Brighton and Hove.Ms Gordon-Walker presented her petition, with 2,308 signatures, to a meeting of the full council.She said that universal basic income provided people with a floor to stand on rather than a safety net full of holes that people could fall […]
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