Written by Anne Gray
As a member of the Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) Working Group on Universal Basic Income (UBI), I take issue with Huseyin Kishi’s post on this blog . It seems he fundamentally misunderstands the GPEW’s proposals and the relationship of UBI to free public services:-
* UBI is not an alternative to free collective public services that Greens defend and expand, like the NHS, social care, education, public transport and free childcare. Both are affordable – it’s a question of fiscal policy and the will to implement it.* Kishi’s cost figure of £331bn is hugely […]
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