Jarrow has been selected as one of two areas in the country for a proposed Universal Basic Income pilot scheme that would put a solid foundation beneath everybody so that they can have a life with security and stop worrying about everything. The town of Jarrow, part of the wonderful constituency I represent, is certainly one.
Almost 87 years ago, this proud, working-class town became, in the words of its MP, the great ‘Red’ Ellen Wilkinson, “the most famous town in England”.
Advertisement Hide Ad At that time around 70 per cent of workers in the town were unemployed. Britain in […]
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