Scores of politicians who won seats in last week’s elections, including almost half of the Welsh parliament, have signed a pledge calling a universal basic income (UBI) system to be trialled.
Members of the Senedd and the Scottish parliament and councillors across England have promised to lobby for the creation of pilot UBI schemes in their countries or areas.
The system proposes that every citizen, regardless of their means, receives a sum of money regularly and for life to cover the basic cost of living . Its proponents argue it will alleviate poverty and give people time to retrain and adapt […]
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