SDLP Ballyarnett councillor Rory Farrell SDLP Councillor Rory Farrell has said a Universal Basic Income scheme should be introduced to “tackle the scourge of poverty”.
Speaking at last month’s meeting of Derry City & Strabane District Council, the Ballyarnett representative proposed that Council support the concept of a Universal Basic Income as a means to eradicate poverty.
Said Cllr Farrell: “The British government has done many things to reduce poverty over the years. It has introduced the NHS, free at the point of delivery.“It has introduced free education. It has introduced the welfare state. It has introduced the minimum wage. […]
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