Lewes to express interest in trialling Universal Basic Income

Lewes to express interest in trialling Universal Basic Income

The decision was taken at a meeting of the council’s cabinet on Thursday (November 12), in response to a motion from Green Party councillor Imogen Makepeace.

While there has been no indication that such a pilot scheme is currently being considered by the government, Cllr Makepeace’s motion called on the cabinet to write to senior political figures, asking that Lewes be considered as a testing ground if it is.

Unfortunately, Cllr Makepeace’s opening comments were nearly completely inaudible due to technical difficulties with the public stream of the meeting.However, she was able to reiterate her views later in the meeting when […]

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