Common Weal, a Scottish think tank and activist organisation , has released a policy paper suggesting that universal basic income (UBI) could be the best option for an independent Scotland.
Dr Craig Dalzell, the Head of Research for Common Weal, argues that “the anxiety and stress caused by the pressure to conform to the constantly shifting rules around claiming welfare can itself have deleterious effects on the health and well-being of citizens,” and goes on to conclude that UBI “provides a powerful means of enacting the kind of wealth redistribution which promotes the kind of fairer, more equitable society which […]
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