Recently there has been plenty of discussion about reviving the UK economy after Covid to create new (and “greener”) jobs, especially to “level up” former “Red Wall” parts of the country, and “Build Back Better”. One solution gaining interest and scrutiny is Universal Basic Income, through schemes which guarantee everyone enough for their minimum needs.
In October 2020 more than 500 Peers and Councillors wrote to the Chancellor urging consideration of the idea (see note 1), and this year 172 MPs and Peers did the same, although Rishi Sunak had already responded to a Scottish enquiry that the government was […]
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