Top Sturgeon advisor: Handing every 25-year-old £10k would not be enough to tackle inequality

Top Sturgeon advisor: Handing every 25-year-old £10k would not be enough to tackle inequality

Professor Sir Harry Burns RADICAL proposals to sell off the Royal Bank of Scotland and hand £10,000 to everyone in the country when they turn 25 would fall short of what is needed to tackle inequality, one of Nicola Sturgeon ’s closest advisers has said.

Professor Sir Harry Burns, who serves on the Scottish Government ‘s Council of Economic Advisors, said the idea was “better than nothing”, but was no alternative to the plans for a basic income for all citizens currently being explored by ministers.

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) suggested creating a “Citizens’ Wealth Fund” and giving […]

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