Universal Basic Income in a Post-Virus Britain

A basic income floor would help define our society in the post-coronavirus era, writes economist Stewart Lansley

With livelihoods shattered and household incomes heading for unprecedented falls, attention needs to turn towards the vital question of post-crisis reconstruction. The Covid-19 crisis has already changed the terms of the debate about public policy and the way society should function. Within a matter of weeks our views on who are the most valuable workers have been turned upside down, while the serious gaps in our current social protection system have been brutally exposed. There is unlikely to be a better […]

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