Driving out of Helsinki, past frozen lakes and mountains, I travelled to the far west of Finland to meet a man involved in a trial scheme to give unemployed people a basic income every month.
Four local authorities in Scotland are looking at similar plans to pilot a universal basic income, so for I went to meet some people taking part in a similar pilot project which is well under way.
The idea is that everyone gets a fixed income from the state, even if they start full or part-time work.A steering group involving local authorities in Edinburgh, Fife, Glasgow and […]
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