Dr. John Ball. Picture by Mark Mansfield Dr John Ball is a former lecturer in economics at Swansea University.
It seems that the Welsh Government’s commitment to a Universal Basic Income (UBI) pilot scheme has been exercising the media and encouraged the shadow Minister of Finance to misrepresent, indeed disparage the idea. Any experiment, for this is what the pilot will be, must be carefully constructed so that its outcome is measured and useful policy ideas result. This may not be the case.
The philosophy and practice of UBI is clear. It is a universal payment available unconditionally to all. […]
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