Ben Rutt-Howard discusses the Universal Basic Income policy proposal.
‘Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.’ (Victor Hugo) As all great political articles start, I do to, with a quote. Universal Basic Income, the idea in question, is something I surreptitiously read about in Dutch historian Rutger Bregmen’s book Utopia for Realists [1] .
As we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, an inevitable rise in unemployment will provide the opportune environment to implement this transformative public programme, perhaps rolling it out here in the UK. The UK, rather than being a world leader in fighting this […]
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