Fiona Ranford, “Care work is a 24 hour a day job, Mr Balls, and should be paid as such.”

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SUMMARY: According to this article, UK government proposal to 25 hours a week free childcare is to be welcomed. But it fails to get to the core of a sexist economy which relies on care work being done for free 24 hours a day. The author, Fiona Ranford, makes the feminist case for a Basic Income. Fiona Ranford is a feminist activist in London.

Fiona Ranford, “Care work is a 24 hour a day job, Mr Balls, and should be paid as such.” Our Kingdom, September 2013.