Member of Parliament (MP) Yasmin Qureshi (Labour Party) is hosting a discussion of basic income in the British House of Commons on Monday, May 23rd.
Featured speakers include Caroline Lucas, the Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion, and Barb Jacobson, coordinator of Basic Income UK and member of UBI Europe.
Last winter, Caroline introduced an Early Day Motion on basic income in the House of Commons, saying that the policy “has the potential to offer genuine social security to all while boosting entrepreneurialism.”
She adds, “Anyone who’s serious about building an economy which provides dignity for all – and frees up our time as well as our minds – should, at the very least, be backing serious research into the possibilities offered by a basic income.”
The meeting at the House of Commons is being held in collaboration with the New Europeans — a civil rights organization that champions freedom of movement, non-discrimination, and solidarity — as part of a series of events on basic income in Europe.
The event is open to the public, and more information can be found at the Facebook event page.
