by Josh Martin | Jul 31, 2015 | News
Leadbeater begins by acknowledging the difficult position the UK Labour party is in, as the Conservative government released a budget that managed to blend austerity with a Living Wage, showing their willingness to search across the political spectrum for policies. Leadbeater argues that Labour must also adopt policies that may seem heterodox but can mobilize the public. Among his fourteen suggestions was for Labour to support a universal basic income.
Charles Leadbeater, “Imaginative ideas that could help save the Labour party”, The Guardian, 11 July 2015.
by Josh Martin | Jul 30, 2015 | News
This article discusses the upcoming basic income experiment in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and compares it to the Canadian ‘Mincome’ project in Dauphin, Manitoba in the 1970s. Many questions still persist about basic income, and hopefully Utrecht will address some of them.
Maria Sanchez Diez, “A Dutch city is giving money away to test the ‘basic income’ theory”, Quartz, 30 June 2015.
by Josh Martin | Jul 29, 2015 | News
Forrest’s article focuses on the future of technology and automation that many academics are claiming can replace massive swaths of careers. This automation can be countered in a way through a universal basic income, however.
Adam Forrest, “What Happens When Humans are Obsolete?”, Big Issue, 7 July 2015.
by Josh Martin | Jul 28, 2015 | News
Weller discusses the upcoming Utrecht basic income experiment, arguing that basic income may have an impact that will not be translatable to the U.S. since Utrecht has such a small population and a higher proportion of part-time workers.
Chris Weller, “A Dutch city is giving residents free money, no strings attached — here’s why it could work”, Business Insider, 30 June 2015.
by Josh Martin | Jul 27, 2015 | News
Geoghegan’s article serves as a very thorough introduction to basic income. He begins by discussing the recent commitment to a basic income pilot project in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and he then continues within the Scottish context by interviewing two major academics on the subject, Danny Dorling and Malcolm Torry.
Peter Geoghegan, “Is a citizen’s income for everyone an idea whose time has come?”, The National, 13 July 2015.
