AUTHOR’S SUMMARY: Following the controversial broadcast of Channel 4’s Benefit Street, HACT’s Chief Executive Matt Leach wonders if the UK housing sector could help drive the discussion on alternative solutions for the welfare state.
Matt Leach, “Time for housing to back a basic income?” HACT: Ideas and Innovation in Housing. 15/01/2014.
This essay discusses the Speenhamland system of poor relief, begun in England in 1795 as an experiment in Basic Income.
Frances Coppola, “An Experiment with Basic Income,” Piera, Jan 12th 2014.
From Pieria
Revolution News, “Basic Income changes our attitudes towards work, society and life in general,” Revolution News, January 10, 2014.
Revolution News
In this interview, Barbara Jacobson discusses basic income in general as well as the Swiss and European initiatives.
The Keiser Report, “A Fitzrovia charity worker appeared on a financial news television programme this week to talk about a guaranteed citizen’s income.” RT Network. Reposted with text by Fitzrovia News, January 1, 2014.
Barb Jacobson talking with Max Keiser. -via Fitzrovia News
Matt Bruenig, “A Spectre Is Haunting Alaska—the Spectre of Communism,” Policy Shop: Demos, January 5, 2014.
