UNITED KINGDOM: E-petition for BIG

by | Nov 24, 2014 | News

[Toru Yamamori]

Pete Higgins has opened an e-petition on “Replace the Benefit System with a Universal Basic Income for all” in HM Government. If it would collect more than 100,000 signatures until its closing date March 30, 2015, this petition could be discussed in the House of Commons. There are 233 signatures at this stage.

To read the original site for the petition, see:

https://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/71633

SPAIN: Poll shows Party that endorses BIG most popular

by | Nov 23, 2014 | News

[Toru Yamamori]

Recent poll shows Podemos (We Can) is most supported party in Spain. Podemos was a newly emerged political party in January 2014 out of Indignados, the anti-austerity movement similar to the Occupy Wall Street. The party endorses BIG and got five seats in European Parliament Election in May 2014. According to the poll released November 1st by the Spanish newspaper El Pais, The party got 27.7%, ahead to the opposition Socialist Party 26.2% and to the ruling party Popular Party 20.7%.

Podemos -from the Volunteer via Newshub

Podemos -from the Volunteer via Newshub

For more information, see:

Mike Pope, “Podemos is the most popular political party in spain” The News Hub Beta, November 2, 2014.

Julian Toyer, “Poll lead for newcomer shakes up Spain’s political system” Reuters, November 2, 2014.

To read more on Podemos and BIG, see:

Karl Widerquist, “SPAIN: New political party that endorses big takes five seats in european parliament” Basic Income News, June 1, 2014.