November 2025 Newsletter

News and Updates – Jack Scott In this month’s newsletter, we begin with a re-affirmation of the critical need for the introduction of Basic Income. Craig Dalzell, long term supporter of Basic Income and friend of BINS, discusses where Scotland might find inspiration for a better social security system. In this column, Dalzell cites a … Read more

Graeme McCormick: Heritable Property and Basic Income

This blog was submitted by Graeme McCormick to the BINS team. To submit a blog of your own or get in touch with the team, please email team@cbin.scot. Is it possible that within a few months every adult and child resident in Scotland will received £240 a week as basic income either under the existing … Read more

The Case for a Minimum Income Guarantee: A Pathway to Stability and Opportunity

This blog update was written by CBIN board member Colette Walker. On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, I attended a Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) event in Glasgow, organised by Poverty Alliance. The session featured speakers involved in developing the MIG report, a carers’ representative, and individuals with lived experience, followed by a brief Q&A and table … Read more

August 2025 Newsletter

We are restarting a regular newsletter for Basic Income Network Scotland. Subscribe to our mailing list here. Two New Blogs: Minimum Income Guarantee – An Essential Step… We’ve just published a new blog post from our chair Mike Danson exploring the proposed Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) pilot and its potential as a stepping stone towards … Read more

July 2025 Newsletter

Subscribe to our mailing list here. Not much time has passed since the last update from us – yet we have seen several developments with great significance to the Basic Income movement, both in Scotland and beyond. Bear with us! This is a long one. News & Updates – Jack Once again, the conditions which … Read more

June 2025 Newsletter

We are restarting a regular newsletter for Basic Income Network Scotland. Subscribe to our mailing list here. In these, we will include updates and news on Basic Income, blogs from our network, any upcoming events, and campaign updates from around Scotland and further afield. News & Updates – Jack Following a relatively long period of … Read more

Basic Income: A Short Guide by Annie Miller

BINS trustee Annie Miller discusses her new book and hopes it can provide the academic foundation for a new wave of Basic Income advocacy. In August 2023, my Basic Income: A Short Guide, became available to the public. This slim volume is an extensively revised edition of my Essentials of Basic Income (2020), with two … Read more

We’re hosting an event in Edinburgh next week!

  On November 29th at the Wee Red Bar in Edinburgh, Basic Income Network Scotland and Basic Income Conversation will host  ‘A Basic Income for Scotland‘.  We’re really excited to be hosting our first live event since 2019, where we will have an evening of speakers, dynamic discussion and live music, all brought together by … Read more

Are you thinking about attending the BIEN Congress?

You might have heard that Basic Income Network Scotland, along with partners at the University of Strathclyde, are a host organisation for the Basic Income Earth Network Congress, taking place in August this year. (If you haven’t, where have you been?!) To help you make your mind up about filling in that registration form, we … Read more

Volunteer at the BIEN Congress 2021

Join the volunteer team that will have a pivotal role in organising the Basic Income Earth Network World Congress in Glasgow. Return your completed registration of interest form to Luke by the deadline Friday 16th July via email luke.brotherdale.smith@cbin.scot We’re looking for volunteers to support and shape the delivery of this year’s Basic Income Earth Network World … Read more