January 2026 Newsletter

Happy New Year from all Basic Income Network Scotland! We hope that 2026 brings us love, laughter, and a periodic, unconditional cash payment delivered to us all on an individual basis without means-test or work requirement. 2026 will also see Scotland go to the polls for a Holyrood election in May – presenting a significant … Read more

The Road to Basic Income: seizing the radical potential of Minimum Income Guarantee and Basic Income for the Arts

Image of road through Glencoe with the text "The Road to Basic Income: seizing the radical potential of Minimum Income Guarantee and and Basic Income for the Arts" and BINS logo

BINS Trustee Jack Scott discusses how Minimum Income Guarantee in Scotland and Basic Income for the Arts in Ireland might bring us ever closer to a full Basic Income. The Basic Income movement hosts a wide array of attitudes towards the transformative policy proposal which continues to gain traction. What might a Basic Income policy … Read more