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We’re hosting an event in Edinburgh next week!
On November 29th at the Wee Red Bar in Edinburgh, Basic Income Network Scotland…
Are you thinking about attending the BIEN Congress?
You might have heard that Basic Income Network Scotland, along with partners at the University…
Volunteer at the BIEN Congress 2021
Scotland-based project to examine Basic Income’s potential to improve mental health
Why is a Basic Income paid on an individual basis?
We have changed our name to Basic Income Network Scotland – here’s why
Why is a Basic Income unconditional?
Why does Basic Income have no behavioural requirements?
Why are Basic Income payments uniform?
Why is a Basic Income paid periodically?
Why is a Basic Income universal?
Why is a Basic Income paid in cash?
‘Still work to be done’: Overcoming the obstacles to Scotland’s basic income pilot
Food Ethics Council joins call for a Basic Income
The Food Ethics Council is the latest group to advocate a Basic Income, with their…
Our Statement: Now is the Time for a Scottish Basic Income
A huge week for Basic Income
Stay Alert? What do the UK government’s changes actually mean?
Unskilled workers to Key workers. The foundations of a brave new world?
We’re out of money and forgotten The voice of the self-employed
S.O.S: Save Our Self-Employed
A letter from Citizen’s Basic Income Network Scotland: Basic Income Now
We need an emergency Basic Income now
Coronavirus, the budget and Basic Income?
It’s a big year for Basic Income.
What gets CBINS volunteers out of bed in the morning? – Meet some of the team!
Two More Basic Income Events in November
Scott Santens – ‘Mr. Basic Income’
Basic Income and the blurring of art and life – A Q&A with Toby Lloyd
Re-Imagining Resilience
Basic Income and Poverty
Profile: Challenging Inverclyde Poverty
Basic Income and mental health: the importance of lived experience
The RSA’s report “A Basic Income for Scotland” – What you need to know
The rise of Neo-Fascism and the Far Right: Standing’s Eight Giants
Ecological Crisis: Standing’s Eight Giants
The Advancing Robots: Standing’s Eight Giants
Precarity: Standing’s Eight Giants
Stress: Standing’s Eight Giants
How could a Basic Income support a Circular Economy?
Debt: Standing’s Eight Giants
Insecurity: Standing’s Eight Giants
Inequality: Standing’s Eight Giants
Standing’s Eight Giants: Introduction
As an artist, a Basic Income would transform my life
Exploring Basic Income in Scotland Project Launch
Why we’re optimistic about the potential Scottish Basic Income pilots
The preliminary results of the Finnish Basic Income experiment – what you need to know
Basic Income fulfils our need for creativity, community and connectedness
Basic Income: Real Lives
Ontario Basic Income Pilot: A participant’s perspective
Why universal basic income costs far less than you think
Closing Reflections, BIEN Congress 2018
The Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) held their annual congress at The University of Tampere,…
Exploring Basic Income in Scotland
From September - November 2018 we are hosting a series of workshops to unite practitioners,…
Feasibility Study: Is there institutional support for a basic income pilot?
This is the final instalment in our feasibility study series. So far we have looked…
Feasibility Study: Will the public support a basic income pilot?
Previously we looked at what a feasibility study is, and what it is trying to…
Feasibility Study: Can basic income gain the necessary political support for a pilot?
Feasibility Study: What is the Government doing right now around basic income?
Tories’ Attack on Basic Income Pilots is Based on Fear of Results
The Scottish Conservatives' Social Security Spokeswoman, Michelle Ballantyne has recently called the basic income pilots…
The Changing World Of Work
The way we work is changing. From flexible working to the gig economy, many people…
New Basic Income Event Series in Edinburgh
If a basic income is to become a reality for Scotland we need everyone to…
Basic Income Pilots – What are they and what do you need to know?
If a basic income pilot is implemented in Scotland the public will need to be…
Volunteer Social Media Coordinator
Citizen’s Basic Income Network Scotland is a charity campaigning for a basic income in Scotland.…
Volunteer Event Coordinator
Citizen’s Basic Income Network Scotland is a charity campaigning for a basic income in Scotland.…
Bairns Come First
In this guest blog, Rhona from Fife Gingerbread looks at how a basic income could…
Inside the DWP – Debt and UCD372
Creating Better Working Days
Health, Poverty and Basic Income
I work in a busy, urban hospital in Canada. People come to our Emergency Department…
Should we welcome Silicon Valley’s support for basic income?
An excellent recent article in Wired, The Paradox of Universal Basic Income, made several interesting…
Ronnie Cowan MSP welcomes Reform Scotland report on Citizen’s Basic Income
On December 5th Ronnie Cowan issued the following press release: SNP MP WELCOMES SUPPORT FOR…
Is Automation a Man’s Argument for CBI?
The bulk of contemporary political and economic arguments in support of a universal citizen’s basic…
Alternative Economics and UBI from Upstream
Upstream is a podcast about alternative economics and the role it could play in systemic…
Stubborn over Modern
I’m 32. Born 1984. Margaret Thatcher was my Prime Minister (Scotland had no parliament). I…
Basic Income changed my life
By Anne van Dalen, first woman to receive a BI in the Netherlands @vanDalenAnne How…
Taxing Questions
Let's look at how the UK can pay for UBI in the future. Any stats quoted…
A New Social Contract
In the previous blog post, I highlighted how rapidly our world of work is being…
The AI Curve and Why Universal Basic Income is The Only Solution
You’ve probably heard of a `tick’ or hockey stick curve. It’s a device statistics experts…
Individualism has had its day
A Citizen's Basic Income (BI) is an idea I've believed in for many years, without…
Flashback to Kelty: Maddy’s opening address at our Pilot event
The following is the opening address from Maddy Halliday at our event in Kelty about…
A progressive way forward
With the current social security budget being deemed to be unacceptably high by most political…
There are no ‘magic bullets’
'Magic bullets' don't come around very often. Frankly, they don't really exist. So why do…
The flaws in the inflation argument against a basic income
One of the most common objections to a basic income is that it would increase…
Individual Freedom and Basic Income
A basic tenet of Conservatism is that the individual ought to be able to get…
Universal Basic Income would de-commodify our lives
For me the most important thing about a universal basic income is that it begins…
Near unanimous support for Citizen’s Income at Scottish Independence Convention
It was noticeable that there was near unanimous support for the idea of a citizen’s…
A Citizen’s Basic Income would directly address gender inequality
From time to time, reports from the financial sector highlight the fact that women are…
Today’s welfare system is not one we would design today
If you had a blank sheet of paper and were asked to design a welfare…
Livorno’s Basic Income Trial
Local ‘citizen’s basic income’ (CBI) schemes are being launched across the globe, so it is…