Why we’re optimistic about the potential Scottish Basic Income pilots
The potential Basic Income pilots in Scotland have the time and resources that other recent pilots have appeared to lack.
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The preliminary results of the Finnish Basic Income experiment – what you need to know
The preliminary results of the Finnish Basic Income experiment seem to show receiving a Basic Income causes no impact on employment and a positive impact on well-being.
Closing Reflections, BIEN Congress 2018
The Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) held their annual congress at The University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland last month. CBINS Co-founder Annie Miller made the closing speech at the congress, reflecting on the three day event. Here we reproduce the speech in full. Annie Miller, Co-founder CBINS Since I had the privilege of attending the … Read moreClosing Reflections, BIEN Congress 2018
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 across Scotland an “SNP vanity project” and suggests that “the scheme should be dropped now”. At a time when universal credit is shown to be failing, the Conservatives should not be misrepresenting evidence to attack research into an alternative. Dr … Read moreTories’ Attack on Basic Income Pilots is Based on Fear of Results