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
This is the full text of the talk given at the National Convention for Scotland’s Future on 14 June 2025. After looking at the causes of material poverty, the options open to us for an income maintenance system are reviewed, and we end by asking ourselves ‘What sort of society do we want to create … Read more
As the UK government demands its people stay alert and Rishi Sunak extends the furlough scheme, what exactly do these policy shifts mean? Luke analyses the flaws within the furlough scheme and how for many it provides increasingly little support. He asserts it is ultimately the poorest workers who are receiving a more than subtle … Read more
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 more