Universal Basic Income @ Radio 4's Thinking Allowed

We need to be much more innovative when it comes to the economy - with all sorts of experiments going on in the unlikeliest of places:
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Here in the UK we could also do much more:
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Futures Forum: New Economics Foundation >>> taking back control of the economy
Futures Forum: Land Value Uplift Tax >>> "Public investment on or near a piece of land significantly increases its value wherever you are."
Futures Forum: We cannot rely on rising property prices to keep the UK economy going
Futures Forum: Henry George and the land-value tax

One big idea is to provide a universal income:
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Futures Forum: Universal Basic Income in Finland

This week, Laurie Taylor looked at the latest developments: 

Universal Basic Income

Thinking Allowed

2 May 2018

Universal Basic Income: Laurie Taylor asks if it's the answer to an increasingly precarious job landscape. 

Could it bring greater financial freedom for women, tackle the issue of unpaid but essential work, cut poverty and promote greater choice? 

Or is it a dead-end utopian ideal that distracts from more practical and cost-effective solutions? 

He's joined by Stewart Lansley, Visiting Fellow at the School of Policy Studies, University of Bristol and editor of a new book which shares research and insights from a variety of nations including India and Finland; John Rentoul, Visiting Professor at King's College, London and Ursula Huws, Professor of Labour and Globalisation at the University of Hertfordshire Business School

RELATED LINKS
Professor Ursula Huws at the University of Hertfordshire
Stewart Lansley at the University of Bristol and City University
John Rentoul - Chief Political Commentator for the Independent and Visiting Professor at King's College, London

READING LIST
Amy Downes and Stewart Lansley, It's Basic Income: The Global Debate (Policy Press, 2018)

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