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Basic Income Experiments: What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why Politics Still Matters

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Illustration of a gold coin marked "U" raining down from a cloud onto a group of people, with money flowing through a network to smartphones and a data server, representing the distribution of universal basic income.

This blog post is based on an article published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy by Enrico Nichelatti, Heikki Hiilamo, and Olavi Kangas. Universal Basic Income (UBI) has become one of the most debated social policy ideas of our time. Proponents argue it can reduce poverty, strengthen economic security, and help workers… Continue reading Basic Income Experiments: What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why Politics Still Matters

Why Labour have every reason to loosen the purse strings

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London Underground platform edge with the words ‘Mind the gap’ painted beside a yellow safety line as a train passes.

This blog post is based on an article published in the Journal of Social Policy by Elliott Johnson et al. The blog post is written by Elliott Johnson, Howard Reed, Anna Thew, and Matthew Johnson. Tax Reform and Economic Renewal: The Case for Basic Income Rachel Reeves describes the UK economy as being in its… Continue reading Why Labour have every reason to loosen the purse strings