Tag: ubi
2 Big Challenges to Universal Basic Income, and How to Answer Them
Calls for a universal basic income (UBI) are only growing, and the idea is becoming increasingly prominent in the media. How should those who are pro-UBI tackle two of the biggest objections?
A 10-Point Programme for 21st Century Socialism
Much of Corbyn’s ten-point plan reads like it dates from 30 or 40 years ago. Can a programme for radical government which makes almost no mention of the massive cultural and technological changes of the past 30 years really be credible?
Wire is 1! Your Top 10 #NovaraWire Articles from the Past Year.
Novara Wire is one year old! To celebrate our anniversary, let's take a look at your top ten articles from the last year.
7 Thoughts on Basic Income and Utopia
There's a lot of talk about basic income, but would such a policy live up to the hype?
The Refusal of Work: 5 Cultural Artefacts
In an earlier Novara FM show, the refusal of work was discussed as a desire of the class which we can see articulated through certain cultural artefacts. These five videos demonstrate how these desires are reflected through MTV, disco dancing and densely-populated horse stables.
Bang On The Money: Four More Reasons to Support the Universal Basic Income
Andrew Dolan recently wrote a list of seven reasons to support a universal basic income. It has been well received and I agree with nearly all of it. Below are four more reasons to support the UBI. 1. We all have a right to the shared bounty of the land. Wealth is made from a […]
Do They Owe Us a Living? 7 Reasons the Universal Basic Income is Worth Fighting For.
The Universal Basic Income (UBI) – sometimes called the Unconditional Basic Income, Citizens’ Income or Social Wage – has in recent times become a focus of economic discussion across the political spectrum. While column inches in the Financial Times and The Economist have been racking up, academics such as Stuart White have been articulating how […]