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Universal Basic Income - a progressive or reactionary proposal?

Event  |  posted 19 September 2016

Universal Basic Income - a progressive or reactionary proposal?

A discussion hosted by Socialist Resistance
introduced by Susan Pashkoff

TUESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER, 7:30pm
KCBNA Community Centre
62 Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AB
Kings Cross and Russell Square stations


One of the hottest discussions we are seeing is the one surrounding the universal basic income (UBI) or citizens’ income (CI). in Britain it has been advocated by the trade union Unite, the Green Party and disabled right activists. Now the left of the Labour Party is also discussing it. Is this idea, purporting to address poverty and inequality, a progressive or reactionary proposal? ... Read more here.