Wednesday, 28th September
"The policy is progressive on the basic
metric that the poorest are having their tax burden reduced and the richest
having it increased" Ben Wray
We aim to make this event as participatory and
inclusive as we can and hope to have as many of you as possible come along to
participate in the discussion.
We are holding this meeting on the 30th
anniversary of the concept of a universal income being raised and are delighted
that Ben Wray, a journalist on Commonspace, will introduce our discussion
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Ben Wray, Head of policy and Research a
Commonspace introduced our discussion.
Following his introduction, we broke into groups
for discussion. What do we think? How can we win support for it?
Report back from the groups:
*Is it better to introduce UBI at a low level or
at a "living wage" level?
*Likelihood of resistance from corporations, ruling
class, rich.
*Alternatively or additionally, rent controls,
land tax. - free basic services e.g. transport. UBI needs to be part
of a wider campaign.
*How do we convince people this is possible?
*Should we convince people we should not have to
work?
*UBI as an issue could help open up a wider
range of possible changes.
*Could lead to fundamental changes in how things
work.
* What impact would UBI have on Labour power?
*Examples of trials?
*Unpaid work - recognition/facilitation
Report by
Pat Smith
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