Could a Basic Income support the transition to a sustainable food system? 🤔
Join @UBILabFood and @ubi4farmers this Thursday for a lunchtime learning event with guest speaker @NatalieBen 🎙
Register for free 👉https://t.co/skC7UzYhG6
💷 Canada has shown that unconditional cash appears to reduce homelessness.
🏡 People spend the money on housing, clothing, food and transport - not drugs and alcohol.
@AndyBurnhamGM#GreaterManchester needs its own UBI pilot on #homelessness.
Article https://t.co/LrRoeHcQJ4
📰 | @Patrick_Hurley explores how a Universal Basic Income could transform the north of England.
Tomorrow we're heading to Manchester for the first ever Basic Income North conference.
Find out more in @NowThenMag. 👇
https://t.co/EssMr3FJP5
It’s official, Pilot launch day!
What a couple of years it has been campaigning on this alongside so many passionate people! I’ve learnt a lot along the way. Proud of what we have achieved so far and excited to soon see results. Thank you to everyone involved along the way🏴
On 5 May voters across the UK will pick who they want to represent them.
We need your help to call on candidates to #PledgeForUBI pilots.
We have 4 campaigns:
▫️ London
▫️ UK-wide local
▫️ Liverpool region
▫️ Northern Ireland Assembly
Take action 👉 https://t.co/4kf1WQYRsy
Seven years ago today, @MerseyFabians held a discussion on UBI. Since then, it's an idea that has entered the mainstream. Along with a four-day working week, Land Value Tax, banning zero hours contracts & regulating the gig economy, these are policies that need taking seriously.
.@AndyBurnhamGM talking about the possibility of a UBI pilot in Manchester organised by different local groups at our event a couple of days ago:
'I would ask this lab of ours to devise one and put one to me' 👀.
We are certainly very keen to follow that up!
Breaking News: Cash payments for low-income mothers increased brain function in babies, a study found, with potential implications for U.S. safety net policy. https://t.co/CPi24odr48
Brilliant 🧵 looking at the positive effects of the Southern Ontario #UniversalBasicIncome pilot and the transformation it made to the lives of those taking part. More #evidence that #UBIWorks!
How do we pay for a #BasicIncome?
Read this Conversation with @Geoff_Crocker that lays out the arguments for using debt-free sovereign money.
What do you think?
https://t.co/osRHiiVZZs
⚖️ The pandemic has highlighted the economic insecurity that millions of people face every day.
📈 We're building a economy that allows everyone to thrive – but we need your support.
👇 If you can, please support our work on Universal Basic Income.
https://t.co/2U7CLXw4x0