How to get to the basic income in a few easy steps
Andrew Harrop plots a path from here to there.
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What would Brexit mean for my pension?
I believe we are in a position not dissimilar to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: do we jump and…
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Announcing the New Statesman/SPERI prize 2016
For a second time, this prize – a collaboration between the New Statesman and Sheffield University – will recognise the most…
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The end of the White Heat era: the story of the British steel logo
Financiers Greybull Capital have promised to resurrect the name “British Steel” in their takeover of parts of Tata Steel UK.…
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The Dickensian Sports Direct scandal is the result of successive governments desperate for jobs
The wilful blindness of governments striving for good employment figures and regeneration, following industrial decline, has led to companies exploiting…
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To lead on international development, it is vital that Britain does not isolate itself from the EU
The idea that Britain is an island that can insulate itself from the fallout that comes with failing states, armed…
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Leader: The IMF smashes its own consensus
IMF researchers have concluded that the neoliberal consensus has often done more harm than good. For the government, their results…
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Is Switzerland about to introduce a universal basic income?
A referendum on 5 June, triggered by a 100,000-strong petition, will determine whether the country transforms its welfare state with…
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