The mirage of universal basic income
7 June 2023
The idea of a universal basic income does not stand up to close examination and offers nothing for workers. The latest proposals are no different.
Benefits
Benefits
Universal Basic Income - no solution
20 May 2021
A universal basic income sounds nice and fair, but behind the superficial attractiveness is the flawed concept that the future for our society will not involve productive work for all.
Universal credit: Losing out
The Charity Gingerbread has warned that single parents, particularly those who are working, are losing out under Universal Credit.
Credits for capitalists
Should British workers demand the right to working tax credits? The government’s push to reduce them is being greeted with howls of outrage from many.
Them and us
Unemployment benefits account for just 4 per cent of Britain’s welfare budget. But 75 per cent of us thought that they account for 40 per cent or more. Myths have consequences. Playing on such false belief makes it easier to justify cutting the welfare budget.
Union organisation answer to benefits freeze
17 October 2014
Chancellor Osborne told the Tory conference in Birmingham he will freeze working-age benefits re-elected. The consequences might – and should – be a rise in trade union organisation.