Universal basic services could work better than basic income to combat ‘rise of the robots’
UBS are something more akin to Dmytri Kleiner’s concept of Basic Outcome, where essential services (and rights) are provided outside of the market sphere
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German cities to trial free public transport to cut pollution
“Car nation” Germany has surprised neighbours with a radical proposal to reduce road traffic by making public transport free, as Berlin scrambles to meet EU air pollution targets and avoid big fines.
Europe’s Poverty Time Bomb
8% of the population, struggle to afford basic goods and services, those who live in poverty suffer from complete social exclusion
Robbing Peter to pay Paul
Far more compelling than UBI is ‘UBS’, or the idea of ‘universal basic services’
Are Universal Public Services the answer to Europe’s widening inequalities?
The most powerful aspects of the argument are probably not the cost calculations for particular services (which are in any case quite speculative) but the implied political potential of supporting and expanding the social wage.
The UK’s Industrial Strategy needs to be more than repackaged pet projects
UBS provides an intellectual and political route into debates about securing inclusive citizenship in unequal, open economies like the UK’s
The New Sewer Socialists Are Building an Equitable Internet
The Fix Live – Universal Basic Services
Forget a basic income—here’s how Universal Basic Services could fund housing and transport for all
A state service provision could help our society cope with a changing job market. And best of all: it could be fiscally neutral
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