UBS – sustainable social safety for the 21st century
there is an urgent need to reassert the role of the state in guaranteeing a universal safety net and to re-establish collectivism and solidarity as the principles that bind our society together and guarantee a good life for all
Universal free social/aged care would only cost 0.1% GDP more than current government proposal.
UK Labour Party announces that they will bring in free bus travel for everyone under 25
It turns out the solution to homelessness is painfully simple and blindingly obvious: give homes to homeless people.
Working group will report back before Conference this autumn with a set of interim proposals for the next Labour government to transform the provision of essential services, to create a society that is radically more free, more equal, and more democratic.
8% of the population, struggle to afford basic goods and services, those who live in poverty suffer from complete social exclusion
Rather than subverting the logic of the welfare state, the plan for UBS upgrades the it to cover new areas
It makes an important contribution to the debate around Universal Basic Income, and will help inform Labour’s thinking on how we can build an economy that truly works for the many not the few.
