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UBS Task Force seeks Project Officer

by Editor on October 11, 2020October 13, 2020
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The Case for Universal Basic Services – book out now

by A_Percy on February 13, 2020February 13, 2020

The Case for Universal Basic Services – Anyone who cares about fighting for a fairer, greener and more democratic world should read this book.

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IGP at UCL release new UBS literature review

by Editor on July 3, 2019July 3, 2019

Latest from IGP on UBS conceptual thinking, political and economic analysis, case studies and evaluations

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Robbing Peter to pay Paul

by Editor on February 8, 2018February 8, 2018

Far more compelling than UBI is ‘UBS’, or the idea of ‘universal basic services’

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IGP Director’s Seminar – UBS – Feb 2018

by Editor on February 1, 2018February 27, 2018

Background context for 21st century welfare reform and unique aspects of basic services.

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Are Universal Public Services the answer to Europe’s widening inequalities?

by Editor on December 4, 2017December 7, 2017

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.

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The UK’s Industrial Strategy needs to be more than repackaged pet projects

by A_Percy on December 1, 2017December 4, 2017

UBS provides an intellectual and political route into debates about securing inclusive citizenship in unequal, open economies like the UK’s

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Forget a basic income—here’s how Universal Basic Services could fund housing and transport for all

by A_Percy on October 13, 2017October 13, 2017

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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An NHS for housing and food? It’s not as far-fetched as it sounds

by A_Percy on October 11, 2017October 11, 2017

The left has spent years focusing primarily on opposition: resistance to spending cuts, punitive welfare changes and the erosion of employment rights. Now, with Labour tantalisingly close to power, we have, at last, a chance to imagine something better.

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