The Case for Universal Basic Services – book out now
The Case for Universal Basic Services – Anyone who cares about fighting for a fairer, greener and more democratic world should read this book.
Research
IGP at UCL release new UBS literature review
Latest from IGP on UBS conceptual thinking, political and economic analysis, case studies and evaluations
Robbing Peter to pay Paul
Far more compelling than UBI is ‘UBS’, or the idea of ‘universal basic services’
IGP Director’s Seminar – UBS – Feb 2018
Background context for 21st century welfare reform and unique aspects of 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
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
An NHS for housing and food? It’s not as far-fetched as it sounds
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.
Our Welfare System Needs A Radical Overhaul. It’s Time For Universal Basic Services
People in more equal societies are more willing to help each other, trust each other, and to take part in community life.
