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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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There IS such a thing as a free lunch! Labour hails £42billion-a-year plan to hand out free housing, food, bus passes, phones and broadband

by A_Percy on October 11, 2017October 11, 2017

Report written by a team of academics proposes ‘Universal Basic Services’
Some £42billion a year would be spent handing out food, housing and phones
Shadow chancellor hails the ‘bold’ plans and says they will inform his policy

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UK needs radical expansion of free services, says report

by A_Percy on October 11, 2017October 11, 2017

Academics suggest the government provide free housing, food, transport and internet to help deal with the rise of robots taking jobs

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MONEY FOR NOTHING The state should provide free housing, food, transport and internet access to cushion blow of thousands of jobs being lost to technology, report says

by A_Percy on October 11, 2017October 11, 2017

THE STATE should provide free housing, food, transport and internet access to help cushion the blow of thousands of jobs being lost to advancement in technology, a report has suggested.

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Universal basic services could work better than basic income to combat ‘rise of the robots’, say experts

by A_Percy on October 11, 2017October 11, 2017

The state should make shelter, food, travel and IT services available to all, free at the point of use, rather than focusing on redistributing money, a team at UCL says

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UK state should pay for housing, food, transport and internet, says report

by A_Percy on October 11, 2017October 11, 2017

‘Universal basic services’ costing about £42bn could be funded through higher taxes, say Jonathan Portes and academics

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Our Welfare System Needs A Radical Overhaul. It’s Time For Universal Basic Services

by A_Percy on October 11, 2017October 11, 2017

People in more equal societies are more willing to help each other, trust each other, and to take part in community life.

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Institute for Global Prosperity publish first report on Universal Basic Services

by A_Percy on October 11, 2017October 13, 2017

At a time of austerity, it is sometimes difficult to remember that the UK is one of the richest countries on the planet. Rising homelessness and the use of foodbanks are just a couple of indicators that a portion of our society is being left behind.

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John McDonnell response to the Institute for Global Prosperity’s report on Universal Basic Services

by A_Percy on October 11, 2017September 2, 2018

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.

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