UBI Lab: Liverpool is exploring the possibility of a #BasicIncome pilot in Liverpool. Part of the @UBILabNetwork. #LetsTryUBI
Liverpool, England
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UBILabLiverpool retweeted
Could a Basic Income support the transition to a sustainable food system? 🤔
Join @UBILabFood and @ubi4farmers this Thursday for a lunchtime learning event with guest speaker @NatalieBen 🎙
Register for free 👉ubilabnetwork.org/events/ubi…
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UBILabLiverpool retweeted
@theRSANorth launch their report: "Impact of Universal Basic Income on mental health" on Friday 7th October, 6pm @NorthumbriaUni with a fantastic lineup of speakers including:
Matthew Johnson
@danielnettle
@natalieben
@MayorJD
@BethWinterMP
@ProfKEPickett
@patrick_hurley
UBILabLiverpool retweeted
📰 | @Patrick_Hurley explores how a Universal Basic Income could transform the north of England.
Tomorrow we're heading to Manchester for the first ever Basic Income North conference.
Find out more in @NowThenMag. 👇
nowthenmagazine.com/articles…
UBILabLiverpool retweeted
It’s official, Pilot launch day!
What a couple of years it has been campaigning on this alongside so many passionate people! I’ve learnt a lot along the way. Proud of what we have achieved so far and excited to soon see results. Thank you to everyone involved along the way🏴
PILOT DAY! 🥳
The @WelshGovernment’s Care Leavers #BasicIncome pilot starts today.
It will guarantee care leavers £1,600 per month for a maximum of 2 years - no strings attached.
Around 500 people will be eligible.
#UBIWales 🏴
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UBILabLiverpool retweeted
On 5 May voters across the UK will pick who they want to represent them.
We need your help to call on candidates to #PledgeForUBI pilots.
We have 4 campaigns:
▫️ London
▫️ UK-wide local
▫️ Liverpool region
▫️ Northern Ireland Assembly
Take action 👉 ubilabnetwork.org/blog/help-…
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UBILabLiverpool retweeted
Seven years ago today, @MerseyFabians held a discussion on UBI. Since then, it's an idea that has entered the mainstream. Along with a four-day working week, Land Value Tax, banning zero hours contracts & regulating the gig economy, these are policies that need taking seriously.
UBILabLiverpool retweeted
.@AndyBurnhamGM talking about the possibility of a UBI pilot in Manchester organised by different local groups at our event a couple of days ago:
'I would ask this lab of ours to devise one and put one to me' 👀.
We are certainly very keen to follow that up!
UBILabLiverpool retweeted
Breaking News: Cash payments for low-income mothers increased brain function in babies, a study found, with potential implications for U.S. safety net policy. nyti.ms/3H07cFN
UBILabLiverpool retweeted
Brilliant 🧵 looking at the positive effects of the Southern Ontario #UniversalBasicIncome pilot and the transformation it made to the lives of those taking part. More #evidence that #UBIWorks!
#LetsTryUBI
I recently read a report on the Southern Ontario #UniversalBasicIncome pilot. labourstudies.mcmaster.ca/do…
Here's a thread with stories from participants.
“I slept like a baby, I was smiling and happy for once. I didn’t look like I was about to cry because I’m broke.”
UBILabLiverpool retweeted
⚖️ The pandemic has highlighted the economic insecurity that millions of people face every day.
📈 We're building a economy that allows everyone to thrive – but we need your support.
👇 If you can, please support our work on Universal Basic Income.
actionnetwork.org/fundraisin…
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UBILabLiverpool retweeted
Great event in Manchester next year with Andy Burnham & @UBIManchester. You can get a ticket here @MorganIsSleepy 👉 xitter.cf/UBIManchester/status/1…
Our big event is fast approaching, so if you're interested in how a UBI can transform our region, please join using the link below.
We'd love to have lots and lots of different questions and views.
And it won't be long till we announce our whole panel!
ubilabnetwork.org/events/ubi…
UBILabLiverpool retweeted
🇧🇧 "The idea is that some of the income produced every year would be given back to all citizens over the age of 18, perhaps in the form of a citizen's dividend"
📰 @MailOnline reports on Barbados's proposed Universal Basic Income for all citizens.
dailymail.co.uk/news/article…
UBILabLiverpool retweeted
🚨BRAND NEW ANALYSIS🚨
Half of UK families are £110 worse off a year since the 2019 #GeneralElection, while richest 5% are £3,300 better off 💰💰💰
The UK isn’t #LevellingUp. It’s being #TornApart.
Full report: bit.ly/3DKa86I
On @BBCNews: bbc.in/3GBJ8s7
UBILabLiverpool retweeted
"Despite all the pressure from international agencies to ‘target’ we hold the line on universality."
Barbados is talking universal basic income and may surprise everyone by being the first country to implement it.
barbadostoday.bb/2021/12/09/…
UBILabLiverpool retweeted
Wow. This is huge.
Barbados is about to pay citizens a #UBI.
Quite the week in the Caribbean.
Barbados:
1. Ditch monarchy (last week)
2. Implement UBI (this week)
barbadostoday.bb/2021/12/09/…
UBILabLiverpool retweeted
Poverty is the single largest determinant of health - meaning poorer people live shorter lives and have poorer health.
This needs to change.
A progressive UBI in Wales could halve poverty and give people a life jacket when they need it most.
bit.ly/3rj1UzW
Today the @BevanFoundation has published our latest “Snapshot of poverty” report. It’s based on a poll undertaken by YouGov on our behalf and is the third we’ve undertaken over the past twelve months. It is clear that the situation in Wales is deteriorating 🧵
UBILabLiverpool retweeted
Our big event is fast approaching, so if you're interested in how a UBI can transform our region, please join using the link below.
We'd love to have lots and lots of different questions and views.
And it won't be long till we announce our whole panel!
ubilabnetwork.org/events/ubi… – at Manchester, England
UBILabLiverpool retweeted
"We need to bring people on board with the idea, and calling for hundreds of pounds to be paid before the policy has even got off the ground is not going to fly with the Welsh public."
@JRWill26 of @UBILabWales on how to approach UBI in Wales.
thenational.wales/news/19761…