Living on benefits, I have realised Universal Credit suits our precarious labour market very well. It’s exploitation, stupid! Apart from admin roles, tutoring and personal training, the fair had desks for construction work, retail, catering, even health and social care. Names of brands caught my eye: Westfield, Nando’s and Tesco. It got me wondering. HowContinue reading “How Welfare Supports the ‘Gig Economy’”
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Basic income: Communism for Capitalists
Last week, it was announced that Finland is set to introduce a citizen’s basic income. It’s said to be around €800 a month, which would be provided universally and without any conditions to all Finnish citizens. It will replace all previous benefits. This is just the latest experiment with the idea. Several Dutch cities are aboutContinue reading “Basic income: Communism for Capitalists”
Joshua White 