"Of the money borrowed since the pandemic, 92% is owed to the Bank of England... If you’re borrowing from yourself, as you are with government finances, you have a much more patient creditor, who's not going to be banging on your door too soon." Essential from BBC News (UK) 👏

A new Pew Research Center study found the global middle class was 54 million less in 2020 than the number projected prior to the onset of the pandemic. Meanwhile, the number of poor is estimated to have been 131 million higher. #BasicIncomeNow pewresearch.org/global/2021/03…

Basic income is pro innovation. Hats off Sian Berry 👏

🚨 Our next meeting is on Wednesday 24th March 5-6pm UTC. ⏲️ Want to get involved in UBILabYouth? Now is a brilliant time! 🪧 UBILabYouth is for those 16-30 wanting to make a UBI happen. 📨 Drop us a DM to join our group.

The welfare system is damaging the health of the poor and needs to be overhauled in the wake of the Covid pandemic, Britain’s leading expert on health inequalities has warned. #BasicIncomeNow theguardian.com/politics/2021/…

Remember when Keynes said we'd be working 15 hours a week by now? Young people need to skill up in their early years, not be burned out ft.com/content/f03799…

Gyeonggi Province is set to launch a publicly funded trial of basic income for rural residents, with a view to providing evidence for local and national expansion. It is understood to be the first universal basic income in South Korea cities-today.com/korean-local-g…

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Basic income NOW.

🥳 Our friends at the #BasicIncomeConversation have launched their new toolkit! 🛠️ It's designed to help you start structured discussions about UBI with those new to the idea. 🗣️ What impact will Universal Basic Income have on your life and your work? basicincomeconversation.org/page/toolkit

Good things happen when you give people the money they need to live bbc.com/reel/video/p09…

Giving everyone a guaranteed income could be the solution to many economic woes, but one factor that hasn’t been mentioned much in discussions of UBI is how it might improve our mental health via The Conversation #BasicIncomeNow theconversation.com/universal-basi…

Amazon pay zero in tax and will happily pay double reuters.com/article/us-usa…

🌻 This Monday, UBI Lab's Tchiyiwe Chihana (Tchiyiwe T Chihana) will join Michael Tubbs for a #BasicIncomeConversation. 🇺🇸 Tubbs was the mayor of Stockton when the city launched one of the most ambitious UBI pilots the US has ever seen. ⬇️ Sign up for free. actionnetwork.org/forms/basic-in…

Universal Basic Income is infrastructure.

We’ve changed the time of next week’s #BasicIncomeConversation with Michael Tubbs! It’s now 7-8pm (🇬🇧time) If you’re interested in #BasicIncome and #UBI - you’re not going to want to miss this (not even for a pub pint outside)! Sign up below 👇 actionnetwork.org/forms/basic-in…

First Minister Mark Drakeford has made clear he intends to pilot a Universal Basic Income system in Wales via WalesOnline 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-new…

What does basic income have to do with mental health? A lot, it turns out. UBI has the potential to be a crucial and proactive policy choice to curb the mental health crisis. Learn more during this #NABIG2021 session, register today: nabigcongress.com

Over 90% of private sector workers will not be able to afford a comfortable retirement, according to Pensions Policy Institute #BasicIncomeNow

Japan’s new prime minister, Fumio Kishida, called for more aggressive distribution of wealth to those with lower and middle incomes, including possible new cash handouts for people suffering during the pandemic via Basic Income Today basicincometoday.com/fumio-kishida-…