Towards a just UK?

3 May 2018 | by Scottish Parliamentary Engagement Working Group

The Scottish Parliamentary Engagement Working Group asks: is Universal Basic Income the way forward?

‘What are the changes which are needed to the systemic injustice and inequality that we see in society?…' | Photo: Sharon Drummond / flickr CC.

A Universal Basic Income (UBI) is an unconditional, automatic and non-withdrawable income for every individual as a right of citizenship. It has recently aroused interest in the Scottish government, who are about to fund trials in four local authority areas. Some Quakers in Scotland believe it is a radical idea whose time has come – but others remain to be convinced.

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