53. Universal basic income: could it work? With Anthony Painter

Should the government ensure that everyone in the country receives a basic, non-taxed income regardless of the work they do? How would it work? Would it alleviate poverty? And could it destroy the working class?

Conor Pope, Richard Angell and Henna Shah discuss the topic with UBI proponent Anthony Painter, director of the Action and Research Centre at the RSA.

Further reading:

*A radical new state – Anthony Painter’s essay on what comes next for Labour’s outdated centre-left

*Incoming universally? Anthony Painter and Fiona Twycross debate UBI

*Christabel Cooper on the case for UBI

*Theo Stone on why UBI could do more harm than good

*The centre-left should not dismiss UBI, argues Mark Walker

Further listening:

*Live special: Alison McGovern and Wes Streeting debate how we should respond to automation

*Productivity: nothing to fear? Peter Kellner on why we should count and tax it better

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