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At the end of October, the Glasgow city council voted in favor of a proposal to request from the governments of the United Kingdom and of Scotland to fund a pilot scheme for a Universal Basic Income (UBI). The proposal was put forward by the town treasurer, Ricky Bell, with the support of the Greens.
Ricky Bell stated that the creation of a universal basic income would be in parallel with the introduction of the NHS, the public health service of the United Kingdom. He added that a UBI is a modest, unconditional payment given to every citizen on a regular basis.
“I believe that a basic income would be the most effective way to reduce poverty because it is the most direct and transparent way.”
He said that there exists “a huge increase” in poverty among workers and the country should “start to think more creatively about our relationship with work.”