Why universal basic income is worth a serious look
UBI “could be an idea worth pursuing”, writes Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland
By NICOLA STURGEON
TOO many people in Scotland are being failed by the UK government’s social-security and employment-support systems and we have seen rising poverty levels in recent years.
In addition—at least for some—finding employment is sadly no longer the protection against poverty it once was. In-work poverty is now at an all-time high and the majority of adults and children in relative poverty live in households where someone is in paid work.
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