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Advocates of a universal wage are increasingly citing evidence as well as appealing to ideals. Could their dream become reality?
A levy on machines, some say, could thwart job-creating technologies
The problem with robots is rent, not the loss of jobs
Ex-premier seeks to regain ground on leftwing rival in race to run for presidency
Leftwinger’s battle with rival Valls will shape the direction of the party
We can take lessons from London’s ferrymen, made obsolete by bridges and transport
Gainsaying the naysayers on universal basic income
What today’s billionaires might find when they are woken from their cryogenic sleep
A union man looks at technological change and the future of work
Cost is not an argument against universal basic income
Growing international lobby argues such schemes are needed to overhaul inefficient welfare systems
Handing out cash rather than looking after the needy seems an unlikely sell, writes Alan Beattie
Proponents prefer to keep the argument at the level of principle rather than grubby practicalities
Amid anxiety over technological disruption, is a guaranteed payment from the state the future of welfare?
Universal basic income continues to attract attention
‘Though the idea of a basic income is far from mainstream, it has had astonishingly broad support’
A centuries-old vision holds lessons for UK policy contradictions
From Elina Lepomäki MP, Helsinki, Finland
Developed countries have to reform their welfare states to adapt to technological upheavals
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