Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell plans to put a pilot scheme for a Universal Basic Income (UBI) into the next Labour … Continue reading “Universal Basic Income – do the sums add up?”

Following the re-publication of James Bartholomew’s book ‘The Welfare State We’re In’, and the recent political rows over the future … Continue reading “Peter Lilley MP on the future of welfare”

The central plank of the coalition’s welfare reform programme is finally being rolled out. By merging several major benefits and … Continue reading “Coalition welfare reform will make work pay – but still not by enough”

Given an expected unemployment rate of 8.7% for this year, it is a bit surprising that the Budget’s sub-subchapter on … Continue reading “How the Budget 2012 will affect work incentives”

Once again, Britain is about to become the Bangladesh of Europe. At least this is the impression one could gather … Continue reading “Benefit cap: with friends like these, the poor don’t need enemies”

The Institute for Fiscal Studies’ recent analysis of the budget – purporting to show that it isn’t “progressive” as the … Continue reading ““Progressive” and “fair” – the heart of the free market movement”