http://anotherangryvoice.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/universal-basic-income-sanctions.html :: Here’s an article from Another Angry Voice in which he compares means-tested benefits with universal basic income. The comments are interesting in that they concentrate on the problems of funding UBI rather than attacking the concept of it. Are we getting to the point where the argument for UBI hs been won in…
Devo Mac: An Invitation From Lord Smith Of Kelvin
In the recent referendum on Scottish independence 63% of those eligible to vote declined the opportunity to make Scotland an independent nation (c.2 million voted against and another 0.8 million didn’t bother to turn out). On the face of it this might look like an overwhelming majority of Scots are in favour of continuing with…
Vanity (un)Fair
In Thackery’s early 19th century satire, Vanity Fair, all of the characters are flawed in one way or another, but George Osborne is is without a doubt the most shallow, self-regarding and stupid of the lot. Fast forward a couple of hundred years to the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham. The Chancellor of the Exchequer…
Views From The Boatshed 