Prominently debate BASIC INCOME Early Day Motion 974 (Session: 2015-16).

Closed 1,083 signatures

What the petition asks

Caroline Lucas created BASIC INCOME EDM 974. Jonathan Reynolds similarly supports basic income. John McDonnell said Labour are considering basic income. Basic income trials are set to take place in Canada, Finland, and Holland. The time is ripe for UK Parliament to debate EDM 974 BASIC INCOME.

http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2015-16/974

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/welfare/2016/02/how-i-learnt-stop-worrying-and-love-basic-income

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/universal-basic-income-policy-under-consideration-by-uk-labour-party-shadow-chancellor-john-a6878856.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-finland-basicincome-idUSKCN0WW1RB

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/26/dutch-city-utrecht-basic-income-uk-greens
Early day motion 974 - BASIC INCOME
That this House notes the growing crisis of low pay and precarity in a labour market increasingly characterised by casualised forms of employment that offer...
parliament.uk

Timeline

21 Apr 2016	Petition opened for signatures
21 Oct 2016	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,083

Status Closed

Opened 21 Apr 2016

Closed 21 Oct 2016

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