Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
You may have noticed that billionaires have come out in force over the past year to discredit Universal Basic Income. But here's an idea they hate even more: Universal Basic Services.
I'm joined by Andrew Percy whose research at UCL's Institute for Global Prosperity proves unequivocally that not only can we afford to unconditionally provide healthcare, education, housing, transport, food and other services to our entire societies, but doing so would dramatically improve people's ability to contribute to that society. He explains the myths surrounding UBS which make both politicians and the public wary, the maths which proves it is sound financial policy, and the experiments going on around the UK and Europe which prove UBS changes not only the lives of individuals, but also the very social fabric of a community.
đź”´ Institute for Global Prosperity: ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/global-prosperity
đź”´ A.I chatbot for UK residents to discover how their lives would change with UBS: properchange.uk/policy-analyst
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You may have noticed that billionaires have come out in force over the past year to discredit Universal Basic Income. But here's an idea they hate even more: Universal Basic Services.
I'm joined by Andrew Percy whose research at UCL's Institute for Global Prosperity proves unequivocally that not only can we afford to unconditionally provide healthcare, education, housing, transport, food and other services to our entire societies, but doing so would dramatically improve people's ability to contribute to that society. He explains the myths surrounding UBS which make both politicians and the public wary, the maths which proves it is sound financial policy, and the experiments going on around the UK and Europe which prove UBS changes not only the lives of individuals, but also the very social fabric of a community.
đź”´ Institute for Global Prosperity: ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/global-prosperity
đź”´ A.I chatbot for UK residents to discover how their lives would change with UBS: properchange.uk/policy-analyst
🌎 Support Planet: Critical: patreon.com/planetcritical
🌎 Subscribe to the newsletter: planetcritical.com
🌎 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/racheldonald.bsky.social
