MMTUK Policy Research Group

1/5 MMTUK has published its Job Guarantee policy paper today. A permanent, voluntary programme offering paid work at a living wage to anyone willing and able to work. Up to 4 million people are expected to directly benefit. #MMT #JobGuarantee #UKjobs

Everybody worries about the #JobGuarantee and inflation but look at the wage data. @PatriciaNPino shows how a phased move to £15/hr is forecast to add minimal inflation while wages for the lowest third rise ~30–35%. #MMT #Inflation #Wages

We keep debating the wrong things. Too often the choice is framed as repeating failed strategies or accepting decline. But as @PatriciaNPino puts it: "The ceiling of our ambition has become self-imposed." #JobGuarantee #MMT

NAIRU is a concept that puts a number on how much unemployment is "acceptable." Professor Bill Mitchell explains that this is “archaic”. Yet it still drives policy decisions that affect millions of lives. #MMT #NAIRU #Economics mmtuk.org/job-guarantee

Professor Bill Mitchell on Universal Basic Income: "I actually hate it." Not because he's against helping people but because UBI dodges the real question and treats us as consumption units rather than societal members. #JobGuarantee #MMT #UBI mmtuk.org/job-guarantee

The official unemployment figures tell us almost nothing. @PatriciaNPino describes the hidden unemployment crisis and the devastating social costs we're not counting: domestic abuse, unmet needs, broken communities. So what gives? #JobGuarantee #MMT #Unemployment

The idea behind the Job Guarantee didn't come from labour economics. Professor Bill Mitchell explains how a wool buffer stock model sparked one of the most powerful ideas in modern economic policy. #JobGuarantee #MMT

For decades, policymakers convinced themselves that keeping millions unemployed was necessary to control inflation. @billmitchell.org explains how NAIRU logic turned unemployment from a problem to be solved into a tool to be used. mmtuk.org/news/mmtuk-pol… #MMT

Labour's "youth guarantee" forced people into unchosen jobs at minimum wage while companies got subsidised labour. A universal Job Guarantee is fundamentally different. Here's how. mmtuk.org/job-guarantee #JobGuarantee #MMTUK #MMT

Community gardens. Solar panels. Greening our cities. @ptcherneva on how a Job Guarantee creates employment that tackles the climate crisis - without waiting for the private sector to find a profit motive. mmtuk.org/job-guarantee #JobGuarantee #MMTUK #MMT

"Every single country could afford this type of program." @dkostzer explains why a Job Guarantee is counter-cyclical: it shrinks when the economy grows and expands when needed most. mmtuk.org/job-guarantee The best social policy at a reasonable cost. #JobGuarantee #MMTUK #MMT

In 2001, Argentina had 25% unemployment and 55% poverty. @dkostzer helped design Plan Jefe - an employment guarantee that gave people jobs, not just benefits. Here's what happened. mmtuk.org/job-guarantee #JobGuarantee #MMT #MMTUK

What a month! MMTUK - launched as Britain's first dedicated MMT policy organisation - published the UK Job Guarantee paper - held our launch event with Prof Bill Mitchell and Patricia Pino If you want more, please consider becoming a Founder Member: mmtuk.org/donate #MMT

Our UK Job Guarantee paper is now available. It shows how the UK could end involuntary unemployment, strengthen local economies and anchor wages. Read the paper: mmtuk.org/job-guarantee Support this research: mmtuk.org/donate #MMT

"We don't have preventative solutions. We always allow unemployment to develop and then we scratch our heads." @ptcherneva on why a Job Guarantee prevents social costs rather than trying to fix them after the damage is done. mmtuk.org/job-guarantee #JobGuarantee #MMTUK #MMT

Thank you to everyone who attended the MMTUK launch last night. More briefings, research and events are planned for the months ahead, all funded by our Founder Members. Help us sustain this work. Become a Founder Member #MMT #MMTUK mmtuk.org/donate

Governments deliberately maintain unemployment to control inflation. Workers with less bargaining power = slower wage growth = lower inflation risk. It's rarely discussed in public. This clip featuring @ptcherneva & @PatriciaNPino explains why. #JobGuarantee #MMT

Thank you for all your support Randeep. 🙏

Tonight. MMTUK celebrates our launch and our Job Guarantee paper. We also look forward to hearing from MMT co-founder Prof. Bill Mitchell. Friends House, Euston Road, London. Doors 7pm. Free. Registration required. mmtuk.org/news/bill-mitc… #MMT

5/5 The full 58-page policy paper is available to read and download, covering fiscal modelling, institutional framework and phased implementation. mmtuk.org/job-guarantee

4/5 Phased in over four years, the programme builds delivery capacity before full national rollout. Open to all work-eligible adults, it runs alongside existing benefits without changing entitlements. Roles span care, environmental restoration, and community infrastructure.

1/5 MMTUK has published its Job Guarantee policy paper today. A permanent, voluntary programme offering paid work at a living wage to anyone willing and able to work. Up to 4 million people are expected to directly benefit. #MMT #JobGuarantee #UKjobs