Basic Income Network Scotland
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@cbinscot
Volunteer-run educational charity and advocacy organisation at the forefront of the Basic Income movement in Scotland.
Artists given unconditional income → more work, better wellbeing, stronger engagement. This Irish Basic Income for the Arts pilot shows €1 → €1.39 social value. Income floor = creative freedom + public benefit. Full report 👉 almaeconomics.com/research-post-… @almaeconomics
Today’s new child poverty data reveals that 1 million children in the UK are now relying on foodbanks. We need urgent action. Ministers must introduce child poverty targets, backed by a clear, credible plan to bring those numbers down. 👉 Sign our Poverty Zero petition
"My current balance sits at £63 500 and I’m only now close to paying off as much per month as I’m being charged in interest." Successive government failures have enabled the student loans system to scam a generation of doctors bmj.com/content/392/bm…
A tax takes money that already exists and moves it to government spending. What we really need is a circular economic framework, built on transparent and distributed decision-making, can help build resilient communities. Instead of collecting money and redistributing it through budgets, a parallel public financial architecture: a standing pool of capital communities can access to fund resilience projects such as greenhouses to stabilize food prices, wellness and hobby hubs to support mental health, small plants converting waste into construction materials, and other infrastructure communities genuinely need. This isn’t debt and there are no interest traps. Funding helps projects reach the operational stage. After that, businesses run normally, paying salaries, covering costs, and selling through regular market channels. If a surplus remains, it returns to the pool to fund the next project. Over time, capital circulates through communities instead of concentrating at the top. Employment options expand, local infrastructure improves, and the middle class grows stronger.
The question isn’t whether the economy will grow. The real test is whether it feeds people, houses people, and protects the stability of our fragile planet. #Economy #Wellbeing
Are you better off than last year? 💸Billionaires certainly are. Forbes just dropped its 2026 list & the numbers are wild. The avg. billionaire added $500M to their wealth in 2025, taking them to $5.8Billion. For the avg. UK worker to match that 1 year gain it'd take...🧵1/7
Today @kaukabstewart launched a pilot scheme to provide free rail travel for companions of blind and partially sighted passengers. It will apply on all @ScotRail train journeys across Scotland from 1 April. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4hHrOUD @SightScotland | @SightScotVets
The safety net for Britons is far lower than most of their counterparts. Many other benefits systems around the world hardwire in a link between typical wages and benefit rates. More➡️ buff.ly/a300OG4
