As Andy Burnham vows to tackle the cost of living, could a Universal Basic Income be part of his reset of the economy? He’s supported pilots of the scheme, which would give every citizen a living wage, whatever they do or don’t do. Could it end financial insecurity, and boost the economy? Or is it an unaffordable gimmick that rewards freeloaders and would bankrupt the country? Phil and Roger ask Guy Standing, Professor of Development Studies at SOAS University of London - and the inventor of the term ‘precariat’.
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