Support is growing for a universal basic income – and rightly so
- Written by Guy Standing, Professorial Research Associate, SOAS, University of London

Wales has become the latest country to explore the idea of a universal basic income, which gives every adult a fixed amount of money, regardless of their employment status. Announcing plans for a pilot scheme was a bold move by the first minister, Mark Drakeford, who said he has a “longstanding interest” in the...