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This event is now being held on Zoom due to railway strikes on 20th July as an online symposium exploring basic income in the North of England.
With prominent business and government leaders backing calls to implement universal basic income (UBI), the idea is receiving high levels of coverage and interest across the north of England.
But what is UBI? How might it work, what might be the benefits, and is this something that could work in the North? These questions will be examined and pondered upon in this joint Basic Income North and RSA event.
The aim of this event is to continue discussions around Basic Income in a Northern context, and to show what incremental changes can be made to current systems to achieve a Basic Income in due course.
Schedule
13:15-13:30hrs Arrival and introduction with Patrick Hurley and Cleo Goodman
13:30-14:00hrs Opening keynote - Immy Kaur
14:00-14:30hrs In conversation with world-leading expert on inequality - Kate Pickett
14:30-15:20hrs Breakout discussions:
Unions and UBI with Maddie Radcliffe, Dr. David Beck and Jonathan Williams
Plans for pilots, from Catalonia, Northern Ireland, Jarrow and Ireland with Aida Martinez, Patrick Brown, Alisha Doody, Elliott Johnson and Cleo Goodman
UBI plus - meeting the needs for additional support with Caroline Richardson and Dr. Simon Duffy
15:20-15:30hrs - - - - - COFFEE BREAK - - - - -
15:30-16:00hrs UK keynote and Q&A - Andy Burnham
16:00-16:30hrs US keynote and Q&A - Scott Santens
16:30-16:45hrs Wrapping up with Cleo Goodman