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Scott Santens

May 9

What is the impact of an unconditional universal #BasicIncome on mental health? Here's a collection of my tweets over the past few years focused on the evidence to help us answer this question. There is nothing we could do that would improve our mental health more than a UBI. 🧵

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The Mental Health Case for Universal Basic Income by Matt Smith - Asylum Magazine

Asylum Magazine

@AsylumMagUK

May 9

"Universal Basic Income could foster social inclusion in society. It would shift our focus from economic growth, with doesn’t benefit everyone, to social and emotional growth, which would." The Mental Health Case for Universal Basic Income by

@mpcsmith

asylummagazine.org

It’s the end of the month. Rent is due, bills are looming and the peanut butter in the cupboard is looking lonely all on its own. It can be stressful even if you have a regular income. But, what...

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Scott Santens

May 4

New reporting from the huge ongoing 12-year universal basic income experiment in Kenya. The BBC returns to the same village it visited 5 years ago: "My life before, I had worries, but now, I feel so excited. I'm very happy. There is a change in the village." "The money does… Show more

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Melissa Chemam

@melissachemam

May 4

Thousands of Kenyan villagers are being given free cash as part of a huge trial being run by an American non-profit, GiveDirectly. "A kind of universal basic income". Five years on, the BBC’s Mary Harper returns to see what’s changed. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3

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Citizen's Basic Income Trust

@Citizensincome

Apr 29

Very productive meeting of #ubi movement in #SHEFFIELD strong commitment to greater coordination.

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Citizen's Basic Income Trust

@Citizensincome

Apr 29

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Dear Friend Inspired by Estonian "Singing Revolution" I dream about a Basic Income "Singing Evolution" I wonder, if You might care to share 15 MIN A YEAR with your local Basic Income Choir: humanity.dk/Three%20World% More: humanity.dk/Read%20more.pdf

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⁩ is weaponising non-existent disability benefit fraud again. Politicians, civil servants and police involved in this stigmatising nonsense should feel deep and abiding shame. Risking the lives and status of disadvantaged groups for petty party gain.

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Apr 19

A critical element of any #basicincome must be inclusiveness. That's the essence of universality and so in #UBI, especially and particularly for young refugees.

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The real version of this story is that *all* young people leaving care in Wales receive a basic income of £1,600 a month (approx. £1,250 after tax). The same applies to refugee children who arrived in Wales unaccompanied by an adult. But that doesn’t fit cruel Tory narratives. twitter.com/AndrewRTDavies…

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Simon J Duffy

@simonjduffy

Mar 26

A radical and far-reaching analysis of the modern economy and a very interesting argument for #UBI

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The Reid Foundation

@ReidFoundation

Mar 10

We have a new Facebook page. Please visit and follow if you can. m.facebook.com/story.php?stor

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Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales pilot statistics: August 2022 to January 2023 | GOV.WALES

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have released data following the first 6 months of the pilot. The headline figure… 🙎‍♂️🙍‍♀️ 294 people joined the pilot in the first 6 months. That’s an uptake of 92%!! You can find more stats👇 #UBIWales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Management information on recipients of the Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales Pilot during August 2022 to January 2023.

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Dr Craig Dalȝell

Mar 8

As a proud wielder and wearer of the Ȝ, I think we should bring it back from obsolescence. #MakScotlandȜAgin

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NatRecordsScot

@NatRecordsScot

Mar 8

Can you understand the writing here? The obsolete symbol “Yogh” indicated a guttural “Yh” sound in old Scottish handwriting: these examples are the equivalent of “You” and “Year”. Download our free kit to learn how to read old Scottish handwriting

bit.ly/NRSHandwriting

The words “You” and “Year” in archaic script. Both begin with a symbol like a lower-case “y”: the obsolete symbol “Yogh”

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If you want to follow the debate in Scotland then the main folk are the Basic Income Network (

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Dr Craig Dalȝell

Feb 27

It'd only be inflationary if folk don't return their stuff. Yes, the first thing you buy will cost more than the one you bought before DRS launches but if you return it and buy another...it costs the same again. That's why it's a deposit return scheme and not a recycling tax.

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Glenn Campbell

@GlennBBC

Feb 27

Even bigger problem. UK government source considers the scheme “inflationary” and “bad for consumers” and indicates they will not grant an exemption from UK internal market rules, which would make it extremely difficult for the scheme to go ahead in any meaningful way twitter.com/GlennBBC/statu…

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Follow

and visit our website cbin.scot for further information and analysis of how a #UBI would work in Scotland. We launched our campaign for a Universal basic income in Scotland in November and will be having a year of activities to get the message out.

Basic Income Network Scotland | Basic income in Scotland

Basic Income Network Scotland is the volunteer-led, educational charity advocating for a basic income in Scotland. Join our advocate network.

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UBI Works

@ubi_works

Jan 31

They say health is wealth. Well, wealth is health too.

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Tim Hazledine: How about a grand in the hand each month?

Basic Income Earth

@BasicIncomeOrg

Jan 30

Delighted to see the #BasicIncome discussion showing up in #NewZealand! Could be big, could be small but I'll be watching this space closely with #NZ #Elections approaching 👀

nzherald.co.nz

OPINION: Could we just hand $50 billion to the people of NZ? Well, yes.

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19% of people think universal basic income would alleviate work frustration—here’s what experts say

UBI Works

@ubi_works

Jan 29

UBI studies found that ‘full-time employment increased’

cnbc.com

Among the millions looking for a new job, some cite universal basic income as a way to alleviate frustration at work. That's not likely to happen in the U.S.

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Poverty & Inequality Commission

Jan 30

How might we use taxes to address poverty and inequality in Scotland and what might be the impacts? We'd like to hear from researchers and analysts to inform our work.

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@povinequalscot

Jan 30

Do you have research or ideas about how #tax in Scotland could better reduce #poverty and #inequality? The Commission's working group on tax has an open call for evidence at povertyinequality.scot/about/our-work

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HudsonUP Basic Income Pilot releases year one report; Fast Company coverage - Jain Family Institute

UBI Works

@ubi_works

Jan 24

Read the highlights and full report here:

jainfamilyinstitute.org

JFI Senior Fellow Leah Hamilton presents early results of the five-year basic income pilot in Hudson, NY with effects on wellbeing, relationships, employment

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Dec 16, 2022

strathnairndevelopment.scot is recruiting! Just south west of Inverness (strathnairn.org.uk), we have a 3-year post for a Community Development Officer (£28k, pensionable) working across the community. Details from strathnairndevelopmentcompany@gmail.com highlandtsi.org.uk/vacancies

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UBI Lab Food and 9 others

UBILabArts

@UBILabArts

Dec 6, 2022

🚨Tomorrow night (Wed 7 Dec, 6:30-8pm GMT): we are co-hosting a webinar about the Basic Income trial for artists in Ireland with

@UBILabNetwork

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@UBILabLeeds

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@CultureDeclares

Book your free ticket here: eventbrite.com/e/basic-income

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The Common Weal

@Common_Weal

Nov 29, 2022

Tonight #UniversalBasicIncome 👇

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NEWS: We are launching a campaign centring Basic Income within discussions for Scotland’s future, starting with an event on Tues 29th Nov. Join us at the Wee Red Bar in Edinburgh for an evening of speakers, dynamic discussion, and live music.

bit.ly/3FVT8iS

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Cleo

@CleoGoodman

Nov 29, 2022

Great coverage of the launch of

's new campaign. Really looking forward to working with them on the launch this eve with

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@karynmccluskey

and live music from

@_BOOTlace_

TONIGHT 7pm at the Wee Red Bar - tickets available here👉actionnetwork.org/events/a-basic

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The National

@ScotNational

Nov 29, 2022

'No one should ever be facing poverty, having to choose between heating and eating in a developed, energy-rich economy' thenational.scot/news/23155518.

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The National

@ScotNational

Nov 28, 2022

Have a look at tomorrow's front page 📰 'Major drive for post-indy basic income launched'

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Compass

@CompassOffice

Nov 25, 2022

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Near Edinburgh? Join #BasicIncomeConversation and

next Tues for an evening of speakers from

@ComJusScot

and

@Common_Weal

for dynamic discussion and live music, all brought together with a vision for a more fair, empowered and creative Scotland.

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NEWS: We are launching a campaign centring Basic Income within discussions for Scotland’s future, starting with an event on Tues 29th Nov. Join us at the Wee Red Bar in Edinburgh for an evening of speakers, dynamic discussion, and live music.

bit.ly/3FVT8iS

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What a night. On

at 23.10 from hotel at Edin airport. Off to Iceland 7am to talk about Scotland's possible future as new Nordic nation - if the wifi holds up. Meanwhile this beautiful image came in from Finland. Kiitos.

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Nov 21, 2022

We’re hosting an event in Edinburgh next week!

We're hosting an event in Edinburgh next week! - Basic Income Network Scotland

On November 29th at the Wee Red Bar in Edinburgh, Basic Income Network Scotland and Basic Income Conversation will host ‘A Basic Income for Scotland‘. We’re really excited to be hosting our first...

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Nov 21, 2022

We’re hosting an event in Edinburgh next week!

We're hosting an event in Edinburgh next week! - Basic Income Network Scotland

On November 29th at the Wee Red Bar in Edinburgh, Basic Income Network Scotland and Basic Income Conversation will host ‘A Basic Income for Scotland‘. We’re really excited to be hosting our first...

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The Common Weal

@Common_Weal

Nov 10, 2022

Our Head of Policy and Research,

, will be speaking at this. A great opportunity to be part of the #BasicIncomeConversation Make sure to sign up! 👇

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NEWS: We are launching a campaign centring Basic Income within discussions for Scotland’s future, starting with an event on Tues 29th Nov. Join us at the Wee Red Bar in Edinburgh for an evening of speakers, dynamic discussion, and live music.

bit.ly/3FVT8iS

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Simon J Duffy

@simonjduffy

Brilliant thread by #UBI hero

who has clearly had enough of ludicrous conspiracy theorists who claim universal economic security is some kind of elite trick to enslave us. [Hang in there Scott, where right behind you mate!]

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2/ First of all, most obviously, UBI is unconditional. It's in the damn definition. If cash comes with strings attached, it's not UBI. So you can't make the argument that UBI will be conditional. That's like arguing against water because it's dehydrated and won't quench thirst.

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Jennifer Knights

@JennieK1984

Reminded of an article I wrote cbin.scot/2019/10/17/re- re the poverty of the concept of individual resilience. There are still too many leaders who employ this concept inc in response to the mental health crisis within our healthcare workforce #ReimagineResilience

Re-Imagining Resilience - Basic Income Network Scotland

Jennie Knights makes the case for thinking differently about resilience and considers how a basic income could transform how we respond to life’s challenges. Jennifer Knights, Postgraduate Researcher...

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Cleo

@CleoGoodman

Really excited for this later this month with

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NEWS: We are launching a campaign centring Basic Income within discussions for Scotland’s future, starting with an event on Tues 29th Nov. Join us at the Wee Red Bar in Edinburgh for an evening of speakers, dynamic discussion, and live music.

bit.ly/3FVT8iS

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Alex Rowley MSP

@AlexRowleyFife

Nov 8, 2022

Personally, I am pleased that Scotland's First Minister is representing my country at COP27. Every country has a role to play in the climate emergency no matter their size, so not to have gone would have been justified criticism, but the petty divisive politics must stop

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Exciting to see support for action on Basic Income from

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on this letter. Basic Income has to be part of the vision for a more fair, empowered and creative Scotland.

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Compass

@CompassOffice

Nov 7, 2022

This letter from #BasicIncomeConversation & @UBILabNetwork sees historic levels of political support for a #BasicIncome, with peers, mayors, councillors & members of *every* parliament and assembly in the UK calling for basic income pilots across all 4 nations. Join them

twitter.com/UBILabNetwork/…

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Nordic Horizons

@Nordichorizons

Oct 27, 2022

Still time to register for this event with the excellent Jussi Toivanen.

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Lesley Riddoch

@LesleyRiddoch

Oct 26, 2022

One country's winning against fake news & cyber attacks, despite Russia next door. Finland is top in Europe for ‘post-truth’ resilience. Denmark's 2nd, Sweden's 4th, the UK's 10th. What’s Finland's secret? Free @Nordichorizons event Oct 27. Register nordichorizons.org/next-event-fin

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Oct 7, 2022

One of the four essential conditions for a free market to operate is full and perfect information. This is fundamental to their ideology, so why are they against fully informing the public? See any basic economics textbook to confirm their duplicity.

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Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Oct 3, 2022

Fiddling around with a social security system that is fundamentally unfit for purpose cannot be alleviated through measures that build on those flaws. Minimum Income Guarantee cannot overcome foundations built on that system. A Universal Basic Income can. Cbin.scot

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@jrf_uk

Oct 3, 2022

If you're interested in hearing more about our report and its findings, there's still time to sign up to attend our event online that starts in 30 mins

rtyinscotlandvirtual.eventbrite.co.uk/?aff=Social

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