"This time last year, if you’d asked me about basic income, I would have called it a beautiful fantasy"

This time last year, if you’d asked me about basic income, I would have called it a beautiful fantasy.

Now, after 12 months of an uncontrolled pandemic, my opinion is radically altered: basic income is an absolute and irreplaceable necessity for a civilized society.

— Dr Ellie Murray (@EpiEllie) January 2, 2021