Voting is now open for the election of the Summer. And no, it’s not for the next Labour leader. The Greens are currently deciding who will take over from Natalie Bennett after two terms in office. After a month of – it has to be said, relatively low-profile – campaigning, the 65,000-odd Green Party members…
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Swiss Young Greens on the Referendum for Basic Income
Fighting the inequality between women and men, allowing young people from disadvantaged families to study, a boost of creativity and jobs – what sounds like a dream nearly became reality in Switzerland. In June the small country in the heart of Europe had a national vote about Basic Income. It all started out with some…
The Limits of the Finnish Basic Income Experiment
The Minister of Social Affairs Hanna Mäntylä and researcher Ville-Veikko Pulkka answer questions about the situation of the Finnish Basic Income Experiment. The article also discusses what are the aims of the experiment, and what its success would mean for basic income. The hype about the Finnish Basic Income experiment sometimes frustrates researchers who are…
Basic Income as an Alter-globalisation Tool
There is a long lasting economical and financial crisis that is impacting to a bigger or smaller extent the majority of the European countries. This, together with the environmental crisis that is reminding us of the ecological limits of the planet, has challenged the hegemonic Capitalistic model. We are likely nearing the end of an…
Universal Basic Income: the North American Experiments
The notion of a universal basic income has been debated for decades in political, policy and academic circles. Proponents have ranged from street-activists to ivory tower academics, and have emerged from across the political spectrum. At the moment, the city Utrecht in the Netherlands is enrolling a new empirical trial and Finland is developing their…
As we pick up the pieces: 10 thoughts on Brexit
Like many, I’ve struggled to come to terms with the result of Thursday’s vote. So, here are some thoughts as I and many others try and make sense of the situation: 1. No one knows how to react, because almost no one saw this coming. Almost all the polls predicted a Remain win. All the…
The British EU Referendum – Cameron’s failed attempt of being a great politician
Britain seems to go crazy these days. We observe a country loosing its mind over an upcoming referendum deciding about nothing less than the future of this very country, disguised in a decision over whether to remain or whether to leave the European Union. In what follows I will lay out that and why I…
Some keys to understand what is happening in Spain from a Green perspective
For the first time in history, the Spanish political parties have not reached an agreement to create a government after the State level elections. After several months of political uncertainty and two failed attempts to invest Pedro Sánchez, the candidate of the so-called “Social Democrats”, Spanish citizens are facing a new political campaign. Why have…
Three days to go: ‘Remainers’ must push a positive case for the EU
Never has so much been risked for so little. It’s a sentence which reflects how I and many others view Britain’s current EU referendum. The stakes are so high – but the level of informed debate has been so low. It’s a toxic cocktail. I’m not sure how it looks from outside the UK, but…
Plenty of Capacity But a Lack of Political Will
by FYEG’s Migration Working Group in honor of World Refugee Day, 20 June For years, many countries and regions have been holding their own Refugee days and weeks. However, more and more refugees and less political solutions are taking place. Increasingly, migration is seen as a major challenge throughout Europe. Since May 2015, according to…