if it is the failure of the left to deliver this.
Yes I agree with you, the left has been way too timid on this. To be fair a UBI would be a
dramatic reform and any govt would consume a great deal of political capital getting it over the line. And until this past few post-COVD months there has never been a Labour govt in a strong enough position to do this.
But the ground has shifted – it s my sense that NZ right now would be more receptive to the idea than at any time in my life.
Perhaps the most pernicious effect of our conventional targeted benefit welfare (and the one that personally first clued me into the whole idea of a UBI over 20 yrs ago) is what happens when you try to transition
Young anti-coup protesters in Myanmar are using pop culture references to Hunger Games and Game of Thrones, and punk and pop music to get their message.
People travel on a boulevard in front of Wat Phnom historical site in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Sept 19, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
After months of logging only sporadic infections, Cambodia has taken no chances in its battle against COVID-19 by stepping up control measures.
As of Friday, 40 infections linked to the country s first known case of community transmission had been reported since late November, data from Cambodia s Ministry of Health shows.
To control the contagion, Cambodia has closed schools, museums, cinemas and theaters. It has also banned mass gatherings in the capital Phnom Penh and tourism drawcard Siem Reap, and contact tracing has been expanded to more provinces.