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Basic income is a popular idea, but small pilots cannot produce generalisable evidence

The announcement of a small pilot in England will push basic income up the political agenda and generate debate but not evidence, writes Marcia Gibson

In June 2023, the thinktank Autonomy announced a proposal for England’s first ever pilot of basic income.1 Subject to attracting funding, the pilot will pay £1600 monthly to 30 people in two English sites for two years, with a control group of 30 receiving no payments. The scale of the response to this announcement on traditional and social media is indicative of how much this idea has shot up the agenda globally in a relatively short period, but unfortunately much confusion prevails about what a basic income really is, how much we can know about its potential effects from the existing evidence, and what is required to evaluate pilots effectively.

Basic income has gained traction globally as a proposed solution to increasing income inequality and employment precarity. Since income is widely acknowledged to be the fundame ....

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Increased social media use 'linked to rise in teenage binge drinking'

The research found that 17-year-olds who used social media for more than 30 minutes a day aged 14 were more likely to binge drink. ....

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Increased social media use 'linked to rise in teenage binge drinking' | Burnham and Highbridge Weekly News

The research found that 17-year-olds who used social media for more than 30 minutes a day aged 14 were more likely to binge drink. ....

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Increased social media use 'linked to rising teen binge drinking'

Increased social media use 'linked to rising teen binge drinking'
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Increased social media use 'linked to rise in teenage binge drinking'

The research found that 17-year-olds who used social media for more than 30 minutes a day aged 14 were more likely to binge drink. ....

United Kingdom , Amrit Kaur Purba , Research Scotland , Scientist Office , European Journal Of Public Health , Research Council , University Of Glasgow , European Journal , Public Health , United Kingdom Millennium Cohort Study , Kaur Purba , Medical Research Council , Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office , Scottish Government ,