The permutation does not solve as well as a UBS – it is a question of sequencing – the counterplan must come Before the UBI.

Punitive systems Many advocates of UBI are raising extremely important points which should not be ignored: we need to do away with punitive systems of welfare delivery. We need to stop tech billionaires and the mega rich from swindling money away to tax havens. We need to redistribute power, wealth and resources. But a UBI without public services is a neoliberal’s paradise. When we manage to build the political will to raise the substantial extra funds required to fight inequality … then surely funding public health, transport, housing and education would be our key priority? Free and universal, quality public services is a radical demand worth fighting for. To the progressives of the UBI movement: let’s win this struggle first.