The November budget was a chance to break from failed treasury orthodoxy. Instead we got more tinkering around the edges of the status quo. Our analysis shows why short-term deficit reduction is holding us back. Read our blog here https://t.co/QpktOtJ1ce #NovemberBudget2025

Really good fun last night debating with @MaggieChapman & Elliot Johnson from @plancommonsense at the very old, very cool Debating Society of @univofstandrews. We all agree with @TheGreenParty that we need to overhaul social security on these islands and introduce #basicincome!

Dr Elliott Johnson will speak tonight at @univofstandrews Debating Society, arguing for a #BasicIncome to replace the UK welfare state. We’re thrilled to see Elliott bringing these important ideas to such a historic forum! https://t.co/U5wUzjEmUZ #StAndrews #WelfareReform

Act Now is front and centre at the @Waterstones shop at the @UKLabour Party Conference! Stacks of copies on the main table and signed editions available thanks to @ProfKEPickett! Don’t miss your chance to grab one! #LabourPartyConference #Lab25 #CommonSense #WelfareReform

Advocate for radical wealth and social security reform, Tony 'The Fridgeman' Hawks, delivering our book 'Basic Income: The Policy That Changes Everything' to @resfoundation with a request to talk change. Thanks very much Tony! 📖Order your copy here -

Dr Elliott Johnson joined Clare Foges on @LBC, cutting through the noise on welfare and health. Tighter eligibility and harsher conditionality harm health, discourage work and reduce the chances of finding meaningful employment. 🎧 Listen from 01:11:28:

The CSPG @NorthumbriaUni has published a @bmj_latest editorial ‘welfare system is a key public health measure’. Welfare cuts have worsened #HealthInequalities. A #BasicIncome could improve #health and reduce #poverty and #inequality rates in the UK. 📖

The welfare system is a key public health measure. An ambitious and generous universal benefit system is needed, @plancommonsense https://t.co/W4opng5eCy

Austerity measures to reduce access to and generosity of working age, disability, and childhood benefits have failed to increase growth or curtail rising debt — but have contributed to widening health inequalities, @plancommonsense https://t.co/W4opng5eCy

Professor Matthew Johnson shares @five_books that explore the philosophy, politics and urgency of a #BasicIncome - from Marx to Hayek and Guy Standing. Read the full interview to discover why #BasicIncome really is the policy that changes everything! https://t.co/uvxwkmqdHx

NEW: "There is no alternative" Matthew Johnson, Professor of Public Policy @NorthumbriaUni, chair @plancommonsense, makes the case for basic income: https://t.co/VzIt3VP0Um #BasicIncome #UBI cc @BrisUniPress

"Basic income is bold but necessary” Dr @ianrobsons, a community development worker with 30+ years in working-class communities shares how #BasicIncome could transform people's lives in Blyth, Northumberland. 📖 Basic Income OUT NOW: https://t.co/4KX0LpH3Gf

“Really thought provoking” – Natasha Devon Dr Elliott Johnson joined @LBC to discuss the transformative power of a #BasicIncome to enhance public health, increase financial security, and empower people across the income distribution. Listen from 02:10:11

At the centre of the discussion were the key ideas from our new book Basic Income: The Policy That Changes Everything - a bold policy alternative for a fairer future 📖 Order here: https://t.co/4KX0LpH3Gf #BasicIncome #CommonSense

On 24 June we held a drop-in at the House of Commons hosted by @NeilForPoole MP. Professor Kate Pickett and Dr Elliott Johnson discussed income security and the economic harms of the proposed welfare cuts. #BasicIncome #WelfareReformBill #HouseOfCommons #CommonSense

Dr Elliott Johnson on @TimesRadio with @LiddleRod, discussing how #EconomicInsecurity is reshaping political preference across class lines and the implications of this shift 🎧 Listen from 2:05:00: https://t.co/Y1pdWXI0Zc #CommonSense #VoterBehaviour #WelfareReform

Dr Elliott Johnson, speaking to @LondonAssembly last week, backed basic income as the most effective way to tackle disincentives and address the health, crime and social harm driven by income insecurity. Watch more: https://t.co/hNqxrDp1yP #BasicIncome #AssemblyEconomy

New welfare changes are unfair, worsen incentives, and deliver no savings. Flawed fiscal rules can’t justify damaging cuts or regressive policy. We challenge both the policy and the thinking behind it. https://t.co/VuScvNjkAp #CommonSense #BasicIncome #WelfareReformBill

🚨NEW REPORT🚨 We challenge the flawed assumptions behind the UK Government’s fiscal strategy, exposing the long-term economic damage caused by sustained spending cuts and regressive welfare policies. Read the full report: https://t.co/VuScvNjkAp #CommonSense #BasicIncome

#AssemblyEconomy will meet tomorrow to understand the benefits and drawbacks associated with a Universal Basic Income (UBI) – payments made to all people without a means test or work requirement.  https://t.co/NngV86BK71