Iain Macwhirter
Author and political commentator
Archive for
Universal Basic Income or universal basic poverty?
Covid has changed the landscape of employment out of all recognition. Around two million people have lost their jobs, millions more are on the government’s furlough scheme. Indeed, if you add in the public sector, some ten million people are now on the state payroll – nearly half the UK workforce. So, why not just … Continue reading
Decriminalisation of hard drugs may make a lot of sense. But it won’t stop people taking them.
—————————————————————————————— Whenever I hear talk of decriminalising hard drugs, I think of “Hamsterdam”. That was the street name for an enlightened, albeit fictitious, decriminalisation scheme in the US TV series, The Wire, one of the most informed dramas about the impact of the drug problem on working class communities. A sensible and humane police chief, … Continue reading
Iain Macwhirter 