“Security is a precious asset. It should be a goal of everyone who genuinely wants to build a good society rather than… — Guy Standing Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
Think of a public library, worth more for those who cannot afford numerous books. Think of a public waterway or fishing ground.… — Guy Standing Books Copy Share Image
In the old 20th-century income distribution system, the shares of income going to capital, mainly in profits, and labor, in wages and… — Guy Standing Labor Copy Share Image
Workfare will merely accentuate the growth of the low-paying, insecure labour market. — Guy Standing Growth Copy Share Image
The World Bank and others have been converted to conditional cash transfers (CCT). These provide poor people with cash on condition they… — Guy Standing Bank Copy Share Image
“It was nevertheless Thomas More who first depicted what a society with a basic income might look like. In a novel justification… — Guy Standing Better way Copy Share Image
Politicians seem desperate to appeal to their respective versions of the so called 'middle class,' unable to empathise with the precariat and… — Guy Standing Middle class Copy Share Image
A rich and diverse commons lowers the cost of living for those who use it. And throughout history, it has been those… — Guy Standing Cost of living Copy Share Image
Retraining for the precariat is stressful and demoralising; often, they learn new tricks only to find them obsolescent or unwanted. — Guy Standing Find Copy Share Image
“It is a sad irony that many countries possessing natural resources with high income potential have floundered into civil strife as factions… — Guy Standing Leadership Copy Share Image
“The spread of charity has largely reflected the manifold failings of means-tested social assistance, the unfairness of conditionality, the deliberate sanctions taken… — Guy Standing Failure Copy Share Image
We are in an era of chronic insecurity and growing inequalities. In that context, we need to have new mechanisms for income… — Guy Standing Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
Successive governments in the U.K. have worked to create a more flexible labour market, which also meant labour insecurity. They allowed wages… — Guy Standing Inequality Copy Share Image
The Magna Carta was the first class-based charter, enforced on the monarchy by the rising class. — Guy Standing Class Copy Share Image
Every progressive movement has been built on the anger, needs, and aspirations of the emerging major class. — Guy Standing Anger Copy Share Image
Sanctions and workfare make it easier for employers to impose insecure practices on desperate people. — Guy Standing Desperate Copy Share Image
The primary value of a basic income would be its emancipatory effect. — Guy Standing Effect Copy Share Image
Most existing national capital funds have been built up from royalties from oil and other minerals. They need not be limited that… — Guy Standing Anything Copy Share Image
“Contrary to the preaching of dour labourists, there is nothing intrinsically wrong with a bit of laziness. Great philosophers through the ages… — Guy Standing Modern society Copy Share Image
“The ‘republican’ variant is that freedom must mean non-domination. Stemming from Aristotle, republican freedom requires freedom from potential domination as well as… — Guy Standing Freedom Copy Share Image
“As of early 2017, GiveDirectly planned to mobilize $30 million for what it claims will be the largest basic income experiment ever.… — Guy Standing Devil worship Copy Share Image
“The social justice principles outlined in previous chapters provide a useful checklist for evaluating any policy. To recall, these are: The Security… — Guy Standing Justice Copy Share Image
Although the precariat does not consist simply of victims, since many in it challenge their parents' labouring ethic, its growth has been… — Guy Standing Faith Copy Share Image
“In India, about half of all poor households do not have a BPL (below-poverty-line) card and about one-third of the non-poor (under… — Guy Standing Family Copy Share Image
