This House Supports Replacing the UK's Welfare State with UBI
20 November 2025 at 19:30:00
Lower Parliament Hall, South Street, St Andrews, UK
Doors open at 19:30 o'clock. The debate starts at 20:00 o'clock sharp.
Speakers
Alexandros Avramidis
Opposition
Dr Elliott Johnson
Proposition
Vice Chancellor's Fellow in Public Policy at Northumbria University and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Elliott is an expert of the impacts of health on work and welfare, especially in disabled individuals. His work includes research on the health case for universal basic income, especially in underrepresented groups.
Maggie Chapman MSP
Proposition
Maggie Chapman is a member of the Scottish Green Pary, acting as the MSP for North East Scotland. Co-convenor of the Scottish Greens for six years and lead canditate for the European election in 2019, Maggie has spoken out about the strong benefits of a universal basic income.
Dr Neil Howard
Opposition
Dr Howard is a professor at the University of Bath's Center for Development Studies. Leading international policy experiments in Bangladesh and India, Dr Howard is a leading expert in the study of UBI.