Jason Stockwood on Implement a universal basic income

Jason Stockwood

UK Minister for Investment, Lord, former CEO of Simply Business

Undoubtedly we're going to have to think really carefully about how we soft-land those industries that go away, so some sort of UBI, some sort of lifelong learning mechanism as well so people can retrain.

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AI Verified The quote explicitly mentions "some sort of UBI" as a needed policy response to industries disappearing, which clearly implies support for implementing a universal basic income in some form. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

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AI Unverifiable The quote mentions "some sort of UBI" as one idea to "think really carefully about" for a "soft-land," but it does not clearly endorse implementing a full universal basic income. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified Verified: the Fortune article at the cited URL, published on February 1, 2026, explicitly attributes the exact sentence to U.K. investment minister Lord Jason Stockwood (“he said”). The Guardian also independently reports the same Financial Times-attributed remark from Stockwood on January 29, 2026. ([fortune.com](https://fortune.com/2026/02/01/elon-musk-optional-work-fantasy-universal-basic-income-uk-minister-jason-stockwood/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

AI Verified Quote attributed to Jason Stockwood (UK Minister for Investment): "Undoubtedly we're going to have to think really carefully about how we soft-land those industries that go away, so some sort of UBI, some sort of lifelong learning mechanism as well so people can retrain." The Fortune source URL returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch, but web search confirmed the quote verbatim — Fortune, People Management, eWEEK and others all report Stockwood (Minister for Investment, former Simply Business CEO, appointed to House of Lords Sept 2025) making exactly this statement about using UBI to cushion AI-related job losses (originally told to the Financial Times). Author attribution and biography correct. Year 2026 (Feb) correct and relevant. The quote expresses support for "some sort of UBI," consistent with a "for" position on statement "Implement a universal basic income" (author already has a vote on this statement). Verified. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 3mo ago

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A nation should fund a citizens' dividend from AI windfall profits

“Undoubtedly we’re going to have to think really carefully about how we soft-land those industries that go away, so some sort of [universal basic income], some sort of lifelong mechanism as well so people can retrain.”

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AI will create a permanent underclass

Undoubtedly we’re going to have to think really carefully about how we soft-land those industries that go away, so some sort of [universal basic income], some sort of lifelong mechanism as well so people can retrain.

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Implement a universal basic income

Undoubtedly we're going to have to think really carefully about how we soft-land those industries that go away, so some sort of UBI, some sort of lifelong learning mechanism as well so people can retrain.

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