A Basic Income Handbook

About Annie Miller

Annie Miller spent the major part of her working life in the Department of Economics at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh teaching mainly business economics econometrics mathematics and statistics for economists. In 1991 with her colleague Douglas Mair she co-edited a book comparing different schools of economic thought in the late 20th century (Mair et al 1991). In 1984 Annie was a co-founder of the Basic Income Research Group (BIRG) which changed its name in 1993 to the Citizen's Income Trust (CIT). She has been a trustee since 1989 and is currently its Chair. She contributes regularly to its Citizen's Income Newsletter. She gives talks to groups around the UK and has presented papers on BI at conferences here in the UK on the continent and in North America. In January 2014 her local MSP Jim Eadie hosted a seminar and round-table discussion on 'Beyond Welfare Reform to a Citizen's Income' at the Scottish Parliament at which Annie and the late Professor Ailsa McKay were keynote speakers. In her personal capacity she presented written evidence to the Scottish Parliament's Expert Working Group on Welfare (2013) and to the Smith Commission (2014). Since politics in Scotland is now different from elsewhere in the UK her fellow trustees at CIT encouraged her to set up a sister organisation in Scotland the Citizen's Basic Income Network Scotland. Annie became a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1978. Her faith her belief in 'that of God in everyone' and her commitment to the Quaker testimonies (values) of peace equality integrity and simplicity inspire all her work.