As economic shocks, climate disruption, and technological displacement reshape daily life, the question is no longer whether our social foundations are under pressure: it's whether they can hold. This panelasks what it would mean to place essential human needs beyond the reach of market volatility. From a right to food and housing to the expanding case for Universal Basic Services, a new policy conversation is emerging – one that shifts the frame from income support to guaranteed provision. What would it take to make access to nutrition, shelter, healthcare, transport, and digital infrastructure a matter of citizenship rather than purchasing power?

Speakers: James Meadway (Verdant), Frances Northrop (NEF), Liam Mullally (Autonomy)