UBI Works Social Media Metrics Review & UK LVT Politics
Date: 2026-06-17
Participants: Phil Chabot, Ken Yang, Liam Wilkinson (UBI)
Source: UBI Works Personal Meeting Room (Zoom AI summary) [Source: zoom@ubiworks.ca, gmail_id 19ed718eadeaede0, 2026-06-17]
Quick Summary
Phil presented detailed social media analytics for UBI Works / Commonwealth accounts. Team discussed UK political developments around LVT (Andy Burnham, Labour Land Campaign). Ken shared insights about South Korea’s UBI program. Liam noted confidential information about his brother joining the Prime Minister’s Office. [Source: Zoom summary, gmail_id 19ed718eadeaede0, 2026-06-17]
Social Media Performance Metrics
Reported by Phil Chabot: [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
| Platform | Account | Change | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TikTok | Commonwealth | +34K followers | Significant gain |
| Commonwealth | +180 new followers | Viral Mark Carney reel driven | |
| X (Twitter) | — | −24 followers | Likely bot cleanup |
| YouTube | — | −2 followers | Likely bot cleanup |
| — | +29 new followers | ||
| Blue Sky | — | +9 followers |
- Overall follower count passed 7K threshold [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
- Mark Carney reel generated 94.8% non-follower views — strong viral signal indicating reach beyond existing audience [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
- Platform losses attributed to bot account cleanup, not organic loss [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
Content Highlights
- Mark Carney reel — viral; 180 new Facebook followers, 98% from non-followers [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
- Bernie Sanders clip — referenced as content piece [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
- South Korea basic income program — performed well; Ken shared insights:
- Success metrics: population growth, new business creation, agricultural exports in rural regions [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
- Particularly benefiting farmers and local villages that were declining before the program [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
- Cannabis tax revenue → UBI — recent viral content piece [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
- Amazon AI labor predictions — post discussed [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
- Andy Burnham (LVT clip) — scheduled for release on the 25th [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
UK Political Developments — LVT
- Andy Burnham discussed as potential UK Prime Minister supporting LVT — content scheduled for release June 25th [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
- Murad Qureshi (referred to as “Murat Curacao” / “Murad” in transcript) — Chair of the Labour Land Campaign; wrote a Financial Times letter about Andy Burnham’s case for LVT [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
- Labour Land Campaign has no official affiliation with Labour Party but likely has indirect connections through members [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
- Liam may meet Murad during a brief visit to London [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
- Action: Liam to ask UK Georgists/SES UK for an intro to Murad [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
- Action: Ken to send Liam Murad’s details/contact info [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
South Korea UBI Program — Dr. Kang
- Dr. Kang — founder of Basic Income Korea Network; appointed co-chair of the Korea Basic Income Committee by the president [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
- Dr. Kang and his team may attend the BN Congress in Toronto in August [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
- South Korea program success metrics: population growth, increased business activity, agricultural exports; particularly benefiting rural areas [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
- Ken: agricultural ministry is leading UBI efforts in South Korea [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
Confidential Note
- Ken mentioned (flagged as confidential) that Liam’s brother (Wayne Green) has secured a job as Director of Communications for the Prime Minister’s Office [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
- ⚠️ Marked confidential — do not include in public-facing content
Unemployment Statistics Discussion
- Liam explained: people who leave the labor force are NOT counted in unemployment rates — important for interpreting employment trend data [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
Action Items
Ken:
- Send Liam details/contact info for Murad (Labour Land Campaign) to facilitate potential meeting in London [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
- Write message on Slack to follow up with Paul Kershaw regarding previous policy action items [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
- Include information about South Korea’s agricultural ministry leading UBI efforts in next content piece (with Phil) [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
Liam (UBI):
- Ask UK Georgists/SES UK for an introduction to Murad (Labour Land Campaign) for potential meeting during London visit [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
- Invite brother and colleagues to join next week’s meeting (if schedules permit) [Source: Zoom summary, 2026-06-17]
See Also
- phil-chabot — Social media metrics reporter
- ken-yang — Content strategist
- liam-wilkinson — Team lead; London visit planned
- andy-burnham — LVT policy figure; content scheduled for June 25
- murad-qureshi — Chair, Labour Land Campaign (new entity)
- dr-kang — Founder, Basic Income Korea Network (new entity)
- ubi-works — Organization
- Land-Value-Tax — Relevant concept
- Universal-Basic-Income — Relevant concept