My father, Bill Jordan, was a university lecturer and author whose work shaped the training and professional development of social workers. Bill, who has died aged 85, taught sociology and social policy at the universities of Exeter, Huddersfield and Plymouth, and wrote more than 30 books on subjects such as social work practice, social policy, migration and political and economic theory, many of which have been translated into various languages.
He was also one of the founding members in 1986 of the Basic Income Earth Network, a body that campaigns for all citizens around the world to regularly receive a set, unconditional cash payment from their government, regardless of their employment status or wealth. Although no country has implemented such a scheme, some have introduced pilots.