The Banking Commission reported back on Monday with a ‘reform’ that will disappoint everyone – both the public and the banks. Our …
Archives for September 2011
Prosperity Can Only Come From Change
Once it is understood how the economy is actually funded, it should come as no surprise to anybody that little or no progress is being made …
The Consumption and Saving Trend of the UK Households'
Daniyal is a volunteer for Positive Money, and is researching the impact of the current banking system on debt, poverty and …
Monetary Reform in US Congress
A remarkable speech was given by U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich last week in Congress. He gave an historically important talk on monetary …
Independent Commission on Banking: Final Report
The Independent Commission on Banking released their final report this morning. Our analysis is below. Imagine that the government …
Public Sector Workers 'Sacrificed to Save Zombie Banks'? Not Hollywood, but Canary Wharf…
12th September 2011 is the day when the Banking Commission will release its final report with the decisions about banking reform. On the …
£45bn Subsidy for Too-Big-To-Fail Banks
According to The Independent, 8th September 2011: Britain's biggest banks benefited from an implicit subsidy worth nearly £45bn last year …
Update 7th September
In this update: Positive Money Conference, London, 29th October – Early Bird Discount on tickets Events in London, Belfast, Bath and …
Report on the first Edinburgh MeetUp
Here is a report from the great MeetUp in Edinburgh on 31st August: 25 people attended the first Edinburgh MeetUp on Wednesday 31st August. …