Martin Wolf, Financial Times: Stop banks from creating money (Video)

Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator of Financial Times speaks at the event “Does Money Grow on Trees?” at the hall of the Institute for Chartered Accountants on 9th September 2014.

Watch the presentation (32 min):

“Why should we let such a social creation [money] be handed over to profit-seeking private enterprises?”

Watch the following panel discussion (23 min):

Speakers:

• Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times

• Alderman Alison, GowmanPartner, DLA Piper

• Frosti Sigurjónsson, ‎Member of Parliament, Iceland

• Ben DysonFounder, Positive Money

• Michael Izza, Chief Executive, ICAEW