Positive Money is putting monetary policy on the political agenda. This was in evidence at the political party conferences this year, where …
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‘Change has got to come’ on monetary policy, says Prime Minister
Exciting news! Prime Minister Theresa May said in her speech at the Conservative party conference that “change has got to come” on monetary …
Theresa May’s conference speech: our reaction
Positive Money response to Theresa May’s comments on quantitative easing In response to Theresa May’s keynote speech at the Conservative …
Wealth ‘halved in a decade’ for people in their 30s: What’s money got to do with it?
A new report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) shows that people in their early 30s are half as wealthy as people of the same age …
The Launch of Corporate QE: 10 reasons why it’s a bad idea
27th September 2016 marked the launch of the Bank of England’s new Corporate Quantitative Easing (QE) programme. The Bank will now be …
QE 101: What is Quantitative Easing?
The term Quantitative Easing (QE) is not only hard to say, but it can be a bit of a tricky concept to grasp. It sounds so much like …
Debate on Quantitative Easing in UK Parliament (Video)
An important debate took place in the UK Parliament on Thursday 15th September 2016. The House of Commons debated for the first time since …
Monetary policy risks provoking political backlash, campaign group tells MPs
The Bank of England’s quantitative easing programme risks prompting a catastrophic loss of public trust in how the UK economy is managed, …
Debate on QE in the House of Commons – Will your MP be there?
We’ve got an exciting opportunity on our hands. This Thursday, MPs will debate the government’s quantitative easing (QE) policy in the House …