UK household real wages have just experienced their worst decade since the 1860s, and are still falling. A concern is building that a …
Archives for September 2017
Out of the Darkness: Can a reformed financial system solve the world’s biggest problems? (Video)
It has been 10 years since the financial crash of 2007-8 and the dysfunction of our banking system is finally under scrutiny. A recent event …
Ed Balls: “I genuinely have an open mind” about full-reserve banking
Former Shadow Chancellor discusses proposals for radical financial sector reforms LONDON, 19th September 2017 - Former Shadow …
Your MP needs to know this
Stagnating wages, a house price bubble, low investment - Mark Carney and the Bank of England are running out of excuses. Since the 2008 …
Making monetary policy work for economic justice
Welcome news this week came from the IPPR Commission on Economic Justice with the publication of their interim report. Prominent voices in …
Central banks, climate change and the transition to a low-carbon economy
Central banks have the power to tackle the urgent problem of climate change. It's time to hold them to account, write Josh Ryan-Collins and …
Radical idea to transform the economy (Financial Times)
Policies since the financial crash have been timid compared with historic examples, writes Martin Sandbu in his article published in the …