Our proposals have little to do with the economic school of monetarism, in the vein of Milton Friedman and the Chicago School. Instead, John …
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Party people
Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn might propose radically different solutions, but their speeches at this year’s party conferences showed a …
Positive Money retreat 2017
Every year Positive Money leaders of today and tomorrow come together for a weekend of sharing ideas, skills and stories - for the annual …
UK Household Debt has Reached Unsustainable Levels (Video)
Consumer and student debt in the UK have reached unprecedented levels and are a warning that austerity could lead to a new financial crisis, …
The banking system is designed to fail (Financial Times)
Banking remains less safe than it could reasonably be. That is a deliberate decision, writes Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator of …
The UK economy is hooked on rising asset prices. What happens when the bubble bursts?
UK household real wages have just experienced their worst decade since the 1860s, and are still falling. A concern is building that a …
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 …