Debate on Money Creation in Parliament – Get ready to act
30 October, 2014It might sound unbelievable, but for the last 170 years, parliament has ignored the question of how money is created. The last significant debate on the creation of money in Parliament happened in 1844! And even though money plays an extraordinarily important role in today’s world, most Members of Parliament still wrongly believe that only the Bank [...]
Positive Money’s first retreat (Video)
3 October, 2014From the 19th to the 21st September 2014, Positive Money held its first retreat at the University of Cumbria in the Lake District. Positive Money supporters, staff and Directors came together in stunning surroundings to discuss the Positive Money network, our role within it and ideas for the future. We managed to pack a lot [...]
Positive Money at The People’s Parliament
25 July, 2014On Wednesday 25th of June, Ben Dyson was joined by Professor Tim Jackson, Ann Pettifor and Dr Anastasia Nesvetailova in the Houses of Parliament for a debate entitled Making Money Work for People and Planet. The chair, Michael Meacher MP, opened the event declaring that he believed that the topic of the evening was one [...]
Positive Money goes to the Lake District!
17 July, 2014We are organising a Positive Money weekend away on 19th-21st September to Ambleside, in the Lake District, at the University of Cumbria. Would you like to join us? The weekend will provide an opportunity for participants get to know one another, develop our skills as proponents of Positive Money and provide space for reflection on [...]