Our questions for Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England
28 January, 2019Ahead of the Bank of England's Future Forum Round Table discussion on 28th January 2019, we asked Positive Money supporters for their most pressing questions for the Bank of England. Below is a pick from a very interesting bunch! Positive Money's Simon Youel attended the round table on behalf of Positive Money supporters, alongside some [...]
10 Years On: what we’ve achieved together so far
24 September, 2018Over the past two weeks we’ve made a bigger impact than ever with our #10YearsOn campaign, and we’re proud to share all we’ve achieved so far with you. Our #ChangeFinance Rally made the news, live and on the radio! Check out the video of the rally here: Hundreds of us came together outside the Bank [...]
Why we need more women in charge of our economy
8 March, 2018This International Women’s Day Positive Money is highlighting why we need more women in senior positions at the Bank of England – one of the most powerful public institutions when it comes to the UK economy. The picture above shows some of the Positive Money staff team sporting Rethinking Economics #MoreWomenInEconomics badges. Please sign our [...]
A Positive Money local group leader’s story
5 March, 2018Phil Tyler - along with a small core team of committed Positive Money supporters - leads the Positive Money Southampton local group. Below he recounts what inspired him to set the group up, how he did it, and what's next for this brilliant grassroots effort joining the push for money and banking reform. In the [...]
What we achieved together in 2017
28 December, 2017For many of us, Christmas is a time for reflection on the year gone, and making commitments for the year ahead. For me, the UK is still far from the place I want it to be: inequality and homelessness are soaring, house prices are out of reach for most of us, the transition to a [...]
We wish you a Merry Christmas
21 December, 2017To hear more about the magical wonders the Positive Money network have been working in 2017, please look out for our email in late December. Until then, if you would like to make a donation towards the Positive Money campaign this Christmas, we invite you to do so here. We hope you have a restful [...]
SNP leadership takes up the fight on QE
19 December, 2017For years, Positive Money has argued that you can’t understand the big fundamental changes that have taken place in our economy without looking at the role of monetary policy. The Bank of England’s £445bn quantitative easing programme has pumped up asset prices and delivered a disproportionate boost to the rich. QE’s knock-on effect on the [...]
Positive Money retreat 2017
10 October, 2017Every year Positive Money leaders of today and tomorrow come together for a weekend of sharing ideas, skills and stories - for the annual Positive Money Retreat. In September 2017, 35 supporters, along with a few staff and board members, from Positive Money gathered in Ambleside in the Lake District. The retreat is for people [...]
Your MP needs to know this
15 September, 2017Stagnating wages, a house price bubble, low investment - Mark Carney and the Bank of England are running out of excuses. Since the 2008 crash his policies have made the rich richer and done nothing for ordinary people. [1] Back at the start of the year, we exposed this. We put our evidence of just how badly his [...]