Momentum is growing for a windfall tax on banks in the UK, with Italy this week following Spain in adopting one. But there is …
Poverty, Debt and Inequality
Inheritance: the Gatekeeper of the Housing Crisis
Homeownership in the UK is on average safer, more affordable and better quality than renting. But due to high upfront property prices, …
Slavery & the Bank: acknowledgement is not action
Positive Money staff team recently took a guided tour of The Bank of England Museum “Slavery & the Bank” exhibition, which explored how …
Finance, Old and New, and the Climate Crisis in the Global South
Climate reparations are the responsibility of rich countries and corporations for their past and present exploitation of Black and …
The government-engineered housing boom will hold back the recovery
The UK housing market has become detached from the real economy. Far from ‘levelling up’, measures by the Treasury and the Bank of …
Lloyds is banking on Generation Rent
Lloyds Bank’s plans to become a private landlord highlight how banks and institutional investors treat housing solely as an asset to squeeze …
“A dishonest Budget”: Positive Money Budget response
Responding to today's Budget statement, Fran Boait, executive director of Positive Money said: “Today’s Budget is simply a …
#ChangeFinance rally pictures
On 15th September hundreds of activists, economists and journalists gathered at the Bank of England to say "Enough's Enough". 10 years on …
Bank of England raises interest rates: Positive Money response
Responding to the Bank of England's decision to raise interest rates to 0.75%, Fran Boait, executive director of Positive Money …