Since we released our paper Digital Cash, which proposes that members of the public should be able to hold an electronic version of notes …
Archives for 2016
“Negative” Interest Rates and the War on Cash
Prof Richard Werner has written an interesting article on negative interest rates and the idea that "cash is a barbarous relic and needs to …
Ending the money scam once and for all (Dialect Radio)
In this interview on Dialect Radio we hear what's wrong with our money system and how to fix it from Mark Kerridge of Bristol Positive Money …
How much debt is too much? When should the Bank of England create new money to finance spending?
How much debt is too much? When should the Treasury borrow money and when should the Bank of England create new money to finance …
Money & Society free online course starts again in February 2016 (University of Cumbria)
Following the success of its first and second run, the University of Cumbria will re-run its Money & Society MOOC (Massive Online Open …
What would the world look like if the banks crashed tomorrow? (The Independent)
Huge chunks of money would suddenly drop out of circulation into thin air and the consequences would be catastrophic: cash machines and …
Not My First Rodeo: Public Money Creation in the USA (A History of Public Money Creation, Part 7)
Despite popular rhetoric, the World’s biggest economy did use the state’s money creating powers to help boost output. Guess what, it didn’t …
No Change in Bank of England Interest Rates: More of the Same???
For the first time since August 2015, members of the Bank of England’s MPC unanimously voted to maintain the Bank base rate at 0.5%. But …
Why the Bank of England should start issuing digital cash (NEW Report)
Unstable financial markets are making headlines once again. This time around politicians and regulators are being forced to admit they do …