Fran Boait, Executive Director of Positive Money and economics commentator Professor John Weeks discuss whether it's time to rethink the …
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Time for a digital government mint (Financial Times)
Wrapping one’s head around the difference between official versus private money is a lot harder than understanding the distinction between …
How would you be affected if the Bank of England started issuing digital cash?
We've just published a new report arguing that the Bank of England should start issuing 'digital cash' - essentially an electronic …
Mission of a Money Commission
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been busy meeting MPs from across the House of Commons. We’ve asked them to raise in Parliament how …
State-led money creation versus “free market alternatives” like bitcoin (Video)
Watch the recording of a debate between Ben Dyson, founder of Positive Money and comedian, author of 'Life after the State' and anarchist …
Making Money Work (Video)
On Monday 7th September 2015, Positive Money hosted a high-level panel discussion, “Making Money Work”, with Lord Adair Turner, Professor …
Money Creation for Public in Germany – Moving Beyond Weimar (A History of Public Money Creation, Part 6)
Many economists have a misunderstanding of what caused hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic. More importantly, many economists …
Who creates money?
If you ask a person in the street ‘how is money created?’ they will probably look at you blankly. A couple might hazard a guess and say the …
Transition to a public monetary system
We need a serious public and political debate on the pros and cons of the current monetary system, the alternative of public money creation, …