From 2009 to 2012, the Bank of England created £375bn of new money. In response to potential economic uncertainties arising from the Brexit …
Archives for February 2017
Boosting happiness and savings through design
Emotions have been a widely explored research topic during the last couple of decades. In the field of Design, it has been used as a tool to …
Money Creation & Interest: Is there enough money to pay off all the interest? (Part 1)
There is a lot of confusion about the role interest plays in the current monetary system. It is often suggested that the fundamental problem …
2017 Positive Money supporter survey – the results!
Kickstarting 2017, nearly 3000 Positive Money supporters voted for what we should do together to make our money and banking system fairer …
Banks are lending to buy houses, not build businesses
The days of the credit crunch can seem to be well and truly behind us. 2016 was the second successive year when bank lending to the economy …
Eight people own more than half the world’s population
Eight people now own more than half the world's population. This terrible statistic lurks behind many of the world’s worst troubles. How has …
Tough choices for the Bank as inflation rises
The Bank of England revealed today that it forecasts inflation to rise to 2.8%, well above its 2% target. The combination of rising prices, …