Ben Curtis

Positive Money Podcast Episode 3 – Peak Oil and its effects on the economy with Richard O' Rourke

1 July, 2011
In the third edition of the Positive Money Podcast I talk to Richard O' Rourke, a Director at the Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas, about Peak Oil, specifically the recent under-publicised announcement that we reached the … Continue reading →

An interview with Professor Richard Werner (who has worked on our proposals)

23 May, 2011
These three videos form a very interesting discussion, I would certainly recommend watching them. Professor Werner has experience advising the Central Bank of Japan, and is currently Director of Centre for Banking, Finance and Sustainable Development at the University of Southampton   … Continue reading →

Positive Money Podcast – Episode 2 – Professor Mary Mellor

19 May, 2011
Our latest Podcast is with Professor Mary Mellor. Mary is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Northumbria University, and is the author of "The Future of Money, From Financial Crisis to Public Resource", which you can buy from our bookshop. Mary's current research … Continue reading →

Positive Money Podcast Episode 1 – Steve Baker MP (including part 2)

16 May, 2011
Steve Baker is Conservative MP for Wycombe following his election in May 2010. He is a director and co-founder of The Cobden Centre, an educational charity for social progress through honest money, free trade and peace. He is Chairman of … Continue reading →

A short endorsement from Herman Daly for Full Reserve Banking

3 May, 2011
In an upcoming feature length documentary by Mike Freedman, "Critical Mass", American ecological economist Herman Daly, founding member of the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy gives an endorsement for full reserve banking. Watch the video here... http://vimeo.com/23218832

Monetary Reform Myths #1 – The 10% Reserve Rule

27 April, 2011
This blog is part of a series on the veracity of various bits of information floating around the topic of Monetary Reform.... Update: This is a UK website, and I am referring to the UK banking system only in this … Continue reading →

Article at Liberal Conspiracy from Positive Money on the ICB report

11 April, 2011
Below is an article on the Liberal Conspiracy website from Positive Money. Expect an in-depth analysis on this blog later on today...   The battle between the government, the financial sector, and the public interest over banking reform reached a … Continue reading →

Positive Money Marching for the Real Alternative on Saturday – Banking Reform!

23 March, 2011
This Saturday we'll be turning out for the massive anti-cuts demonstrations planned by the TUC. London is likely to be a very busy place on Saturday, so we're suggesting that we meet at 11am outside Reed, next to Chancery Lane … Continue reading →

'Inside Job' – Film Review

8 March, 2011
I watched Charles Ferguson’s excellent documentary “Inside Job” for the second time yesterday. It’s a masterful polemic exploring the series of bad decisions, deregulation and ideological economics that led to the financial crisis. Covering the rise of derivatives, moral hazard, … Continue reading →