Father Christmas visits the Bank of England
16 December, 2019This morning Father Christmas helped us deliver an early Christmas present to the Bank of England to expose a dirty secret: its support for coal. Members of Positive Money staff and supporters gathered outside the Bank for a photo opportunity as well as a climate carol sing song. We grabbed the attention of hundreds of [...]
All the latest on our campaign to protect free access to cash
4 December, 2019While the closure of free ATMs is sadly nothing new, when the release of fresh figures coincided with the calling of a general election, we spotted an opportunity to call on whoever makes up the next government to protect this vital part of our money and banking system. 5,644 free-to-use cash machines (11% of the [...]
Positive Money at the Conservative Party conference 2019
3 October, 2019Whilst MPs were thin on the ground at Conservative Party Conference due to Parliament’s sudden return, we still managed to put on a great panel featuring influential Respublica think tank director Phillip Blond; Special Advisor to Triodos Bank James Vaccaro and Rebecca Park from UK Finance; the lobbying arm of Britain’s financial sector. Positive Money [...]
Positive Money at the Labour Party conference 2019
25 September, 2019Last week Positive Money set off for Brighton and the Labour Party's 2019 Conference. Our event, co-hosted with Triodos Bank UK, posed the question “How will Labour pay for the green transition?”. After Parliament declared a climate emergency earlier this year, and the climate strikes brought together 4 million people around the world on Friday, [...]
Why the climate strikers should target the Bank of England
19 September, 2019It’s going to be one for the history books. Tomorrow on Friday 20th September, millions of people around the world will be taking to the streets as part of the biggest climate action ever organised. We’ll be there to protest the tragedy of climate change: the heatwaves, wildfires, droughts and storms which have devastated people’s [...]
Bank of England Climate Protest: The Sequel
25 July, 2019“I've been to a few climate protests but this was one of the most effective I've seen.” - Lowell, a young Positive Money supporter (sporting the Mark Carney facemask in the pics below!) On Thursday 11th July a group of Positive Money staff, supporters and activists from Fossil Free London, a grassroots divestment group, gathered [...]
What will the future of money look like?
1 July, 2019At the conference “The Future of Money – Central Bank Digital Currency and Beyond” on June 15 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden, the concept of central bank digital currency (CBDC) and the planned launch of an e-krona were critically scrutinized by academics, central bankers, bankers and monetary reform initiatives. Why central bank digital currency? The declining use [...]
The most important public appointment of 2019: Our Letter to The Guardian
5 June, 2019Positive Money’s view on the next Governor of the Bank of England What will the UK economy look like in 2028? It may seem like an impossible question to answer, but as soon as they start their new role in January 2020, that’s exactly what the next Governor of the Bank of England needs to [...]
Inequality & Mental Health: The Missing Link
17 May, 2019Two things caught our attention this week. First off, Nobel prize-winning Economist Angus Deaton launched a review into inequality. Secondly, it’s been UK mental health awareness week. These two topics are directly related. Ten years ago, academic couple Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett published their best-selling book The Spirit Level. In it they lay numerous [...]