Nicole Omotoye
12 highlights from 2022
31 December, 2022December 31, 2022 2022 has been a big year for Positive Money - whether it's promoting solutions to our housing crisis, running our first local participatory democracy event with a local Council, or exposing the extent of influence big banks have over some of our politicians. We’re working together to reimagine money and banks [...]
Positive Money at The World Transformed
9 December, 2022December 9, 2022 The Positive Money team attended The World Transformed in September to build connections, show solidarity, and encourage people to support our petition to Stop Rishi Sunak Deregulating the Banks. The Black-E theatre in Liverpool provided the central hub for The World Transformed (TWT) where we held a stall this year. The TWT [...]
#HotStrikeSummer: Why people are turning to unions to fight back against the cost of living crisis
19 August, 2022August 19, 2022 “Ask yourself, do you agree that women should have maternity leave? Do you agree that you need health and safety within the workplace? Do you agree that you should have sick pay? Do you agree that you should have holiday pay? And if it's yes, people stood on a picket to fight [...]
5 ways our broken economic system is damaging our mental health
26 May, 2022May 26, 2022 In response to #MentalHealthAwareness week, we explore five ways in which our growth-obsessed capitalist economy threatens our mental health. Working class people are struggling to cope with the spiralling cost of living and the lack of safe and affordable homes. Racial inequality and financial exclusion pile further pressure on ethnic minorities. And [...]
2022 Positive Money Supporter Survey Results
14 April, 2022April 14, 2022 During February and March 2022, over 1300 Positive Money activists filled out the Supporter Survey, sharing thoughts on the work and campaigns we’ll do together this year, to help build a fairer and more sustainable money and banking system for all. Check out the results below… Which of the following issues concern [...]
The injustices of financial exclusion faced by asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants
28 March, 2022Re-imagining the economy: An interview with Last Mafuba, Founder and CEO of mental health charity, Inini. Content Trigger warning: The following article contains a brief reference to suicide. March 28, 2022 When discussing the economy, there is often an unspoken presumption that we all have unrestricted access to financial services and are free to [...]
Rishi Sunak Mansion House Speech: Why do Banks continue to get preferential treatment?
12 July, 2021July 12, 2021 On 1st July, Rishi Sunak delivered his annual Mansion House Speech to young people working in finance. Sunak announced he would not increase the 8% surcharge on bank profits in line with the proposed higher level of corporation tax - despite the fact that banks continued to profit during the coronavirus pandemic. [...]
April Updates: New thinking underway at the Bank of England
30 April, 2021It’s been a busy month at Positive Money! Below we share our view on key events from the last few weeks and some of the progress we’ve made… Is the launch of digital cash finally on the horizon? In April the government and Bank of England announced they are setting up a Central Bank Digital [...]