Nicole Omotoye
Giving banks the finger: How switching to a green bank could save the planet
28 September, 2023September 28, 2023 UK banks rake in billions of pounds through harmful oil and gas lending, exacerbating the climate crisis. If you’re looking for a student bank account with a major high street bank, it’s highly likely your money will support funding for environmentally destructive activities. With banks, the Bank of England, and the government [...]
Home is where the mind is: How the housing crisis is impacting our mental wellbeing (and how to fix it)
19 May, 2023May 19, 2023 The housing crisis is a phenomenon that has dominated our socio-political landscape for decades. Our current housing system overwhelmingly favours homeownership and wealth accumulation which has exacerbated the issue - rather than solve it. This has cultivated an exploitative private rental market over-saturated with high rents, overcrowding and substandard properties posing significant [...]
2023 Positive Money Supporter Survey Results
28 April, 2023April 28, 2023 Back in February, we sent out our annual supporter survey. This survey is a great way for our movement to come together and take a step back to reflect on all the fantastic campaigns we ran last year and share bold and creative plans for our work in 2023. As a people-powered [...]
How Netflix hit ‘Bank of Dave’ shows banks could work for people and community, not profit
22 February, 2023February 22, 2023 “I want them to tell me why. I want them to admit publicly because I'm not in their club. I want them to say the very people who’ve just lost £500 billion quid are the only people entitled to look after our money.” - Dave Fishwick, Bank of Dave Warning: Please proceed [...]
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 [...]