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 [...]