Why 10 Years On Civil Society Is Demanding Politicians Act Now to Prevent The Next Financial Crash (RSA)
12 November, 2018'The banks got bailed out, the public got sold out. That’s what happened ten years ago when the collapse of one private financial institution in the US caused the biggest global recession since the Great Depression' writes Rachel Oliver, Head of Campaigns and Organising at Positive Money in this article featured in the RSA. Any [...]
10 Years On activists take to Threadneedle Street
11 September, 2018On Sunday 9th September, 10 Years On from the financial crisis, activists descended on the City of London to declare major bank branches and the Bank of England ‘financial crime scenes’. 10 years ago, banks’ reckless lending wreaked havoc on the global economy and the Treasury spent billions in public funds bailing them out. The [...]
10 Years on and we’ve had enough
26 July, 2018The ten-year anniversary of the financial crash is fast approaching. For many of us, life has got worse in the last 10 years. The banks got bailed out, we got sold out. The government's failed to fix the broken banking system. So now we're calling for action. September 15th will mark ten years since Lehman [...]
“Where Does Money Come From?” The Graphic Novel
4 July, 2018Positive Money’s empowered supporters are an integral part to our work towards reforming the money and banking system. Through hosting events, writing plays, hosting film screenings and speaking at events, our supporters continue to creatively educate more and more people about where money comes from. One of our amazing supporters John O’Flynn has used his talents [...]
Events, events Everywhere!
18 June, 2018It may only be June, but the Positive Money team and supporters have already been very busy in 2018. Here's just some of the events that we've spoken at in the first half of the year. Positive Money was part of AntiUniversity 2018. Rachel from the Positive Money team at [...]
Positive Money on the news
18 June, 2018Positive Money's Director Fran Boait was on the news discussing the so-called 'Brexit dividend' funding boost for the NHS, alongside the Daily Mail's Deputy Political Editor, John Stevens, on Sky News. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFYJeeo8dso&t=4s In the interview, Fran questions Theresa May's conflicting claims that there is no magic money money tree whilst also announcing a funding boost [...]
‘A Green Bank of England’ Paper Launch Event
15 May, 2018“The Bank of England must play a central role in preventing climate catastrophe and lead the transition to a low-carbon economy. Right now it isn’t doing enough. Here's what needs to change” On Tuesday 15th May, Positive Money launched a new report - ‘A Green Bank of England: Central Banking for a Low-Carbon Economy’ - [...]
What has Sovereign Money got to do with an Unconditional Basic Income? (Basic Income Earth Network)
2 May, 2018“The current monetary system enriches the richest and impoverishes the poorest. Sovereign Money redistributes the benefits of money creation to the whole community”. “The Sovereign Money initiative represents an important step forward for all those who pursue the goal of introducing an unconditional basic income”. Ahead of Switzerland’s vote on the Sovereign Money Initiative on [...]
Positive Money Youth Network
26 November, 201710th November was a big day for Positive Money because it was the first Positive Money Youth Training Day! 15 amazing young people from across the country came together at the University of York to see for ways that they can take action against an unfair monetary system. The day began with the young people [...]