Rachel Oliver
What we need to see in the government’s Green Finance Strategy
20 June, 2022June, 2022 -The government’s asking the public’s opinion on how far and fast it should ‘green’ our financial system. So thousands of us are responding to its Green Finance Strategy survey. This strategy has the potential to accelerate green investment in infrastructure, local communities, and jobs - but only if the government acts boldly… Along [...]
12 highlights of 2021
21 December, 2021December 21, 2021 A step towards a greener economy In March, together we helped win a historic new ‘green’ mandate for the Bank of England. This means it must now work towards sustainability and net-zero - a huge step forward for protecting our planet. We put key reports and open letters on policy makers’ desks, [...]
The Prime Minister must put public health before private wealth
3 August, 2020How come, right now, in some parts of the UK you can meet your friends and family in a restaurant but you can’t in your own garden? Sound ridiculous? That’s because it is, and it’s all because of money. The Prime Minister’s conflicting advice exposes the rot at the heart of the government’s economic ideology: [...]
Positive Money at Glastonbury and Stir to Action festivals
13 August, 2019Festival Season is in full swing and Positive Money’s been getting involved! We’re keen to empower as many people as possible in communities around the UK to demand a money and banking system that serves them and not just bankers in the City of London. Sarah from Bath volunteered on the Positive Money stall at [...]
“Stop the RBS sell-off” petition delivery at the Treasury
20 March, 2019On Wednesday 13th March, Positive Money supporters, Green Party leader Jonathan Bartley and representatives from We Own It and the New Economics Foundation delivered our petition with more than 12,000 signatures, to Chancellor Philip Hammond at the Treasury calling on him to "Stop the RBS sell-off". Here are some pictures from the delivery: And the [...]
Introducing “The Money Question” website
15 March, 2019Today we’re launching themoneyquestion.org! It’s a website dedicated to constructive research and debate all about monetary theory and monetary reform, including content on MMT and a Sovereign Money System. Here's a 2-minute video with Kate Raworth which explains more about it: How will a Sovereign Money System work? What questions do we need to answer [...]
2019 Positive Money Supporter Survey Results
1 February, 2019Throughout January over 1400 supporters took the annual Positive Money supporter survey about what we should do together in 2019 to move us closer to the fairer, safer, more democratic money and banking system we all want to see. Here’s how we voted: Here’s how you want to get involved: You're [...]
Our questions for Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England
28 January, 2019Ahead of the Bank of England's Future Forum Round Table discussion on 28th January 2019, we asked Positive Money supporters for their most pressing questions for the Bank of England. Below is a pick from a very interesting bunch! Positive Money's Simon Youel attended the round table on behalf of Positive Money supporters, alongside some [...]
10 Years On: what we’ve achieved together so far
24 September, 2018Over the past two weeks we’ve made a bigger impact than ever with our #10YearsOn campaign, and we’re proud to share all we’ve achieved so far with you. Our #ChangeFinance Rally made the news, live and on the radio! Check out the video of the rally here: Hundreds of us came together outside the Bank [...]