Simon Youel
Campaigners hand RBS giant card to mark tenth anniversary of bailout
12 October, 2018London, UK, 12 October 2018 - Research and campaign group Positive Money have this morning delivered a ‘birthday’ card to RBS admonishing the bank for its failure to change in the decade since it was bailed out by the UK government. Positive Money … Continue reading
Average UK household lost at least £23,000 in decade since financial crash
13 September, 201810 Years On campaign launches tool allowing public to calculate how much they’ve lost out since 2008 crash Analysis comes ahead of rally outside the Bank of England on 10th anniversary of Lehman Brothers collapse, with speakers including John … Continue reading
10 Years On: why has so little changed since the financial crash?
4 September, 2018As the tenth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers approaches, the Financial Times’ chief economics commentator, Martin Wolf, argues that politicians and policymakers have simply tried to restore things to the past, instead of taking the opportunity to build … Continue reading
Polling: 10 years after the financial crisis, the British public still don’t trust banks
16 August, 201866% of Britons don’t trust banks to work in the best interests of UK society 72% believe banks should have faced more severe penalties for their role in the financial crisis 63% are worried that banks may cause another … Continue reading
Bank of England raises interest rates: Positive Money response
2 August, 2018Responding to the Bank of England's decision to raise interest rates to 0.75%, Fran Boait, executive director of Positive Money said: “With little evidence of domestic inflationary pressure, the Bank of England has today taken an unnecessary risk in raising … Continue reading
Bank of England household debt fears: Positive Money response
28 June, 2018Responding to Bank of England deputy governor Jon Cunliffe's warnings about household debt this morning, Fran Boait, executive director of Positive Money said: “After a decade of stagnant wage growth, families have been forced to keep up with rising costs … Continue reading
Bank of England Financial Stability Report: Positive Money response
27 June, 2018Responding to the Bank of England's latest Financial Stability Report, Fran Boait, executive director of Positive Money said: “As the Bank of England’s latest report shows, there are growing material risks to financial stability, particularly from external sources. It is … Continue reading
Labour Bank of England review: Positive Money response
20 June, 2018Responding to the launch of the Labour Party’s ‘Financing Investment’ report, Fran Boait, executive director of Positive Money said: “It is encouraging to see a major political party thinking seriously about the biggest challenges facing our economy, namely how UK … Continue reading
Vollgeld referendum result: Positive Money response
10 June, 2018Responding to estimates that only around a quarter of voters supported the Swiss Vollgeld Initiative in today's referendum, Fran Boait, executive director of Positive Money said: “The fact that around a quarter of voters supported the Vollgeld Initiative shows there … Continue reading