Bank of England comes clean on corporate bailouts following Positive Money campaign
19 May 2020
London, 19 May 2020 – The Treasury and the Bank of England have today announced that the names of companies being bailed out through the Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF) will be made public, …
Govt should put public health ahead of private wealth: Positive Money response to GDP figures
13 May 2020
Responding to the ONS’ estimate that GDP fell by 2% from January until the end of March, and 5.8% in March, Fran Boait, executive director of Positive Money, said: “As GDP continues to fall policymake …
A majority agree: public health before economic growth
12 May 2020
It’s official: a majority of people want the government to prioritise health and wellbeing over economic growth – a YouGov poll we commissioned has revealed. When asked whether the UK should prioriti …
The Tragedy of Growth – New Positive Money Report and Webinar
11 May 2020
As Covid-19 takes its toll on GDP figures, we must avoid a return to the kind of policymaking that chases economic growth above all else. In Positive Money’s new report we argue that by stopping our o …
New polling: only 12% want UK to prioritise economic growth over wellbeing
11 May 2020
More than 8 in 10 think UK should prioritise health and wellbeing of citizens over GDP during coronavirus crisis Over 6 in 10 think UK should prioritise improved social and environmental outcom …