Inequality & Mental Health: The Missing Link
17 May 2019
Two things caught our attention this week. First off, Nobel prize-winning Economist Angus Deaton launched a review into inequality. Secondly, it’s been UK mental health awareness week. These two topi …
Mark Carney: put your money where your mouth is, unleash green investment now!
9 May 2019
Bank of England Action 2019 On Thursday 2nd May, Positive Money staff, supporters and members of the grassroots divestment group Fossil Free London, gathered outside the Bank of England to get our voi …
Cash machine charges will hit poor hardest: Positive Money comment on free ATM closures
1 May 2019
Responding to research by Which? showing that 1,700 ATMs switched to charging in the first three months of 2019, David Clarke, head of policy at Positive Money said: “The shocking trend of free cash m …
Bank of England pension scheme responds to our letter, pledging to report on climate risk
26 April 2019
Last week heralded a major breakthrough in how the Bank of England is responding to the risks posed by climate change. Governor Mark Carney announced that the Bank will disclose how financial risks fr …
Major breakthroughs on central banks and climate change
18 April 2019
Major breakthroughs on central banks and climate change If we’re going to stop irreversible climate change, we need to decarbonise our financial system, which channels billions of pounds into fossil f …