To tackle the cost of living we need to align banks with public purpose
9 August 2022

August 9, 2022 As recent research from the New Economics Foundation has highlighted, we are relying on huge subsidies to influence the behaviour of banks. But what if we could replace the carrot with …
Bank of England’s historic interest rate hike: Positive Money response
4 August 2022

London, 4 August 2022 – Today, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised interest rates to 1.75% – up from 1.25%. This marks the biggest single increase in the MPC’s 25-year history …
Why politicians are wrong to blame the ‘money supply’ for inflation
19 July 2022

July 19, 2022 Joining ‘tax cuts for growth’, the latest dodgy economics trend in the Conservative leadership contest is an obsession with the money supply. This might sound like an intuitive response …
Glasto glory: hundreds join the call for affordable housing
14 July 2022

July 14, 2022 Positive Money returned to Glastonbury this year to raise awareness about the root causes of the housing affordability crisis and to petition for government action to make homes affordab …
The Future Of Finance: Report Launch
13 July 2022

July 13, 2022 Positive Money’s latest report reveals the scale of the political power that big finance holds over our democracy, and puts forward recommendations to give a stronger voice to the public …