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#StopBankingonGenocide: Why are people boycotting Barclays?
UK banks like Barclays are financially complicit in the ongoing genocide in Gaza, standing as the 6th biggest creditor in Europe of …
Home is where the mind is: How the housing crisis is impacting our mental wellbeing (and how to fix it)
The housing crisis is a phenomenon that has dominated our socio-political landscape for decades. Our current housing system overwhelmingly …
25 years of Bank of England independence shows we need a new approach
This week marks 25 years since arguably the biggest change to UK economic policy that no one voted for - the handing over of control of …
Why ‘Britcoin’ shouldn’t mean the end of cash
The government and the Bank of England are working together on developing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the UK. There are …
The government-engineered housing boom will hold back the recovery
The UK housing market has become detached from the real economy. Far from ‘levelling up’, measures by the Treasury and the Bank of …
Rishi Sunak Mansion House Speech: Why do Banks continue to get preferential treatment?
On 1st July, Rishi Sunak delivered his annual Mansion House Speech to young people working in finance. Sunak announced he would not increase …
Business bailouts must build an economy that works for everyone
Below is an open letter sent to the Prime Minister and opposition party leaders, calling for all state support for businesses to serve the …
Covid-19 crisis: An open letter to the UK government calling for faster and more far-reaching action
Below is an open letter to the UK government signed by 98 economists, academics and directors of research organisations, including Positive …