MPs discuss the role of the money and banking system in fuelling climate change through excessive debt On 18th January 2018, Positive …
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The Bank of England needs to think outside the box
Governor Mark Carney will have to pen a letter to the Chancellor, as inflation figures out yesterday showed price rises of 3 per cent - …
Could we cut poverty, lower stress levels and make housing affordable by changing how money is created? (Daily Mail)
Positive Money argues, banks have a magic money tree, which it believes the government should control instead, reads the extensive article …
Bank of England tries to help improve people’s understanding of economics (Financial Times)
Andy Haldane, Bank of England's Chief Economist, said that the Bank of England should embrace simpler explanations, such as calling QE …
Budget 2017: Chancellor’s policies will contribute to rising housing costs (TalkRadio)
Utterly disappointing budget from Philip Hammond offers more of the same tweaks and gimmics and no real solutions for the UK economy which …
Philip Hammond’s other deficit
Philip Hammond delivered yesterday’s budget in the context of the worst decade for real wage growth in living memory, and at time when …
Poll shows 85% of MPs don’t know where money comes from
The results of a new poll of MPs reveal a worrying lack of understanding of the UK’s money and banking system across the House of Commons. …
What’s the difference between wealth inequality and income inequality, and why does it matter?
Wealth inequality is in the news, with our friends at IPPR pointing to just how ‘unevenly divided’ wealth is in the UK. The problem is huge: …
The Bank of England’s depiction of inequality data is dangerously misleading
In an important speech in Liverpool in 2016, Mark Carney defended the Bank of England (BoE) against the charge that QE has caused inequality …