Since the financial crisis began, nef has called for more effective use of Quantitative Easing (QE) to support the real economy and fund …
Options for Banking Reform
Treasury Spreads Misinformation
"Has anyone asked the Government why they allow banks to rob us? If so, what was their answers?" ...somebody asked on Facebook …
Mervyn King – Friend or Foe?
Here is a transcript of what Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, said on the BBC Radio 4 annual Today Lecture on Wednesday …
Welsh Assembly Briefing on Reforming Money: Video & Discussion
On March 27th 2012 Ben Dyson of Positive Money and Josh Ryan-Collins of the New Economics Foundation gave a briefing to the Welsh Assembly …
The Budget 2012: Let's rearrange those deckchairs boys!
Budget day today, however, this is not the place for a full analysis of the ongoing deckchair rearrangement. We here at Positive Money just …
Cutting Out the Middle Man
The National Loan Guarantee Scheme looks set to have a minimal impact on our economy’s major imbalances. According to research by Positive …
'Fiat money' or Gold Standard?
Many people, upon first learning about 'Fractional Reserve' Banking, are drawn to the idea of the Gold Standard. They find out that …
Full-Reserve Banking in Plain English
A few simple changes to banking that could end the debt crisis... This proposal for reform of the banking system explains, in …
Interview Renegade Economist
"A Renegade Economist is an individual who - through their actions - positively disrupts how we live, interact and do business." Ross …