Watch the recording of a debate between Ben Dyson, founder of Positive Money and comedian, author of 'Life after the State' and anarchist …
Options for Banking Reform
The Story of Our Economy in 2015: A cocktail of household consumption, household consumption, and more household consumption
Debt-fuelled consumption underpinned economic growth in 2015. Without upgrading the policy ‘toolkit’ available to the Bank of England, the …
Let’s have a public inquiry on money!
The time for a public inquiry on money, finance and their effects on society in the 21st century is fast approaching. The last time the …
Banking in the public interest needs action here and now
The danger of allowing private banks to create money with no oversight was ruthlessly exposed in 2008, when unfettered credit …
Big banks win in UK Competition inquiry
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been investigating the low level of competition between banks in the UK. They released …
How can we do better? The alternative: money creation by the state
A well-functioning monetary system is essential for a well-functioning economy and thereby, for the common good. The state is the agency …
Iceland: Members of Parliament are calling for a Money Commission
Members of the Icelandic Parliament have submitted a motion to review Iceland’s monetary system and look at alternative monetary …
Bank of England’s chief economist hints towards a digital form of central bank money to compete with bank-issued money
Last week Andrew Haldane, the Bank of England’s chief economist hinted that current monetary policy might be broken, and that other policies …
George Osborne’s Permanent Bank Levy – Is it Seigniorage?
Positive Money (PM) is not impressed by the Chancellors' attempts to impose some kind of payback on the banks for the damage they …