New data released last week reveals that the disappearance of cash machines is continuing at a rapid pace. A total of 1,400 closed in the …
Parliament & Legislation
#ChangeFinance rally pictures
On 15th September hundreds of activists, economists and journalists gathered at the Bank of England to say "Enough's Enough". 10 years on …
10 Years on and we’ve had enough
The ten-year anniversary of the financial crash is fast approaching. For many of us, life has got worse in the last 10 years. The banks got …
Banks’ war on cash halted after Positive Money campaign
This week, we scored a significant victory in the fight to protect the UK’s access to cash. The Link scheme has cancelled planned cuts to …
Regulation to the rescue? 5 problems with ring-fencing, Basel III, and competition in the banking sector
Length: 6 minutes Technical Read On Wednesday 4th July, I was invited to speak at the Westminster Business Forum as part of the event …
New powers for the Bank of England to support banks – but who will benefit?
The winds of change are blowing for the Bank of England. Hot on the heels of a report for the Labour Party arguing for reform of the Bank’s …
Labour Bank of England review: Positive Money response
Responding to the launch of the Labour Party’s ‘Financing Investment’ report, Fran Boait, executive director of Positive Money said: “It …
Positive Money on the news
Positive Money's Director Fran Boait was on the news discussing the so-called 'Brexit dividend' funding boost for the NHS, alongside the …
Switzerland’s Vollgeld Initiative: the monetary system at the ballot box
On June 10th, Swiss voters will go to the polls to vote on the ‘Vollgeld Initiative’ (‘Initiative Monnaie Pleine’ in French) which would …