Climate reparations are the responsibility of rich countries and corporations for their past and present exploitation of Black and …
Poverty, Debt and Inequality
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 …
Lloyds is banking on Generation Rent
Lloyds Bank’s plans to become a private landlord highlight how banks and institutional investors treat housing solely as an asset to squeeze …
“A dishonest Budget”: Positive Money Budget response
Responding to today's Budget statement, Fran Boait, executive director of Positive Money said: “Today’s Budget is simply a …
#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 …
Bank of England raises interest rates: Positive Money response
Responding to the Bank of England's decision to raise interest rates to 0.75%, Fran Boait, executive director of Positive Money …
Bank of England household debt fears: Positive Money response
Responding to Bank of England deputy governor Jon Cunliffe's warnings about household debt this morning, Fran Boait, executive director of …
Time Up For Austerity
Nearly a decade of austerity has put the UK economy in a sorry state. Wages have grown at their slowest rate since the Napoleonic Wars. …
Bank of England Working Paper Considers Monetary Policy’s Effect on Inequality
Ever since the Bank of England embarked on its £445 billion quantitative easing programme and cut interest rates to record-low levels, it’s …