This week we published a joint letter, coordinated by Positive Money and signed by 28 cross-party MPs, calling on the chancellor to publish …
Power & Democracy
MPs push Javid to publish BoE governor shortlist as public trust falls short
London, 9 September 2019 - MPs have called on Sajid Javid to make the shortlist of candidates for the next Bank of England governor …
My experience meeting the Governor of the Bank of England
2019 got off to an exciting start at Positive Money, with our first ever meeting with Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England - one …
What we learned from Mark Carney’s Future Forum Q&A
In a welcome bid to increase its transparency, the Bank of England has been hosting online Q&As with some of its most senior staff over …
Could a central bank digital currency halt the privatisation of our money?
Over the past few days top policymakers from the IMF, ECB and Bank of England have addressed the prospect of a central bank digital …
Polling: 10 years after the financial crisis, the British public still don’t trust banks
66% of Britons don’t trust banks to work in the best interests of UK society 72% believe banks should have faced more severe …
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 …