Airlines receive £1.8bn of public money with no strings attached, oil companies £750m. London, 4 June 2020 - Research and campaign group …
Press releases
Bank of England comes clean on corporate bailouts following Positive Money campaign
London, 19 May 2020 - The Treasury and the Bank of England have today announced that the names of companies being bailed out through the …
Govt should put public health ahead of private wealth: Positive Money response to GDP figures
Responding to the ONS’ estimate that GDP fell by 2% from January until the end of March, and 5.8% in March, Fran Boait, executive director …
New polling: only 12% want UK to prioritise economic growth over wellbeing
More than 8 in 10 think UK should prioritise health and wellbeing of citizens over GDP during coronavirus crisis Over 6 …
Stop publishing growth stats to save people and planet – report
Report calls for policymakers to adopt social and environmental indicators, and consider policies such as universal basic income, monetary …
PRESS RELEASE: Issue digital cash or lose trust in money, report warns
Central bank digital currency could help in crises like covid pandemic, allowing ‘helicopter money’ and a means of ‘disciplining’ …
Bank of England under fire for fossil fuel purchases
London, 16 April 2020 - Research and campaign group Positive Money has criticised Bank of England (BoE) governor Andrew Bailey for “breaking …
PRESS RELEASE: Government bailing out big business with public money behind the scenes through CCFF
London, 9 April 2020 - Research and campaign group Positive Money has today raised questions over the transparency of the Covid Corporate …
Bank of England embraces monetary financing: Positive Money response
Responding to the news that the Bank of England will be directly financing government spending through the Ways and Means facility, Fran …