Since 2010, the Quantitative Easing (QE) programme has pumped £445 billion into the UK’s banking system. While QE may have prevented the …
QE for people / Helicopter money
Prominent politicians who advocate a different type of QE
In a recent post, Positive Money showed that there is a strong intellectual history behind the various proposals for alternatives …
A Guide to Public Money Creation: Outlining the Alternatives to Quantitative Easing
More and more people are joining Positive Money to critique the Bank of England’s current £445 billion Quantitative Easing (QE) programme …
Who are the prominent journalists who advocate a different type of QE?
In a recent post Positive Money showed that there is a strong intellectual body of history behind the various alternative …
Canada and New Zealand performed Public Money Creation (A History of Public Money Creation, Part 8)
Throughout history, governments have used their ability to create money to fund public spending. While none of these policies were called, …
Is our money and banking system working in the public interest? (Video)
On Monday 7th September 2015, Positive Money hosted a high-level panel discussion, “Making Money Work”, with Lord Adair Turner, Professor …
“Negative” Interest Rates and the War on Cash
Prof Richard Werner has written an interesting article on negative interest rates and the idea that "cash is a barbarous relic and needs to …
What would the world look like if the banks crashed tomorrow? (The Independent)
Huge chunks of money would suddenly drop out of circulation into thin air and the consequences would be catastrophic: cash machines and …
Not My First Rodeo: Public Money Creation in the USA (A History of Public Money Creation, Part 7)
Despite popular rhetoric, the World’s biggest economy did use the state’s money creating powers to help boost output. Guess what, it didn’t …