London, 19 May 2020 - The Treasury and the Bank of England have today announced that the names of companies being bailed out through the …
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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 …
A majority agree: public health before economic growth
It’s official: a majority of people want the government to prioritise health and wellbeing over economic growth - a YouGov poll we …
The Tragedy of Growth – New Positive Money Report and Webinar
As Covid-19 takes its toll on GDP figures, we must avoid a return to the kind of policymaking that chases economic growth above all else. In …
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 …
The Tragedy of Growth
To protect wellbeing and avoid ecological disaster we must abandon GDP growth and transform our economic system Critiques of Gross …
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 …
Why Covid-19 should make us rethink the concept of inflation
Despite the Bank of England and the Treasury’s coordinated moves to pump more money into the economy, inflation is unlikely to occur for …
Bank of England come clean: stop secret business bailouts now – petition launch
While small and independent businesses are struggling to survive, the Bank of England is creating billions in new money to bail out …