Giving evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee last week, Positive Money Executive Director Fran Boait told MPs that the Bank of …
Covid Corporate Financing Facility
Bank of England hints at climate conditions for future support
Central bank under fire from MPs on its Covid bailout scheme’s failure to protect jobs and the environment The Bank of England may attach …
Bank of England told to “put your money where your mouth is” with green recovery
London, 6 August 2020 - The Bank of England was the scene of protests this morning as campaigners called on Britain’s central bank to act on …
Business bailouts must build an economy that works for everyone
Below is an open letter sent to the Prime Minister and opposition party leaders, calling for all state support for businesses to serve the …
Two-thirds of public want strings attached to bailouts
Just 5% think no conditions should be attached to state financial support, as report reveals how the government’s pledge to ‘build back …
New report: Where are the conditions for the Bank of England’s broken bailout scheme?
The government and the Bank of England are using a new scheme – the Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF) – to bail out the UK’s largest …
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 …
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 …
Bank of England provides £7.5 billion in big business bailouts – hidden from public view
While SMEs struggle to gain access to government-backed loans, large corporations have already been bailed out to the tune of approximately …