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Lloyds Bank profits: Positive Money response
London, 22 February 2024 - Positive Money responds to Lloyds Bank’s announcement today that its pre-tax profits for 2023 were £7.5 billion, …
Barclays 2023 profits: Positive Money response
London, 20 February 2024 - Positive Money responds to Barclays’ announcement today that its full year pre-tax profits for 2023 were £6.6 …
NatWest 2023 profits: Positive Money response
London, 16 February 2024 - Positive Money responds to NatWest’s announcement today that its full year pre-tax profits for 2023 reached £6.2 …
Labour U-Turn on bankers bonus: Positive Money response
London, 31 January 2024 - Positive Money responds to Rachel Reeves’ comments today that she would “unashamedly champion” the UK’s financial …
Windfall tax on banks could raise £20bn this year
New analysis shows there’s more than one way to tax a bank, but all generate billions London, 14 August 2023 - A windfall tax on bank …
A green wish come true or more greenwash?
Announcements about the UK government’s first green bond and mandatory climate risk disclosure are welcome steps, but they’re also baby …
Rishi Sunak’s sending mixed messages
Today’s announcements from the Bank of England and Rishi Sunak show welcome signs of close cooperation, but sadly the Chancellor is still …
Major breakthrough on public money creation: The Bank of England will directly finance government coronavirus spending
UK central bank becomes first in the world to adopt direct monetary financing to fund government spending during the coronavirus crisis. …