London, 13th December 2021 Climate campaigners gathered outside the Bank of England today to demand that policymakers introduce …
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Mandatory transition plans and GFANZ announcements: Positive Money response
London, 3 November 2021 Responding to the Chancellor’s announcement of mandatory transition plans, as well as a commitment of $130tn in …
Sunak announces tax cut for banks: Positive Money response
London, 27 October 2021 Responding to the Chancellor’s announcement in the Budget that he will be cutting the surcharge tax on bank …
BoE to make green gilts eligible for QE: Positive Money response
London, 23 July 2021 The Bank of England has confirmed that green gilts will be treated as equivalent to existing gilts and made eligible …
The government-engineered housing boom will hold back the recovery
The UK housing market has become detached from the real economy. Far from ‘levelling up’, measures by the Treasury and the Bank of …
Rishi Sunak Mansion House Speech: Why do Banks continue to get preferential treatment?
On 1st July, Rishi Sunak delivered his annual Mansion House Speech to young people working in finance. Sunak announced he would not increase …
Could a digital pound mean the end of banking as we know it?
Mon 12th July 2021 With everything which has been going on in the world recently, from a terrifying heat dome emerging in North America …
Sunak Mansion House speech: Positive Money response
London, 1 July 2021 In a speech delivered today at Mansion House, the Chancellor announced that companies, pension schemes, financial …
Big win: New green mandate for the Bank of England
March 4, 2021 Following a big campaign by Positive Money and partner organisations, Rishi Sunak has given the Bank of England the green …