Momentum is growing for a windfall tax on banks in the UK, with Italy this week following Spain in adopting one. But there is …
Parliament & Legislation
A fork in the road: which direction for financial services and regulation in the UK?
Now is a good time to assess the future of financial regulation and financial services in the UK. It is three years since the UK left the …
Positive Money tells MPs that post-Brexit financial regulation falls short on environment and accountability
Giving evidence to MPs on the Financial Services Bill Committee, Positive Money director Fran Boait said that current proposals for …
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 …
Coronavirus QE must also be green: Andrew Bailey needs to stick to his word
Amid the coronavirus crisis, we risk backsliding on the progress we’ve made towards decarbonising our financial system. We must make sure …
Treasury urged not to backslide on climate promise in Budget
London, 24 February 2020 - Research and campaign group Positive Money has called on the Chancellor to add climate responsibilities to the …
Chancellor Sajid Javid continues to defend secrecy over Bank of England appointment
In September, Positive Money coordinated a joint letter from a cross-party group of MPs calling on the government to publish the shortlist …
New Positive Money report ‘Seeking Legitimacy’ launched in Parliament
After already making breakfast headlines in Reuters, City AM and Bloomberg, Positive Money launched our latest report, ‘Seeking Legitimacy: …
Treasury fails to increase transparency over BoE governor appointment
This week we published a joint letter, coordinated by Positive Money and signed by 28 cross-party MPs, calling on the chancellor to publish …