What would Green central banking look like?
The path to net zero runs through the City of London. We can all cycle more, insulate our homes, replace gas boilers with heat pumps but if the financial services…
We need a Financial Health Service to provide financial security from cradle to grave
When we have the next banking crisis, what should we do? From the experience of the last banking crisis, we have a reasonable idea of what the other parties would…
Can central banks get their act together on the climate crisis?
The last few weeks have seen a rush of central banks - under pressure from both activists and their own research - taking steps to limit their climate impacts. These…
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Outing the UK Government: Corporate financing at #COP23
Government hypocrisy and corporate interest are very well acquainted, and they were last spotted at COP23 (the annual climate conference to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) nuzzling…
Banking on climate change
This is a guest post by Liz Murray, the Head of Campaigns and Policy in Scotland at the World Development Movement. You can follow WDM Scotland on Twitter What do…
Time to move your money
Clare Coatman Many or most of us make choices based on ethical concerns every day – whether it’s avoiding brands linked to sweat shops or opting for fairtrade coffee; but…
Krugman misses the mark on food speculation
Murray Worthy is Policy Officer at the World Development Movement. Paul Krugman is an economist I have huge respect for, and one with whom I often agree. This made it…
Banking and money creation (part 2)
Previously, in Part One, I looked at where the money comes from for bank loans and mortgages. Here, I describe one of the many restrictions on the amounts that banks…
Banking and money creation (part 1)
Do banks lend savers' money out? Do they really create money? What are the constraints on how much money banks lend out? Did you see some animation that claimed to…