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Comment: Commercial banks are financing a huge amount of #fossilfuel and industrial agriculture activities in the Global South – they must turn off the tap, writes
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'A YouGov poll commissioned by Positive Money last September found that 58% of UK adults support a windfall tax.'

It's time to stop the transfer of billions to the banks, and claw some of that money back.

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More than £30 billion for public spending each year could come from a very unexpected place:

A central bank-issued digital pound!

Seigniorage should benefit the public, not private lenders:

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Today, on International Workers Day, we are launching a new digital dashboard as part of the Centre for Democratising Work. 

Explore the interactive data-driven project examining work in contemporary Britain by clicking the link at the bottom of this thread. 🔽 

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“A separate study of UK data over the last 30 years by the left-of-centre Common Wealth thinktank found that between 2000 and 2019, dividend payments grew 5.5 times faster than workers’ pay on average each year.”

@PhillipInman in the @Guardian today.

More than £30 billion for public spending each year could come from a very unexpected place:

A central bank-issued digital pound!

That’s enough to fund a certain green investment pledge 🙃
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📢 Great new podcast ep on #climateflation from Macrodose!

If you're interested in reading the open letter James Meadway signed alongside 50+ other economists telling the Bank of England to step up its climate work, you can do so here 👉 positivemoney.org/2024/03/over-5…

The Social and Economic Benefits of a CBDC with Simon Youel, Head of Policy and Advocacy at Positive Money. Watch the latest episode of the Poundcast 👉 buff.ly/3wjLuwj
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#CBDC #DigitalMoney #Fintech #Social #Economics #Poundcast

We all have an interest in a system that is there when we need it most. Instead of scapegoating and blaming vulnerable groups, the Government should address the underlying causes of ill-health and invest in our social and physical infrastructure. theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Our new research and more covered in this week's New Economy Brief!

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More than £30 billion for public spending each year could come from a very unexpected place:

A central bank-issued digital pound!

That’s enough to fund a certain green investment pledge 🙃
twitter.com/PositiveMoneyU…