Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

March 15, 2023 at 6:01 PM

The budget: Hunt’s missed opportunity

Today John, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his Spring Budget and missed a huge opportunity.    Interest rate rises in the last few months have meant banks are making mega-profits without having to lift a finger. [1] But a new windfall ta…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

February 27, 2023 at 3:23 PM

48 hours to take our annual survey

John, there’s just two days left to answer Positive Money’s annual survey. Hundreds of people have been sharing their vision for a fairer economy and we've received so many ideas for the campaigns we’ll run together this year. Please will you spare a few mi…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

February 23, 2023 at 10:13 AM

One week left to have your say, John

John, hundreds of Positive Money supporters have been having their say on our campaign plans for the year. Please will you join them by spending a few minutes doing our annual supporter survey now? Here’s the first question to get you started… Whi…

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  Rachel, Positive Money · [email protected]

February 21, 2023 at 12:31 PM

Sign the petition: Tax the banks

Sign the petition calling on Hunt to tax banks' profits now John, thousands of us have been adding our names to the petition demanding Jeremy Hunt bring in a windfall tax on banks.   Today, HSBC have announced a whopping £14.5 billion profit - that’s almost …

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  Rachel, Positive Money · [email protected]

February 17, 2023 at 12:00 PM

Sign the petition: Tax the banks

Sign the petition calling on Hunt to tax banks' profits now Dear John, Barclays and Natwest have just announced MASSIVE profits. [1] While most of us are suffering with the rising cost of living and public services at breaking point, banks are bein…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

February 16, 2023 at 3:21 PM

Supporter Survey 2023

Hi John, Around this time of year, the Positive Money team and supporters come together to plan our work for the year ahead - to reflect on how we can build a fairer money and banking system that works for people and communities e…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

December 22, 2022 at 1:14 PM

12 highlights from 2022

Dear John, 2022 has been a big year for Positive Money - whether it's promoting solutions to our housing crisis, running our first local participatory democracy event with a local Council, or exposing the extent of influence big banks have over so…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

December 13, 2022 at 2:06 PM

We’re asking for one thing this Christmas

Dear John, 2022 has been a big year for Positive Money. From exposing the root causes of the housing crisis, calling out politicians' cosy relationship with big banks to hundreds of media mentions - together we’ve been working hard on our mission …

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  Rachel, Positive Money · [email protected]

November 29, 2022 at 11:58 AM

Email your MP - call for a windfall tax on banks

John, over the weekend, already almost 1000 Positive Money supporters have emailed their MPs asking them to support a windfall tax on banks.   Most people are suffering with the rising cost of living, but banks are set to get a massive payout from the gov…

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  Rachel, Positive Money · [email protected]

November 24, 2022 at 5:24 PM

Email your MP - demand a windfall tax on banks

Hi John, Last week, Jeremy Hunt revealed the government’s spending plans in his Autumn Statement. There are cuts for our public services, but the richest are getting away with not paying their fair share. [1] We think this is wron…

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  Rachel, Positive Money · [email protected]

November 14, 2022 at 4:39 PM

Sign the petition to stop the bankers’ handout

John, have you seen the email below? Thousands of people are signing the petition asking Jeremy Hunt to stop banks getting billions of pounds of public money. The government’s threatening to make big cuts to public services. But …

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  Rachel, Positive Money · [email protected]

November 11, 2022 at 4:06 PM

Stop the bankers’ handout

Dear John,   It’s almost unbelievable. At the same time that he’s talking about having to make cuts to public services in his Budget, Jeremy Hunt’s planning to let banks get billions of pounds a year of public money, because of a flaw in th…

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  Rachel, Positive Money · [email protected]

October 13, 2022 at 4:10 PM

Liz Truss wants to deregulate the banks

Dear John,   Liz Truss’s government are trying to bring in new laws to deregulate the banks - they want to water down the rules that were brought in after the 2008 financial crash to stop another one happening. [1] If they win, the conseque…

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  Rachel, Positive Money · [email protected]

October 4, 2022 at 12:42 PM

Watch Positive Money at 3pm today at Tory conference

Dear John,    I wanted to remind you that from 3.00 - 4.30pm today, you can watch our event live on YouTube from the Conservative Party conference. CLICK HERE AT 3PM TO WATCH THE EVENT LIVE ON YOUTUBE …

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  Rachel, Positive Money · [email protected]

September 30, 2022 at 10:58 AM

Our event at Tory conference next week

Dear John,    Party Conference events are some of the best opportunities to get our ideas to fix our broken financial system on our politicians’ agendas. The Conservative Party’s had some bad press recently after its “bankers’ budget” - so …

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  Rachel, Positive Money · [email protected]

September 26, 2022 at 4:04 PM

Future of Banking event live from Labour party conference

Hi John, Tomorrow morning we’ll be live streaming our event on the future of money and banking at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. [1] It’s all about the digital opportunities that mean how we pay for things could change drastically in th…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

September 20, 2022 at 2:56 PM

Watch Positive Money live at Labour party conference

Hi John, Next Tuesday, we’re hosting a panel event with the Post Office at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. We’ll be joined by a stellar lineup of speakers including Dame Angela Eagle MP, Shadow City Minister Tulip Siddiq MP, Banking Dire…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

September 7, 2022 at 3:46 PM

Party Conferences and The World Transformed 2022

Hi John, Liz Truss is our new prime minister and Kwasi Kwarteng is the Chancellor. In the next few weeks they’ll be setting out their plans. And because it’s party conference season, we’ve got a great opportunity to get our ideas to overhaul the m…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

July 18, 2022 at 9:21 AM

Glasto, local groups, greening the banks

Hi John, Over the past few months, loads of exciting things have been happening at Positive Money - from making new friends at Glastonbury Festival, to exposing the shady dealings between politicians and big banks, to our people-powered campaign f…

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  Rachel, Positive Money · [email protected]

June 16, 2022 at 1:10 PM

Government survey on greening finance - 5 days to respond

Dear John, This week, the government’s asking the public’s opinion on how far and fast it should ‘green’ our financial system. They’re looking into updating their (pretty pathetic) 2019 Green Finance Strategy. [1] Together we want to send them a s…

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  Rachel, Positive Money · [email protected]

June 8, 2022 at 2:09 PM

Yesterday’s news

Dear John, Yesterday we exposed in the Guardian just how much money big banks and their lobbyists spent influencing politicians and political parties last year. [1] The figures make for pretty shocking viewing. It helps explain why they get bailou…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

June 6, 2022 at 2:56 PM

Reminder: report launch and panel debate live from Parliament tomorrow

Dear John, In the next few months, Rishi Sunak will be deciding on new rules to govern big banks’ behaviour post-Brexit. [1] Banking lobbyists will be doing everything they can to push for weak, watered down rules - the scenario that led to them c…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

June 1, 2022 at 12:16 PM

We’re going live from Parliament on Tuesday

Dear John, On Tuesday morning, we’re launching new research: ‘The Power of Big Finance’. It exposes big banks’ massive lobbying power over political decisions. Would you like to tune in for the launch event? 100 people have already signed up. We’r…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

May 27, 2022 at 1:49 PM

Webinar event invite: Tackling the power of big finance

Dear John, In June, we’re launching an exciting new report: ‘The Power of Big Finance: How to reclaim our democracy from the banking lobby’. Our research exposes the extent of the massive lobbying power big banks and finance firms…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

May 17, 2022 at 1:53 PM

Glastonbury 2022

Hi John, It’s an offer that’s hard to turn down: a stall at the UK’s biggest music festival. Having a Positive Money stall at Glastonbury would be a fantastic chance to bring thousands of young people into our movement for a fairer money and banki…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

May 13, 2022 at 3:04 PM

Glastonbury Festival

Hi John, Young people are fed up. The cost of living scandal and the climate crisis are leaving the next generation with a dying planet they can’t afford to live on. [1] But millenials and Gen Z are rising up agai…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

April 14, 2022 at 3:19 PM

Spring update

Hi John, We hope this email finds you safe and well. It’s been a packed first few months of the year, in economic news and at Positive Money. Here’s our latest campaign updates, media appearances and news from the team… …

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  Rachel, Positive Money · [email protected]

March 31, 2022 at 12:26 PM

The truth behind the housing crisis

In 2022, this is unacceptable. Dear John,   It’s now possible to earn more money from your house than you earn from your job. The average UK house price went up by £27,215 in the past year – that’s more than the average salary. [1] Banks an…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

March 29, 2022 at 10:51 AM

New report: "Banking on Property" - Launch Event

Hi John, Over 200 people have already signed up for this Thursday’s event: Banking on Property. Labour MP Tulip Siddiq and Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake are going to answer questions alongside the authors of Positive Money’s new report. It’s al…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

March 22, 2022 at 3:29 PM

Housing: what’s driving the crisis and how to stop it

Hi John, Next week, we’re launching a new report that we’re really excited about. It’s called Banking on Property: what’s driving the affordability crisis and how to solve it. We all know our economic model is broken - …

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

March 10, 2022 at 2:25 PM

There’s still time to have your say, John,

Hi John, There’s only three days left for you to do this year’s Positive Money supporter survey. We’re a movement galvanised by people power, John - and we’re determined to build a greener, fairer money and banking system. So it’s really important…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

March 3, 2022 at 9:17 AM

Have your say now, John

John, over 500 Positive Money supporters have already answered the survey which is helping shape our plans for the year ahead. Have you got a spare 5 minutes to answer some questions now? The office team will be sitting down to look through the r…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

February 25, 2022 at 5:27 PM

Shape the plans for 2022

Hi John, Millions of people are feeling the squeeze right now. Energy bills are going up and the government wants the poorest to shoulder the costs. [1] Meanwhile, bankers are raking in billions in bonuses. [2] It’s not right - ou…

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  Rachel, Positive Money · [email protected]

January 13, 2022 at 2:32 PM

2022: The Opportunity

Happy New Year! We hope you’re having a happy and healthy start to the year. Below we explain why this year, more than ever, we hope you’ll be able to support the work of Positive Money… Dear John,   This year, the Bank of England…

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  Anna, Positive Money · [email protected]

December 30, 2021 at 11:30 AM

The 12 highlights of 2021

In 2021 you have made A LOT happen... Dear John, In 2021 Positive Money supporters like you have made A LOT happen. Check out these 12 highlights, including loads of media hits and launching Positive Money US… Moving towa…

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  Rachel, Positive Money · [email protected]

December 22, 2021 at 12:57 PM

John vs the big banks

Next year the Bank of England’s looking into creating a... Dear John,   Next year the Bank of England’s looking into creating a new public digital money system - a Central Bank Digital Currency. [1] If they design it well, it could stop us r…

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  Rachel, Positive Money · [email protected]

December 8, 2021 at 3:54 PM

Webinar tomorrow - Money and lies, what's wrong with our economy

Dear John,   Are you free to join us for an exciting webinar discussion tomorrow afternoon?   Topic: Money and lies: what's wrong with our economy and why we can't fix it Who: Author Jack Mosse and Positive Money’s head of policy and advoc…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

December 1, 2021 at 2:12 PM

Campaign updates, in the news + more

What an eventful few months it’s been... Hi John, From expert blogs on inflation and action on a public digital currency, to climate justice memorials and an open letter signed by an unprecedented number of MPs, it’s been a busy few months at Posit…

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  Rachel, Positive Money · [email protected]

November 3, 2021 at 5:24 PM

Public money vs bank CEOs

Dear John,   Today is ‘finance’ day at COP. The Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that big companies and banks will soon have to show their plans to go low-carbon. [1] It’s a good step. But it’s not nearly enough. If we want to protect life …

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  Simon, Positive Money · [email protected]

October 23, 2021 at 8:01 AM

It’s time to think big

Dear John,   On Tuesday Boris Johnson and the government brought out their strategy to hit net zero emissions by 2050. [1] Sadly, it's not good enough. They aren’t committing nearly enough government investment to fund the green transition …

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  Akiksha & Nicole · [email protected]

October 21, 2021 at 11:03 AM

Join Asad Rehman & Dr Keston Perry for a webinar on climate reparations

Hi John, To commemorate Black History Month — and in light of the upcoming COP26 climate summit in Glasgow — we’re delighted to invite you to join a webinar hosted by Positive Money UK and the newly established Positive Money US [1]: Fr…

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  Chloe, Positive Money · [email protected]

October 6, 2021 at 10:58 AM

Let’s put Rishi Sunak right with a viral video

Dear John,   On Monday, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak made some false claims about how government spending works. He was giving his speech at the Conservative Party Conference and implied that the only money governments have to spend is the mo…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

September 21, 2021 at 5:06 PM

We’re getting noticed, John 📰🤩

Dear John,   Yesterday, Green MP Caroline Lucas called out big banks in The Times for funding the breakdown of our natural world. [1] She publicly called on the Bank of England to bring in new rules to stop banks from funding climate-wrecking activities, an…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

September 17, 2021 at 8:00 AM

Tell your MP to #EndFossilFinance now

Dear John, COP26 is just over a month away and UK banks are still pouring billions into dangerous fossil fuels projects. [1] Every day we’re seeing the deadly consequences of the climate crisis  - communities all over the world ar…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

September 5, 2021 at 8:00 AM

2 days left to have your say on digital money

John, time’s running out to have your say on the future of digital money.   The Bank of England’s public survey is open until Tuesday at midnight. Hundreds of us have already responded, but we want thousands more of us to. So together we send a clear messa…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

September 2, 2021 at 12:16 PM

The Bank of England wants your view on digital money

Dear John,   This is a potential gamechanger. The Bank of England has released a paper looking into new forms of digital money - and is considering creating a new form of public digital money, also known as Central Bank Digital Currency. [1…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

August 5, 2021 at 5:10 PM

John, will you vote now?

We’re gearing up for a big climate action - pick your favourite tagline Dear John,   COP26 - the big UN climate conference that’s happening in Glasgow in the Autumn - is fast approaching. Positive Money supporters are getting geared up to la…

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  Nicole, Positive Money · [email protected]

July 22, 2021 at 12:20 PM

July updates

Hi John, We hope this email finds you safe and well. Lots of exciting things have been happening this month at Positive Money - so here are the latest updates from our campaign for a fairer and more sustainable economy, plus our news coverage and …

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  Rachel, Positive Money · [email protected]

May 28, 2021 at 12:19 PM

Our vision for the next 5 years

Dear John,   Reimagining money, banks and our economy for the wellbeing of people, communities and our planet - that’s the north star the Positive Money movement will work towards over the next five years.   Over…

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  Simon, Positive Money · [email protected]

May 7, 2021 at 12:08 PM

May newsletter

Dear John,       It’s been a busy month at Positive Money! Below we share our view on key events from the last few weeks and some of the progress we’ve made… Is the launch of digital cash…

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