Category - banking crisis

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26 Mar 2012

Churches encouraged to develop a new vision of economics

A large gathering of people from south-west England and across Britain convened in Bristol on Saturday to explore visions of a New Economy.
3 Jan 2012

The 'conspiracy of silence' around banks' creation of money

There is an excellent letter in today's Financial Times from James Skinner, a trustee of the New Economics Foundation, referring to the 'conspiracy of silence' surrounding the creation of money by commercial banks.
16 Oct 2011

Demonstrations against financial greed sweep the world

Millions of protesters in 82 countries and across a thousand cities have taken to the streets to demonstrate against the bailing out of the rich.
20 Oct 2010

Vulnerable should not pay for banking failure, says Jesse Jackson

US civil rights activist Jesse Jackson has voiced concerns about how measures to tackle the credit crisis are affecting poorer people in Britain.
4 Oct 2010

Huge bank funding gap demands radical economic alternatives, says NEF

The New Economics Foundation says Britain faces further economic chaos as banks come to terms with a £25 billion funding gap in 2011.
23 Aug 2010

RBS embarrassed by Edinburgh climate protests

People opposed to Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) investments in oil tar sands have super-glued themselves to a branch in Edinburgh as part of a day of protest.