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September 20, 2020

NAO report on the production and distribution of cash

A coordinated effort is needed to prevent vulnerable people who rely on cash for transactions from being excluded, says the National Audit Office.
September 2, 2020

Charity warns of serious household debt problems as legacy of pandemic

Debt charity says government needs to act to avoid entrenching problem debt as a long-term legacy of the pandemic.
June 24, 2020

Bank of England must create new fund for local banking to promote recovery, says RSA

The government’s support packages during the pandemic are neglecting communities and are overly focused on larger banks, a new report argues.
August 31, 2018

Citizens Advice responds to latest Bank of England Money and Credit statistics

Citizens Advice has responded to the Bank of England’s figures showing that the annual growth rate of consumer credit increased by 8.5 per cent in July.
May 2, 2018

Household debt at its highest level ever

Debt charity says severe problem debt currently affects 3.4 million people in the UK.
December 18, 2017

Rise in household financial distress worrying, says Resolution Foundation

The Resolution Foundation says households’ worsening personal finances and increased pessimism about Britain’s economic outlook suggest that the recent period of consumption-led growth may be running out of track.
November 21, 2017

Involve citizens in economic decision-making, says RSA

Policymakers, including the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Bank of England, must take urgent action to involve citizens in economic decision-making, warns a new report.
November 15, 2017

UK financial system 'least resilient in the G7'

Britain’s financial system is by far the least resilient of all the G7 major economies – and the threats posed by Brexit make it even more exposed to future shocks, according to a new report from the New Economics Foundation.
October 7, 2011

Britain needs 'green quantitative easing', says Lucas

Greens say that the latest Bank of England quantitative easing move further highlights the need for a regulated, environmental approach to finance.
November 10, 2008

Brown pressed on 'global greed'

Anti-poverty and environmental groups today pressed Gordon Brown to end his love affair with big business. In a visual demonstration campaigners posed as a fat cat in bed with the British prime minister outside the Bank of England.