Report by the James Gibb Stuart Trust Edinburgh, Wednesday 20 February 2013: This was a well-attended Meetup, with 47 people coming along to the Royal Scots Club. It began at 8pm, with a spokesman for the organiser of the event – the James Gibb Stuart Trust, an educational charity whose mission is “to reduce debt by educating about banking” – explaining that Ben was in Edinburgh for a meeting in the Scottish Parliament the next day. This was the 3rd … Continue reading →

Anti-poverty campaigners launched a new campaign against food speculation today. The campaign “Bankers Anonymous” by the World Development Movement asks people to take five steps to help win new rules to prevent banks driving food prices up through financial speculation. Here is more info from WDM: Betting on food prices is a lucrative business for many in the city. The World Development Movement estimates that Goldman Sachs has made £250 million from food speculation in the last year, while Barclays has … Continue reading →

Report by the James Gibb Stuart Trust: Almost 300 people attend sold-out event   Biggest money reform gathering in our lifetimes, worldwide   Second ‘foundation stone’, the 335-page book Modernising Money released; diagnoses the illness, prescribes the cure   9.15am, Saturday, 26 January 2013, it’s a crisp, clear morning, and close on 300 people start arriving at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London. It’s the biggest Money Reform meeting anyone attending has ever seen in their lifetimes. The event began at … Continue reading →

The main stream press was eager to quote Andy Haldane, the Executive Director of Financial Stability for The Bank Of England, when he publicly announced that Occupy was right. However Andy Haldane’s proposed reform strands, which he memorably calls the 5C’s, do not go very far in addressing what Occupy stands for. The Bank of England only allowed audio recording (no video) at the talk and this piece includes Andy Haldane’s speech at the talk. It focuses on his 5C’s … Continue reading →

An inaugural meeting of the Welsh Assembly’s Cross-Party Group on Monetary Reform has taken place on Tuesday 13th November 2012 in Cardiff. Justin Lilley, one of our key supporters in Wales has written a brief account of the event: It was pleasing to see so many AMs (7) and members of the public attending the presentation, which was very informative, easy to comprehend and refreshingly put together by Ben Dyson. The arguments in favor of money reform are growing in strength as … Continue reading →