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Exploring the narratives we’re told about climate change, economics, food and geopolitics - and the existing alternatives that challenge them. Visit: content.changingthenarrative.media

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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Alongside cash & given how much we've digitised our economy, introducing a public digital £ could "cede a huge amount of power away from banks both in terms of finance & in terms of people's mindsets" Find out more about our work on the future of money & payments 👉 positivemoney.org/uk/work/the-...
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The Future of Money
Shifting power from big banks to people. We collaborate with policymakers, the public and economists around the world so we can redesign our economic system for a better world and a healthy planet.
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"in effect banks have all of us to thank for their huge profits because we're all in fact subsidising them" - our Head of Campaigns & Comms @hankd667.bsky.social on @changingthenarrative.media #TaxTheBanks 💰👉 bit.ly/TaxTheBanks
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 11/09/2026
Cash is the only public money left. Everything digital runs through a private bank. @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social wants to see a digital pound created and held at the Bank of England, not the likes of HSBC. Full conversation: content.changingthenarrative.media/taxing-the-b... #Banking #DigitalPound
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Hannah Dewhirst @hankd667.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you're interested in #TaxTheBanks & learning more about @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social 's work you might like this new episode from @changingthenarrative.media ! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx2J...
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Taxing the Banks: £29 billion in profit, and who is paying for it - Hannah Dewhirst, Positive Money
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"If you're the financial sector and you have the scale of the lobbying power that they do, those voices are going to come across as louder than ours" 📣 Head of Campaigns & Comms @hankd667.bsky.social reflects on the power of big finance in UK politics 💰 Our campaign to #TaxTheBanks is a perfect...
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 09/09/2026
@positivemoneyuk.bsky.social 's finding: finance gets more Treasury meetings than any other sector. An MP has nineteen things on in a day, so it comes down to who briefed them last. Full conversation here: content.changingthenarrative.media/taxing-the-b... #UKPolitics #Lobbying #Democracy
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Meetings with banks & finance lobbyists more than doubled under Keir Starmer's government compared to Boris Johnson’s 🏦 Will Andy Burnham keep up Labour's cosy relationship with the City or break this trend? One clear signal would be to #TaxTheBanks 👉 bit.ly/TaxTheBanks Average...
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 08/09/2026
Interest rates go up and banks earn more without doing a thing. The Bank of England pays them interest on reserves, funded by the Treasury. Latest podcast episode with Hannah Dewhirst, from @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social : content.changingthenarrative.media/taxing-the-b... #CostOfLiving #TaxTheBanks
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 05/09/2026
No managers. A dozen nurses per team, running their own patch, admin taken off them by a back office. That's one Buurtzorg team – and there are around 900 in the Netherlands alone: content.changingthenarrative.media/neighbourhoo... #Healthcare #SelfManagingTeams #Cooperatives
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 02/09/2026
A nurse who got promoted into management, saw what it did to care, and walked away to build the opposite: Buurtzorg. Jos de Blok on why he did what he did: content.changingthenarrative.media/neighbourhoo... #FutureOfWork #SocialCare #Healthcare
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It is always the same betrayal: the public interest is sacrificed for the sake of immensely wealthy people. And Andy Burnham has already gone and done it. My column on how Burnham needs to defy the ultra-rich if he's not to follow Starmer out of the door. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Andy Burnham has already made a mistake that will cost him his premiership: he lost his nerve over political donations | George Monbiot
Being subservient to the interests of the wealthy now means that his hands are tied, and he will be unable to tackle Britain’s most pressing issues, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
⏰ The countdown is on to #TaxTheBanks 💰 Two months out from Andy Burnham’s first Budget, banks "are now in the crosshairs of...Positive Money – who say a tax increase could help cover rising household bills as part of Burnham’s drive to tackle the cost of living...
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Taxing the banks: what Europe’s windfall levies brought in as Burnham eyes his next move
Ahead of a crucial budget, four countries’ experiments offer a mixed verdict on how to tax bumper profits
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 29/08/2026
Doing business somewhere that's acting as a tax haven isn't necessarily a problem, but being there artificially absolute is. Paul Monaghan and Jaime Boswell of the Fair Tax Foundation on planning vs avoidance. content.changingthenarrative.media/corporation-... #Economics #TaxHavens
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This would be a disaster in terms of driving yet more planet-heating carbon emissions - and the fact they’re being fast-tracked to avoid greater public scrutiny suggests a total disregard for public opinion
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Two planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis finds
Exclusive: Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire sites predicted to emit 4.5m tonnes a year when fully running
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 27/08/2026
There are circumstances where a company can make a profit, pay no tax, and be legitimate. Paul Monaghan and Jaime Boswell of the @fairtaxfoundation.bsky.social on why that's not a scoop. Full episode: content.changingthenarrative.media/corporation-... #Economics #FairTax #FairEconomy #Tax
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
So the ultra-rich will continue to own our politics, and our country. Disappointing to say the least. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Burnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donors
PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 25/08/2026
New episode! Corporation tax: How you know if a company is good or bad, regardless of its size. Paul Monaghan and Jaime Boswell of the @fairtaxfoundation.bsky.social talk to me about the Fair Tax Mark and much more... content.changingthenarrative.media/corporation-... #Economics #TaxGap #FairTax
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Corporation tax: How you know if a company is good or bad, regardless of its size
The Fair Tax Foundation created the world's first Fair Tax Mark. Paul Monaghan and Jaime Boswell on why celebrating the companies getting tax right may do more than naming the ones that don't.
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
#TaxTheBanks 💰👉 bit.ly/TaxTheBanks
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Years of higher interest rates have sent our rent, mortgage, and debt payments soaring, while banks have raked in huge profits for doing absolutely nothing. The big four UK banks (Barclays, HSBC, Ll...
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
#TaxTheBanks 💰👉 bit.ly/TaxTheBanks
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 22/08/2026
When a UK grower needs to shield a crop from bad weather, this Manchester co-op can pay for it - a no-strings grant from a share of its veg sales, running a decade now. Full conversation: content.changingthenarrative.media/making-local... #Economics #LocalFood
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 21/08/2026
Before it counts its profit, this Manchester worker co-op has already set aside what it gives - from its wage bill, not profit. 1% to UK projects, 4% to the majority world. content.changingthenarrative.media/making-local... #Economics #CooperativeEconomy #WorkerCoop #DemocraticEconomy
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 19/08/2026
Everyone assumes organic food costs more. This Manchester supermarket chalks its prices next to Tesco's and Asda's so you can check - and you might be surprised. Owned by its ~50 workers. Full conversation here: content.changingthenarrative.media/making-local... #Economics #WorkerCooperatives
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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
We shouldn't fall for the myth that channelling money to the private sector is the ONLY way to build infrastructure. Investing public money directly would give the public 100% ownership over anything we build, avoiding profiteering by private companies. neweconomics.org/2026/04/the-...
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The private finance myth
Towards a better balance of public and private infrastructure provision
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Our discussion on why governments fiddle while the world burns. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQat...
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Europe is BURNING - why are politicians not acting?
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 27/07/2026
Brontie Ansell of Lawyers for Nature on a bill her team is working on to give rivers legal standing to appear in court — and why the policy behind it has to be worked through with communities, not imposed on them Full episode: content.changingthenarrative.media/giving-natur... #RightsOfNature #Law
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 24/07/2026
Prevailing western systems and culture are predicated on the belief that we humans are somehow separate from Nature. Does Brontie Ansell of Lawyers for Nature see a growing understanding that this isn't the case? Full episode: content.changingthenarrative.media/giving-natur... #RightsOfNature
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 22/07/2026
Why is representing nature in court such a leap in the ? Brontie Ansell of Lawyers for Nature makes the case that nature has interests of its own — and representing them is simpler than it sounds. Full conversation: content.changingthenarrative.media/giving-natur... #RightsOfNature #Law #NatureLaw
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 21/07/2026
New episode: Brontie Ansell of Lawyers for Nature on giving the natural world a voice in law — in the boardroom, in policy, and in court. Full conversation: content.changingthenarrative.media/giving-natur... #RightsOfNature #NatureOnTheBoard #CorporateGovernance
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 20/07/2026
"It's almost become mainstream to be good" — so what still sets a worker co-op apart? For Natasha and Maddy of Outlandish, it's the business model itself, which is democratic. Full interview here: content.changingthenarrative.media/the-tech-age... #CooperativeEconomy #DemocraticEconomy #Business
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 17/07/2026
"It's hard to invest in something you don't really understand." Natasha and Maddy of Outlandish on why worker co-ops still struggle to access funding in the UK Full interview: content.changingthenarrative.media/the-tech-age... #CooperativeEconomy #CoOps #DemocraticEconomic #Business #Economics
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ECIU @eciu.net · 17/07/2026
𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀: climate change “unequivocally to blame” for extreme heat 𝗨𝗞 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮: no reference to climate change in almost 3/4 of articles referring to the 'heatwave' or 'extreme heat' during last month’s record high temps 🧵 👇
Bar graph shows UK media articles linking "heatwave" or "extreme heat" with climate change and net zero strategies across various publications.
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 15/07/2026
In the UK, public funding is built around the "SME mould" — and worker co-ops "don't quite feature," say Natasha and Maddy of Outlandish, a worker-owned digital agency based in London. Full interview here: content.changingthenarrative.media/the-tech-age... #CooperativeEconomy #DemocraticEconomy
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 14/07/2026
Outlandish, a worker-owned tech co-op, on bringing AI into a democratic business — "writing our own policies," learning before they adopt. New episode of How (Not) To Do Business podcast: content.changingthenarrative.media/the-tech-age... #WorkerCooperatives #CooperativeEconomy #WorkerCoops #Coops
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 13/07/2026
Co-operatives involve the people who do the work owning it. Professor Vera Zamagni is concerned about the future of co-ops: "artificial intelligence is making life difficult for co-operatives." Full interview: content.changingthenarrative.media/written-into... #Cooperatives #Economics #AI #Work
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 12/07/2026
Professor Vera Zamagni on a different way to compete: "The capitalist approach is cut-throat competition. But instead, the competitive approach is compete together." Full interview: content.changingthenarrative.media/written-into... #Cooperatives #DemocraticEconomy #Economics #Capitalism #Coops
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 11/07/2026
Italy's cooperative laws didn't begin with politicians. Professor Vera Zamagni: "It was the same cooperative movement that developed the ideas." Full interview: content.changingthenarrative.media/written-into... #Cooperatives #ChangingTheNarrative #DemocraticEconomy #Economics #Business
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 11/07/2026
Speaking to Cherry Haynes & Siôn Whellens ( @calverts.bsky.social ) on why hierarchy isn't the efficient choice it's assumed to be, and how a capable group of workers can run a business better without them. content.changingthenarrative.media/how-a-worker... #WorkerCooperatives #Economics #Business
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 10/07/2026
When asking Professor Vera Zamagni, a Bologna-based economic historian, how to grow cooperatives, her answer starts with culture. Cooperatives, "are a matter of culture, cultural approach." Full episode: content.changingthenarrative.media/written-into... #Cooperatives #DemocraticEconomy #Economics
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 03/07/2026
Cherry Haynes & Siôn Whellens of @calverts.bsky.social : capitalism needs workers to run its system — which is exactly where our power and our choice come from. content.changingthenarrative.media/how-a-worker... #WorkerCooperatives #CooperativeEconomy #WorkersCoop #DemocraticEconomy
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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Forty years on, Britain’s privatisation experiment has enriched shareholders and hollowed out public services — it’s time to try something different. @kbayliss.bsky.social's guest post on @graceblakeley.substack.com: substack.com/home/post/p-... Kate's book 'Privatising humanity' is out now #booksky
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Time to call time on Thatcher’s privatisation model
Forty years on, Britain’s privatisation experiment has enriched shareholders and hollowed out public services — it’s time to try something different.
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 01/07/2026
Cherry Haynes & Siôn Whellens from @calverts.bsky.social on why a good co-op keeps testing its own limits — equal pay, shorter hours, real accountability to who they work with. Full conversation: content.changingthenarrative.media/how-a-worker... #WorkerCooperatives #CooperativeEconomy #WorkerCoop
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 30/06/2026
New episode: does a business need bosses at all? @calverts.bsky.social — London print co-op, no boss, equal pay, since 1977 — argues the management hierarchy most firms treat as essential simply isn't. Siôn Whellens & Cherry Haynes on how it works: content.changingthenarrative.media/how-a-worker...
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 25/06/2026
"the mask has slipped on extractive fossil fuel capitalism and people are looking for alternatives." — Neil McInroy, from The Democracy Collaborative ( CTN podcast, E01 [00:54]) Full conversation: content.changingthenarrative.media/exploring-co... #CommunityWealthBuilding #DemocraticEconomy
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Exploring Community Wealth Building with Neil McInroy
Scotland has become the first country in the world to write community wealth building into law. But what does that mean for the places where people actually live and work — and can a framework like th...
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 22/06/2026
Corporations hold the wealth and the power. Community wealth building has something else: numbers — and the organised activism that turns them into leverage. Neil McInroy on why activism is a competitive advantage, not a soft add-on. New episode → youtu.be/ofpnimWFoEc #CommunityWealthBuilding
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 21/06/2026
New episode out now. Neil McInroy (The Democracy Collaborative) on Community Wealth Building — keeping wealth in the places that create it — and what comes next now that Scotland has put it into law. youtu.be/ofpnimWFoEc #CommunityWealthBuilding #DemocraticEconomy #EconomicDemocracy
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 18/06/2026
At Suma Wholefoods, everyone earns the same — warehouse to finance team, an identical wage. Beau Bulman on why equal pay is non-negotiable for Europe's largest equal pay worker co-op: "it levels us, it equalises us." Full episode ▶ youtu.be/KzA3Se6A4Kc #WorkerCoop #CooperativeEconomy #EqualPay
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 14/06/2026
What keeps a worker co-op going when others fold? Chris asked Beau Bulman at Suma. He was quick to respond: "good ethics and good effort" — strong shared values, solidarity, and "we work really bloody hard." Full conversation ↓ youtu.be/KzA3Se6A4Kc?... #workercooperatives #workercoops
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HNTDB - Inside Europe's biggest equal pay workers' co-operative - Suma
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Changing the Narrative @changingthenarrative.media · 12/06/2026
1st EPISODE of How (Not) To Do Business - discussing how Suma, the biggest equal pay workers’ cooperative in Europe, functions and overcome challenges - watch the full interview here - youtube.com/watch?v=KzA3... #cooperatives #business #capitalism
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Share The Wealth @sharethewealthuk.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Economist @gabrielzucman.bsky.social explains how Amazon boss Jeff Bezos paid no income taxes in 2011 despite being worth around $18 billion at the time. Instead, Bezos filed for and received $4000 worth of ‘family benefits’ due to low income 🤯 #taxthesuperrich
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Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 01/06/2026
When people say 'AI isn't a bubble because the technology isn't going away', it just shows they don't know what a bubble is. The internet didn't go away. Railways didn't go away. Tulips didn't go away. An asset can be overvalued, even if its useful.
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