Monthly Archives: March 2023

Weaponising interest rates, inducing negativity caused by austerity

Posted on March 25, 2023 by borderslynn

Continuing on from the previous blog, here are some further extracts from ‘The Production of Money’ by Ann Pettifor: Wielding the weapon of interest, finance capital effectively holds societies, governments and industries, but also the entire ecosystem, to ransom over … Continue reading →

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Designing financial instruments which destroy lives

Posted on March 24, 2023 by borderslynn

Fact: Those with wealth seek to invest in varioùs assets which have the best return. Sometimes financial instruments have been designed to fill the shortfall in asset availability. Many of us have suffered after these machinations inevitably turn foul. Many … Continue reading →

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Credit Line

Posted on March 23, 2023 by borderslynn

Ann Pettifor explains: …after the Second World War, the finance sector recruited (directly or indirectly) economists, journalists and politicians to reverse Keynes’s monetary theories and policies….. [Thank the London School of Economics for much of the defamation of Keynes from … Continue reading →

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Start-up to Scale-up: Do No Harm

Posted on March 17, 2023 by borderslynn

Farmers might consider adding seaweed to the diet of their cattle because it will reduce the methane output by the animals by 80%! The research has been revealed in this article: https://theconversation.com/can-seaweed-save-the-world-well-it-can-certainly-help-in-many-ways-201459 But before we get too excited we must … Continue reading →

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‘Euthanasia of the rentier’: understanding of the fundamentals of the monetary system

Posted on March 11, 2023 by borderslynn

From ‘The Production of Money’, by Ann Pettifor Keynes was ruthless in his approach to the subordination of the finance sector to the interests of wider society and actively campaigned for the ‘euthanasia of the rentier’. He regarded the love … Continue reading →

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Environmental auditing is not what it seems

Posted on March 3, 2023 by borderslynn

You and I might care about sustainable forestry and check that any product made from the trees of this world are carefully sourced to protect ancient and rare trees. Auditors who assist in green labelling are part of a multi … Continue reading →

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