A new form of social investment inspired by @Kiva - loans for UK financial inclusion. @TheFinanceLab fellow; @PalestinePlayUK trustee.
Bath, UK
Joined December 2012
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"For a week during lockdown, I slept on buses. I went from one side of London to the other, because it was free to travel on a bus then. I would like the government to respect us,let us be safe & treat us with dignity”
#SistersNotStrangers report on refugee womens’ experiences👇
Today, the #SistersNotStrangers coalition publish new research on how refugee women have survived during the pandemic. We spoke with 115 women across the UK. Women who were already vulnerable before the crisis have been made hungry and homeless.
sistersnotstrangers.com/hear…
LendLocal retweeted
'There is a critical shortage of this type of #housing that is of a high standard & providing all the basic amenities for daily living, so Pax will make an immediate #impact'
Important new issue for the emerging UK #socialbonds market from @AbundanceInv - key retail SRI debt platform...
£3.1m for Octevo / Merseyside Assured Homes
abundanceinvestment.com/inve…
'offer will fund the redevelopment of a warehouse..apartments will be let as #affordablehousing'
LendLocal retweeted
'closer links need to be made between support provided by councils & financial products & services from credit unions & CDFIs'
From thoughtful, practical @responsiblecred/@uniofbrighton report for @LGAcomms: 'Reshaping financial support' local.gov.uk/sites/default/f…
cc @ABCULCUs
Local Govt has a big part to play helping low income households avoid problem debt & the poverty premium. This new report provides detailed examples for how, like: reviewing debt recovery policies & establishing alternative credit provision for communities local.gov.uk/sites/default/f…
LendLocal retweeted
'an unregulated industry, w/providers criticised for taking advantage of vulnerable, grieving families'
Painful reminder of funeral poverty from @QSA @endfuneralpov, but also practical 'Down to Earth' support
theguardian.com/society/vide…
quakersocialaction.org.uk/we…
cc @jeffprestridge
LendLocal retweeted
"It's too late to be pessimistic"
"We don't want to believe what we know" @Yann_A_B
ted.com/talks/yann_arthus_be…
'A wide-angle view of fragile Earth' @TedTalksFPL
"We have to believe what we know. It's too late to be pessimistic -- really too late"
LendLocal retweeted
'A 10-year strategy to decarbonise our economy & it can't happen fast enough'
Important that #GreenNewDeal links addressing inequality & addressing climate breakdown...
This is purposefully radical territory
Faced with climate breakdown & spiralling inequality, we must push the boundaries of what's seen as politically possible
We need a #GreenNewDeal to transform our economy in 10 years
Today @labourlewis & I tabled a Bill to make it happen
LendLocal retweeted
A bit late, now, granted, but can anyone explain why there was no #supermajority requirement in the Brexit referendum? Was the @cabinetofficeuk overruled, @david_cameron?
Difficult to understand how 37% of the electorate get to inflict change this profound & this divisive...
LendLocal retweeted
"focused on meeting unmet need & tackling the social, economic & financial exclusion which blights the lives of so many in our communities" @Five_Lamps
fivelamps.org.uk/blog/2019/0…
LendLocal retweeted
"Invest in women & help us create a more equal world"
10 loans towards @Kiva's goal of funding 10,000 women entrepreneurs by International Women’s Day on March 8
kiva.org/lend/international-…
#Bolivia #Colombia #Honduras #Kenya #Kyrgyzstan #Lebanon #Philippines #Tajikistan #Uganda
LendLocal retweeted
'now the leading social lender in the UK...building a financial institution that is national, yet rooted in the communities that it serves'
Meet our members ✅✅
@moneyline_uk provides personal loans between £100 and £1,500 for customers who are excluded from mainstream credit. More info at moneyline-uk.com/
Find out more #responsiblefinance providers that could help you at findingfinance.org.uk/
LendLocal retweeted
Great opportunity for positive investment in leading @resp_finance member @ART_BizLoans - CITR shares via @ethexuk
'Net effective return' of 5% a year due to Community Investment Tax Relief (CITR) eligibility
Minimum £500. NB: must be held for five years
ethex.org.uk/ART2019
LendLocal retweeted
"Responsible finance providers play a critical role in supporting local economies but their growth is hampered by a lack of available capital. This must now be remedied to give more communities across the UK a fairer, more affordable choice"
responsiblefinance.org.uk/20… @resp_finance
LendLocal retweeted
'Community Savings Bank Association (csba.co.uk/) launching 18 regional cooperatively owned banks across the UK...@theRSAorg working to facilitate.
As well as @AvonMutual, banks already in formation in London & @SouthWestMutual & soon we hope in Lancashire & Wales'
A look at a new initiative to build community banks for community wealth building in the UK, from @citizenjules:
thenextsystem.org/learn/stor…
LendLocal retweeted
"current proposals risk legitimising the rip-off prices that firms are currently charging"
@TheFCA 'called on to work with Government to fund a ‘Project Innovate Challenge’, with active engagement of public, voluntary & FinTech sectors as well as affordable credit providers'
We have today called on the FCA to 'up its game' on Rent to Own regulation. Its current proposals will not deliver a fair deal for low income customers, and it needs to urgently re-think its approach. Read about it here. responsible-credit.org.uk/cf…
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"startups help refugee talent move from unemployment or underemployment into meaningful work" 👏
A great profile of the brilliant @refuaid - the Syrian medics helped back to work by UK startups | Ammar Kalia theguardian.com/world/2019/j…