Money, Government and the Public Interest - 28/29 June 2025

This workshop will empower participants to counter the common narrative that significant public interest investment is unaffordable or must be paid for by implementing austerity measures. Whether for healthcare, education, climate action, or whatever is needed, you will come away with a true understanding of how governments spend money and what is possible.

Dates: 28-29 June, 2025

Location: Space4, 113-115 Fonthill Road, Finsbury Park, London N4 3HH

Course outline: The program will comprise a series of introductory talks and participatory group discussions based on short articles and case studies relating to the nature of money and the role of the National Budget.

Facilitator: Associate Professor Steven Hail, Lecturer at Torrens University Australia and Economist at Modern Money Lab.

Lunch, tea and coffee will be provided on both days.

DAY ONE

9:30am—10:00am Registration

10:00am—11:00am Part 1: Money - what it is and where it came from.

11:00am—11:30am Morning tea break

11:30am—12:30pm Part 2: The power of the purse - national budgeting

12:30pm—1:30pm Lunch break

1:30pm—2:30pm Part 3: The big bad wolf - sources of inflation.

2:30pm—3:00pm Afternoon tea break

3:00pm — 4:30pm Part 4: Finding The Money documentary screening *

Evening social

DAY TWO

9:30am—10:00am Optional Q&A from Finding The Money

10:00am—11:00am Part 5: The Bank of England - what it can do and what it can't.

11:00am—11:30am Morning tea break

11:30am—12:30pm Part 6: Private money creation, financial resilience and financial fragility

12:30pm—1:30pm Lunch break

1:30pm—2:30pm Part 7: Exchange rates and international debt

2:30pm—3:00pm Afternoon tea break

3:00pm—4:00pm Part 8: Countering myths about money

4:00pm—4:30pm Part 9: Things you and I could do next

* optional, in case you've already seen the film