Jesse Griffiths
@jesselgriffiths.bsky.social
CEO - Finance Innovation Lab.
Advocating for transformative change to UK & global finance rules for social & environmental justice.
Ex: Eurodad / Bretton Woods Project / ActionAid/ ODI Global.
Advocating for transformative change to UK & global finance rules for social & environmental justice.
Ex: Eurodad / Bretton Woods Project / ActionAid/ ODI Global.
I spent years campaigning for more aid from rich countries to the Global South & for its quality to improve. Recent aid cuts have destroyed millions of lives — but rich countries have also undermined aid quality & how much reaches the Global South - see new @eurodadnews report.
tinyurl.com/ykw4947e
tinyurl.com/ykw4947e
February 10, 2026 at 8:30 AM
I spent years campaigning for more aid from rich countries to the Global South & for its quality to improve. Recent aid cuts have destroyed millions of lives — but rich countries have also undermined aid quality & how much reaches the Global South - see new @eurodadnews report.
tinyurl.com/ykw4947e
tinyurl.com/ykw4947e
Economists really don't understand climate change & it could cost us the earth - new @carbontracker report.
Massive mistakes include not properly considering extreme events and tipping points even though 'extremes, not averages will define the future.'
carbontracker.org/reports/reca...
Massive mistakes include not properly considering extreme events and tipping points even though 'extremes, not averages will define the future.'
carbontracker.org/reports/reca...
February 9, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Economists really don't understand climate change & it could cost us the earth - new @carbontracker report.
Massive mistakes include not properly considering extreme events and tipping points even though 'extremes, not averages will define the future.'
carbontracker.org/reports/reca...
Massive mistakes include not properly considering extreme events and tipping points even though 'extremes, not averages will define the future.'
carbontracker.org/reports/reca...
The proportion of people living in poverty who experience deep poverty is rising - one of many shocking stats in new UK Poverty 2026 report from @jrf-uk.bsky.social .
tinyurl.com/jrf2026
tinyurl.com/jrf2026
February 7, 2026 at 8:45 AM
The proportion of people living in poverty who experience deep poverty is rising - one of many shocking stats in new UK Poverty 2026 report from @jrf-uk.bsky.social .
tinyurl.com/jrf2026
tinyurl.com/jrf2026
Reposted by Jesse Griffiths
More than £10.5bn of UK pension savings are invested in thermal coal - the world’s dirtiest fossil fuel.
That’s bad for pension savers, the economy, and the climate.
Read our new research with LINGO Initiative.
filab.uk/3ZNdX8O
That’s bad for pension savers, the economy, and the climate.
Read our new research with LINGO Initiative.
filab.uk/3ZNdX8O
February 5, 2026 at 9:13 AM
More than £10.5bn of UK pension savings are invested in thermal coal - the world’s dirtiest fossil fuel.
That’s bad for pension savers, the economy, and the climate.
Read our new research with LINGO Initiative.
filab.uk/3ZNdX8O
That’s bad for pension savers, the economy, and the climate.
Read our new research with LINGO Initiative.
filab.uk/3ZNdX8O
This is hopeful - India is on a faster decarbonisation track than China in terms of electrification of energy. New report from @ember-energy.org
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
February 5, 2026 at 8:45 AM
This is hopeful - India is on a faster decarbonisation track than China in terms of electrification of energy. New report from @ember-energy.org
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
Our pensions system is deeply unfair - especially for women. New @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social report:
- 57% of pensioners in poverty = women.
- 58% of people with zero pension wealth = women.
The govt's reforms should fix this & guarantee decent pensions for all.
www.wbg.org.uk/publication/...
- 57% of pensioners in poverty = women.
- 58% of people with zero pension wealth = women.
The govt's reforms should fix this & guarantee decent pensions for all.
www.wbg.org.uk/publication/...
February 3, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Our pensions system is deeply unfair - especially for women. New @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social report:
- 57% of pensioners in poverty = women.
- 58% of people with zero pension wealth = women.
The govt's reforms should fix this & guarantee decent pensions for all.
www.wbg.org.uk/publication/...
- 57% of pensioners in poverty = women.
- 58% of people with zero pension wealth = women.
The govt's reforms should fix this & guarantee decent pensions for all.
www.wbg.org.uk/publication/...
The Chinese central bank is a major driving forces for the global green economy. Its four main tools are summarised in the pic.
These tools are available to Western central banks too (some use them now, and most have in the past.)
greencentralbanking.com/2026/01/13/c...
These tools are available to Western central banks too (some use them now, and most have in the past.)
greencentralbanking.com/2026/01/13/c...
February 2, 2026 at 8:30 AM
The Chinese central bank is a major driving forces for the global green economy. Its four main tools are summarised in the pic.
These tools are available to Western central banks too (some use them now, and most have in the past.)
greencentralbanking.com/2026/01/13/c...
These tools are available to Western central banks too (some use them now, and most have in the past.)
greencentralbanking.com/2026/01/13/c...
This new UN report is truly shocking: globally, THIRTY TIMES as much finance flows to nature-destroying activities as to nature-supporting activities.
Finance directly harmful to nature reached $7.3 trillion, while investments
in nature-based solutions were only $0.22 trillion in 2023.
Finance directly harmful to nature reached $7.3 trillion, while investments
in nature-based solutions were only $0.22 trillion in 2023.
February 2, 2026 at 8:01 AM
This new UN report is truly shocking: globally, THIRTY TIMES as much finance flows to nature-destroying activities as to nature-supporting activities.
Finance directly harmful to nature reached $7.3 trillion, while investments
in nature-based solutions were only $0.22 trillion in 2023.
Finance directly harmful to nature reached $7.3 trillion, while investments
in nature-based solutions were only $0.22 trillion in 2023.
Just 28% of frozen criminal funds are permanently seized.
Important review of how well/ badly the UK is doing on recovering stolen assets from @spotlightcorruption.org :
www.spotlightcorruption.org/report/targe...
Important review of how well/ badly the UK is doing on recovering stolen assets from @spotlightcorruption.org :
www.spotlightcorruption.org/report/targe...
January 29, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Just 28% of frozen criminal funds are permanently seized.
Important review of how well/ badly the UK is doing on recovering stolen assets from @spotlightcorruption.org :
www.spotlightcorruption.org/report/targe...
Important review of how well/ badly the UK is doing on recovering stolen assets from @spotlightcorruption.org :
www.spotlightcorruption.org/report/targe...
Oxfam's latest extreme wealth report is required reading. The headlines are that 12 billionaires had more wealth than half the global population. In the UK, the 56 richest had more wealth than the bottom 39%.
Lots of important analysis & recs in the report too:
tinyurl.com/ogb26
Lots of important analysis & recs in the report too:
tinyurl.com/ogb26
January 28, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Oxfam's latest extreme wealth report is required reading. The headlines are that 12 billionaires had more wealth than half the global population. In the UK, the 56 richest had more wealth than the bottom 39%.
Lots of important analysis & recs in the report too:
tinyurl.com/ogb26
Lots of important analysis & recs in the report too:
tinyurl.com/ogb26
Worth a read - what kind of crisis would a bursting AI bubble cause? Makes the point that bank capital ratios are too low & falling, & the system is so interconnected & little understood that the chance of a major financial crisis should not be discounted: mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2026/01/what...
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Worth a read - what kind of crisis would a bursting AI bubble cause? Makes the point that bank capital ratios are too low & falling, & the system is so interconnected & little understood that the chance of a major financial crisis should not be discounted: mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2026/01/what...
A damning & important warning from the Treasury Select Committee: “by taking a wait-and-see approach to AI in financial services, the three authorities are exposing consumers and the financial system to potentially serious harm,”
I couldn't agree more!
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I couldn't agree more!
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January 22, 2026 at 8:00 AM
A damning & important warning from the Treasury Select Committee: “by taking a wait-and-see approach to AI in financial services, the three authorities are exposing consumers and the financial system to potentially serious harm,”
I couldn't agree more!
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I couldn't agree more!
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Audit reform is dead.... Long live audit reform!
Govt ditches reform as burdensome. But: risks remain, conflicts persist, & reform would strengthen the economy. We now have to wait for a scandal to get the reform (bad politics & bad economics!).
My full argument:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Govt ditches reform as burdensome. But: risks remain, conflicts persist, & reform would strengthen the economy. We now have to wait for a scandal to get the reform (bad politics & bad economics!).
My full argument:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
FRC chief urges audit reform before next corporate scandal | Jesse Griffiths
Audit reform is dead. Long live audit reform?!
The government has abandoned long-planned audit reforms, saying that "..our priority is to promote economic growth and reduce administrative
burdens."...
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January 21, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Audit reform is dead.... Long live audit reform!
Govt ditches reform as burdensome. But: risks remain, conflicts persist, & reform would strengthen the economy. We now have to wait for a scandal to get the reform (bad politics & bad economics!).
My full argument:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Govt ditches reform as burdensome. But: risks remain, conflicts persist, & reform would strengthen the economy. We now have to wait for a scandal to get the reform (bad politics & bad economics!).
My full argument:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Very interesting new @balancedeconomy.bsky.social report setting out the links between concentration of ownership in the financial sector and climate damage.
Here's one killer graph: over half of fossil fuel profits to the top 1% in the US.
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Here's one killer graph: over half of fossil fuel profits to the top 1% in the US.
static1.squarespace.com/static/65c9d...
January 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Very interesting new @balancedeconomy.bsky.social report setting out the links between concentration of ownership in the financial sector and climate damage.
Here's one killer graph: over half of fossil fuel profits to the top 1% in the US.
static1.squarespace.com/static/65c9d...
Here's one killer graph: over half of fossil fuel profits to the top 1% in the US.
static1.squarespace.com/static/65c9d...
Brilliant news! Well done @gareththomasmp.bsky.social - this Bill would be a real game changer for the millions who have been forced into the arms of illegal lenders and loan sharks. It would also transform the prospects for the responsible banking alternatives we so desperately need.
📢 On Wednesday @gareththomasmp.bsky.social will table the Financial Exclusion & Access to Finance Bill, taking action on access to #AffordableCredit through #FairBankingAct proposals.
Read about it in @guardianheather.bsky.social's article.
#FairBankingForAll
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Read about it in @guardianheather.bsky.social's article.
#FairBankingForAll
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Lending to small businesses and low-income areas must expand, say Labour backbenchers
Senior politicians have tabled bill that would force UK banks to make affordable finance more accessible
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Brilliant news! Well done @gareththomasmp.bsky.social - this Bill would be a real game changer for the millions who have been forced into the arms of illegal lenders and loan sharks. It would also transform the prospects for the responsible banking alternatives we so desperately need.
Shocking stat of the day: the bottom half of the UK population have a PPP-adjusted average income of less than £7k (€7,751).
Is it any wonder people are so angry and looking for politicians with radical alternatives?
wir2026.wid.world/www-site/upl...
Is it any wonder people are so angry and looking for politicians with radical alternatives?
wir2026.wid.world/www-site/upl...
December 12, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Shocking stat of the day: the bottom half of the UK population have a PPP-adjusted average income of less than £7k (€7,751).
Is it any wonder people are so angry and looking for politicians with radical alternatives?
wir2026.wid.world/www-site/upl...
Is it any wonder people are so angry and looking for politicians with radical alternatives?
wir2026.wid.world/www-site/upl...
What taxes SHOULD the Chancellor have raised in the budget? Great piece from
@fairness.bsky.social making the case for progressive reform across a range of taxes, targeting the wealthy and getting rid of manifest unfairness in the system.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...
@fairness.bsky.social making the case for progressive reform across a range of taxes, targeting the wealthy and getting rid of manifest unfairness in the system.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...
UK Budget 2025: Fiscal deficit or democratic deficit?
Expert analysis on the 2025 UK Budget. Reeves avoided important tax reforms, with the wealthy still not paying their fair share (income tax, capital gains, etc)
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
What taxes SHOULD the Chancellor have raised in the budget? Great piece from
@fairness.bsky.social making the case for progressive reform across a range of taxes, targeting the wealthy and getting rid of manifest unfairness in the system.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...
@fairness.bsky.social making the case for progressive reform across a range of taxes, targeting the wealthy and getting rid of manifest unfairness in the system.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...
Great report from @econchange.bsky.social - the UK has made £550bn LESS public investment than the OECD average in the 20 years up to 2024. No wonder our public services are creaking.
An increase in public investment would improve the economy and CUT debt/GDP.
drive.google.com/file/d/1BMUy...
An increase in public investment would improve the economy and CUT debt/GDP.
drive.google.com/file/d/1BMUy...
Closing the Gap - The case for a public investment target.pdf
drive.google.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Great report from @econchange.bsky.social - the UK has made £550bn LESS public investment than the OECD average in the 20 years up to 2024. No wonder our public services are creaking.
An increase in public investment would improve the economy and CUT debt/GDP.
drive.google.com/file/d/1BMUy...
An increase in public investment would improve the economy and CUT debt/GDP.
drive.google.com/file/d/1BMUy...
I was at the @coopparty.party.coop conference flying the flag for the @fbfacampaign.bsky.social campaign.
The UK is a co-op outlier - with around 2% of people members of credit unions vs 80% in Ireland & 40% in the US. The Act could change that. Here's more:
www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-gri...
The UK is a co-op outlier - with around 2% of people members of credit unions vs 80% in Ireland & 40% in the US. The Act could change that. Here's more:
www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-gri...
www.linkedin.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I was at the @coopparty.party.coop conference flying the flag for the @fbfacampaign.bsky.social campaign.
The UK is a co-op outlier - with around 2% of people members of credit unions vs 80% in Ireland & 40% in the US. The Act could change that. Here's more:
www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-gri...
The UK is a co-op outlier - with around 2% of people members of credit unions vs 80% in Ireland & 40% in the US. The Act could change that. Here's more:
www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-gri...
Climate change & nature loss threaten to make economies 'uninsurable' = @wwf.org.uk report.
Already having major impacts on people (e.g. 1 in 6 Aus households spend > a month's income on insurance) and govt ($110bn cost to US govt in 2024)
wwf.panda.org/discover/our...
Already having major impacts on people (e.g. 1 in 6 Aus households spend > a month's income on insurance) and govt ($110bn cost to US govt in 2024)
wwf.panda.org/discover/our...
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Climate change & nature loss threaten to make economies 'uninsurable' = @wwf.org.uk report.
Already having major impacts on people (e.g. 1 in 6 Aus households spend > a month's income on insurance) and govt ($110bn cost to US govt in 2024)
wwf.panda.org/discover/our...
Already having major impacts on people (e.g. 1 in 6 Aus households spend > a month's income on insurance) and govt ($110bn cost to US govt in 2024)
wwf.panda.org/discover/our...
The new Financial Inclusion Strategy doesn't meet the moment economically or politically.
There is plenty of good in it, but it will still leave millions prey to high cost credit and loan sharks, and doesn't deliver the bold action the public wants.
My analysis:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
There is plenty of good in it, but it will still leave millions prey to high cost credit and loan sharks, and doesn't deliver the bold action the public wants.
My analysis:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Fair By Design response to the UK Government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy - Fair By Design | Jesse Griffiths
The government's Financial Inclusion Strategy came out yesterday, and the fairly universal opinion was summed up by Rebecca Deegan as 'consolidation not transformation.' While there are plenty of goo...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The new Financial Inclusion Strategy doesn't meet the moment economically or politically.
There is plenty of good in it, but it will still leave millions prey to high cost credit and loan sharks, and doesn't deliver the bold action the public wants.
My analysis:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
There is plenty of good in it, but it will still leave millions prey to high cost credit and loan sharks, and doesn't deliver the bold action the public wants.
My analysis:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Reposted by Jesse Griffiths
📢 The government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy is out. Some practical steps on #AffordableCredit are welcome, but it still falls short of the scale of change needed.
A #FairBankingAct would provide the clear, measurable framework this issue deserves.
#FairBankingForAll
A #FairBankingAct would provide the clear, measurable framework this issue deserves.
#FairBankingForAll
November 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
📢 The government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy is out. Some practical steps on #AffordableCredit are welcome, but it still falls short of the scale of change needed.
A #FairBankingAct would provide the clear, measurable framework this issue deserves.
#FairBankingForAll
A #FairBankingAct would provide the clear, measurable framework this issue deserves.
#FairBankingForAll
The 60 biggest global banks have a massive $1.1-$1.6 TRILLION exposure to the riskiest fossil fuel assets.
New @financewatch.bsky.social report with recommendations on how changing insurance rules could be a game changer.
www.finance-watch.org/wp-content/u...
New @financewatch.bsky.social report with recommendations on how changing insurance rules could be a game changer.
www.finance-watch.org/wp-content/u...
October 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The 60 biggest global banks have a massive $1.1-$1.6 TRILLION exposure to the riskiest fossil fuel assets.
New @financewatch.bsky.social report with recommendations on how changing insurance rules could be a game changer.
www.finance-watch.org/wp-content/u...
New @financewatch.bsky.social report with recommendations on how changing insurance rules could be a game changer.
www.finance-watch.org/wp-content/u...
The wealth share of the bottom half of the UK population shrunk from 2.45% to 2% between 2011 and 2021. Meanwhile, the share of the top 10% continued to rise, to 60.75%. Is it any wonder people are p***ed off?
This & more from @fairness.bsky.social :
fairnessfoundation.com/risks-2025
This & more from @fairness.bsky.social :
fairnessfoundation.com/risks-2025
Wealth Gap Risk Register 2025
An online resource that collates evidence about the impacts of wealth inequality, the solutions and public attitudes to all of the above
fairnessfoundation.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The wealth share of the bottom half of the UK population shrunk from 2.45% to 2% between 2011 and 2021. Meanwhile, the share of the top 10% continued to rise, to 60.75%. Is it any wonder people are p***ed off?
This & more from @fairness.bsky.social :
fairnessfoundation.com/risks-2025
This & more from @fairness.bsky.social :
fairnessfoundation.com/risks-2025
Tomorrow (15/10) is the deadline to apply to be on the board of the wonderful @thefinancelab.bsky.social! Thank you so much to everyone who applies, and to everyone who helped share this - I really, really appreciate you ❤️
Come work with me!
We need Trustees with skills in: financial sector policy / communications / fundraising. Who are passionate about changing UK financial system rules for social and economic justice.
DM for a chat. Thanks for sharing!
financeinnovationlab.org/join-our-tru...
We need Trustees with skills in: financial sector policy / communications / fundraising. Who are passionate about changing UK financial system rules for social and economic justice.
DM for a chat. Thanks for sharing!
financeinnovationlab.org/join-our-tru...
We're recruiting - Join our Trustee Board - Finance Innovation Lab
We’re looking for up to three new trustees to join our board from January 2026. We’re particularly interested in people with experience in financial sector policy, communications and fundraising.…
financeinnovationlab.org
October 14, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Tomorrow (15/10) is the deadline to apply to be on the board of the wonderful @thefinancelab.bsky.social! Thank you so much to everyone who applies, and to everyone who helped share this - I really, really appreciate you ❤️