Session 3: Debt, Money and Exploitation
Chaired by Roger Lewis
Ravi Ravindran – Lewisham Plus Credit Union
Ivo Mosley – Author
Helen Mercer – Associate Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Greenwich
Sian Williams – Toynbee Hall
Full audio recording: 1h 02m
See below for start times of individual speakers.
Introduction by the Chair of Session 3
Roger Lewis
Starts at 0m 0s
Combating Debt
Ravi Ravindran
Starts at 02m 31s
Ravi is CEO of Lewisham Plus Credit Union ,which has 11,000 members in Lewisham and Bromley, including 1600 Juniors (Under 18s).
Bank Robbery
Ivo Mosley
Starts at 14m 00s
Ivo is an author of fiction, plays, and cultural criticism for many publications, both mainstream and fringe. His most recent book is entitled “In The Name Of The People”
From Exploitation to Expropriation
Helen Mercer
Starts at 27m 16s
Helen recently retired as a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Greenwich University and is a founding member of numerous campaign groups including ‘Drop NHS Debt’, ‘People vs PFI’, ‘People vs Barts PFI’, ‘Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign’ and ‘Lewisham Keep Our NHS Public’.
How Profit Maximisation Increases Inequality
Sian Williams
Starts at 39m 35s
After a 15-year career as a diplomat, Sian joined the staff of Toynbee Hall, a charity committed to ending poverty. Her vision is a UK in which every organisation – whether government, business or third sector – takes responsibility to ensure that they have a positive impact on people’s financial health.
Audience Q&A
Starts at 51m 25s
Links to other pages:
Session 1: Battle of Lewisham: 40 years later
Session 2: Housing, Homelessness and Inequality
Session 4: Food and the Environment
Session 5: From Ideas to Action
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