Vote with your wallets – vote Bristol Pound!

bristol | globalisation | opinion/analysis Saturday May 16, 2009 09:58 by Money Launderer

Isn’t it time for the Bristol Pound?

Brixton now has its own currency, for use in the local economy for local people

Totnes has its own currency

So isn’t it time for the Bristol Pound?

One thinks it's time for the Bristol Pound

Money grabbing bankers.

Money grabbing politicians.

Money grabbing celebrities.

Isn’t it time we voted with our wallets?

Brixton now has its own currency, for use in the local economy for local people http://www.site.transitiontownbrixton.org/index.php?opt...id=82

Totnes has its own currency http://totnes.transitionnetwork.org/totnespound/home

So isn’t it time for the Bristol Pound?

A Bristol Pound could make your money go further:

 It could stay in Bristol (or an autonomous region like Bishopston (for instance)) and circulate, increasing local trade and community connections – instead of leaking out of the area like money spent in chain stores.

 Traders may choose to give customers special offers for using the money – like a loyalty card for Bristol

 The Bristol Pound could build the local economy

 The Bristol Pound could support independent shops and local jobs that are under threat from the recession and larger chains.

 The Bristol Pound would be a secure and socially responsible way of spending money:

 It’s a practical response to the sleazy global credit crisis.

We need a debate now – and no mud slinging – about how to create a Bristol pound.

Any positive ideas about how we can go about it?