by Bobi | Mar 16, 2016 | Thoughts from Andrew
From the start Kingston Pound has tried to be more than a method of payment. It is trying to strengthen the bond between local businesses on the high street and ‘cyberstreet’ and us, the community. Money transactions are also opportunities for social interactions...
by Bobi | Mar 12, 2016 | Thoughts from Andrew
You often read about economic performance being expressed as GDP (Gross Domestic Product). This is the monetary measure of the ‘output’ of a country and is used for international comparison. What if there was a limit to this growth and what if going forward there was...
by Bobi | Mar 3, 2016 | Thoughts from Andrew
I was walking through Kingston last weekend and was amazed by the sheer talent of our town centre buskers. Some of these acts generate a bit of a crowd and all of them have the obligatory open guitar case into which we drop our change. It occurred to me that they...
by Bobi | Feb 9, 2016 | Thoughts from Andrew
On 22nd September 2015 we wrote about the possibility of more countries reducing interest rates to below 0%. We are now seeing more countries introducing negative interest rates, the latest one being Sweden who have lowered their interest rate from -0.35 to -0.5%....
by Bobi | Feb 2, 2016 | Thoughts from Andrew
Small river dams provide a wide range of economic, environmental and social benefits including recreation, flood control, water supply, water power, waste management and wildlife habitat. What has this got to do with a local currency like Kingston Pound? Well, money...
by Bobi | Nov 5, 2015 | The latest from the project, The story so far
Businesses accepting K£ from the public and of course other businesses can now use K£ to pay their Business Rates to the Royal Borough of Kingston Council. We are very excited with this development as we are certain it will assist the wider circulation of Kingston...
by Bobi | Sep 22, 2015 | Thoughts from Andrew
The speed at which money changes hands in the UK is generally falling. There are rumours of interest rates becoming ‘negative’ to encourage people to spend rather than keep money in the bank. In other words there would be a fee for the privilege of keeping money...
by Bobi | Dec 19, 2014 | The story so far
To answer this question we turned to some of the earlier adopters of Kingston Pound. order ambien online overnight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHvBXEwb3t4...
by Bobi | Jul 11, 2014 | The latest from the project
We need additional helpers to share increasing workload. Anyone can join in even who can Write My Paper For Me, there is plenty to do and you can either use your existing skills or maybe buygenericvaltrexonline learn some new ones. We are looking in particular for...
by Bobi | Jun 4, 2014 | The latest from the project, The story so far
At a meeting following the first Surbiton Food Festival a discussion about the good and the not so good was had with a view to making the festival better next year. A debate around the Surbiton Food Passport – a way that local businesses could promote offers...
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