Mutual credit info articles

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Mutual credit FAQ

Thanks to Dil Green for kick-starting this FAQ page. Read more …

A community-owned business-to-business barter system: advice and proposal

by Matthew Slater

This proposal argues that the barter industry is captive to its software providers, and that a different, community-owned, model of software ownership could free the barter industry from the poor practices and over-extraction that now hold it back. Read more …

Credit commons: a global mutual credit system?

Mutual credit schemes are designed to supplement national currencies, not replace them. However, there are now plans afoot to build a global system called Credit Commons, by allowing local schemes to intertrade. Read more …

Dave Darby November 18, 2019 at 6:08 pm on Can elections really change anything?Steve - OK, I get that you're not a fan of the EU. Neither am I - for me it's in the same ballpark as...
Steve Gwynne November 18, 2019 at 5:29 pm on Can elections really change anything?https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/18/labour-real-change-top-down-thinking-westminster?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0Jlc3RPZkd1YXJkaWFuT3BpbmlvblVLLTE5MTExOA%3D%3D&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=BestOfGuardianOpinionUK&CMP=opinionuk_email Clearly, grassroots solutions are not stifled by a Tory government but actively supported with the usual funding streams. By reinstating national democratic independence, the...
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