Comments on: David Boyle’s speech at the launch of the Brixton Pound

By: The Brixton £ is Born « Dulwich OnView

The Brixton £ is Born « Dulwich OnView — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:02:44 +0000

[...] behind the whole project, followed by an extraordinarily interesting and informative talk from David Boyle from NEF, one of its key [...]

By: Dave Dann

Dave Dann — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:23:14 +0000

“I just wonder how it will be when ALL transactions will be made in local currencies – how will that look”
- It will look like there are no bananas or rice in the shops.

Too much rhetoric in this speech and the comments for me I’m afraid. What is going to be the effect on the REAL economy of Brixton of the circulation of more money? What do Brixtonians produce? The local currencies of the 30s depressions seemed to have worked in localities where big productive facilities (e.g. mines, factories) had shutdown because of a lack of trade. If workers would accept just the local currency then the factory could afford to re-open. The local currency supported the production of real goods. What sort of stimulus is the Brixton pound going to produce – the shopkeepers have to be able to spend the BPs they receive.
Finally, don’t forget that you can trade by just giving things away.

By: Helen Ablordeppey

Helen Ablordeppey — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:23:50 +0000

Ah, great! I wish I’d been there… I just think this is FANTASTIC! I’m sooooooo excited about Transition and about what’s happening and where it will go… The great silence that David says is decending on the world – well, it will hover, and then float away because Transition won’t let it land. It will never be allowed to descend on the communities that live in the light and the hope of Transition. And that hope is there in David’s words about the Brixton pound…very inspiring. And I just wonder how it will be when ALL transactions will be made in local currencies – how will that look, how will it be, how soon will that happen? Vaclav Havel, the first President of the Czech Republic, said “We must not be afraid of dreaming the seemingly impossible if we want the seemingly impossible to become a reality”. So we must dream…and then, who knows?
Helen A

By: David Cox

David Cox — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:23:28 +0000

David Boyle is a national treasure.

By: Richard Bell

Richard Bell — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:34:34 +0000

Off topic–I’ve posted on the TT forum. I read somewhere that the criteria for becoming a Transition Initiative did not allow the initiating group to be a local government, that the group had to be 4-5 local citizens. Can anyone steer me to a source URL? I understand that another criteria is to have a close relationship with a local council, but that’s different than having the council start things up. Thanks for the help. richardbelldc@hotmail.com

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:44:36 +0000

Nice work Mr Boyle. I just got his book out of the library this afternoon.

By: Annie Leymarie

Annie Leymarie — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:34:13 +0000

Wonderful speech and I liked this:
“They had 5,000 depression currencies in the 1930s which luterally kept people alive”
Let’s keep our luteral thinking going then!

By: Another Local Currency Launch in Britain (with video) « Mendo Moola

Another Local Currency Launch in Britain (with video) « Mendo Moola — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:14:31 +0000

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By: Ben Brangwyn

Ben Brangwyn — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:17:23 +0000

What a great talk. I wish I’d been there for the launch. Another epochal transition moment.

Stunning. Ben.